The Legacy Lab

Your Next Chapter, With Intention.

A hybrid program from the UPEACE Centre for Executive Education, for leaders thinking about retirement, already retired, or stepping away from a long-held role, whether you already have a clear plan or are still asking yourself what's next.

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A 3-month journey of growth and impact

You already have the experience, the wisdom, and the drive. This program gives you the structure, the community, and the space to channel it.

Synchronous online learning, group coaching, peer-to-peer conversations, an immersive week in Costa Rica, the Gross Global Happiness Summit, a global community, and a capstone that is yours to keep and live: your blueprint for the next stage.

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A 3-month journey of growth and impact

You already have the experience, the wisdom, and the drive. This program gives you the structure, the community, and the space to channel it.

Online learning, group coaching, peer-to-peer conversations, an immersive week in Costa Rica, the Gross Global Happiness Summit, a global community, and a capstone that is yours to keep and live: your blueprint for the next stage.

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Who Is This For?

Design what comes next, on your own terms.

You've had a thriving career. You've led teams, built something meaningful, and achieved what you set out to achieve.

And now a new question is emerging: what comes next?

This program is for you if:

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You are ready to design your next chapter with intention, not drift into it.

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You want to honor the knowledge, experience, and wisdom you've built, and find powerful new ways to channel it.

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You are looking for deep, meaningful connections with people who truly understand where you are.

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You want your identity, purpose, and community to become your greatest assets for what comes next.

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You are looking for the tools, structure, and clarity to move forward with confidence.

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You want a world-class institution, established by the United Nations, guiding you every step of the way.

If this resonates, you're exactly who this program was built for.

A familiar crossroads

Many accomplished leaders reach this stage and ask the same questions:

Participant speaking during a UPEACE learning experience Identity

You've spent decades being the expert, the leader, the decision-maker. That doesn't disappear, it does evolve. And that evolution deserves intention.

Hands passing a globe from one generation to another Purpose

The knowledge, wisdom, and drive you've built are waiting to be directed. The question isn't whether you have something to give, it's how to focus it.

Participants together at a UPEACE Gross Global Happiness experience Community

A cohort of peers who truly understand where you are. Expert coaches and facilitators. And a global community of leaders and changemakers through UPEACE and the Gross Global Happiness Summit. You are in the right company.

You've built something significant. Now it's time to decide what comes next.

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WHO IS THIS FOR?


Design what comes next, on your own terms.

✓ You've had a thriving career.
✓ You are ready to design your next chapter with intention.
✓ You want to honor what you've built and channel it into something meaningful.
✓ You are looking for the right people, the right structure, and a world-class institution by your side.

Design what comes next, on your own terms.

If this resonates, you're exactly who this program was built for

Many accomplished leaders reach this stage and ask the same questions:

What happens to my identity?

You've spent decades as the expert, the leader, the decision-maker. That doesn't disappear. It evolves. And that evolution deserves intention.

How do I channel what I've built?

The knowledge, wisdom, and drive you've built are waiting to be directed. The question is not whether you have something to give. It's how to focus it

Who walks this journey with me?

A cohort of peers, expert coaches, and a global community of leaders and changemakers. You are in the right company.

You've always led with intention. This chapter is no different.

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Why UPEACE?

A Legacy of Global Impact and Purpose-Driven Learning

More than a setting. A place built around purpose.

Explore what makes the University for Peace and its global community a distinctive home for The Legacy Lab.

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Why UPEACE?

A Legacy of Global Impact and Purpose-Driven Learning

A world-class institution Grounded in the values of human rights, peace, and wellbeing. Home to the Centre for Executive Education

45+ Years of Global Impact 
Delivering transformational programs to participants from over 100 countries.

Leaders in Wellbeing and Positive Psychology 
The science behind long-term fulfillment, purpose, and legacy, applied to your next chapter.

Home of the Gross Global Happiness Summit 

Since 2019, UPEACE has hosted this flagship global event, bringing together leaders and changemakers around the science of happiness.

Immersed in Nature, Connected Worldwide 
Our campus in Ciudad Colón, Costa Rica is surrounded by nature, where the environment itself invites reflection, renewal, and perspective.

A Worldwide Network of Coaches 
Decades of relationships built through GGH and our Centre's programs connect you to trusted facilitators around the world.

Why UPEACE?

A Legacy of Global Impact and Purpose-Driven Learning

A world-class institution Grounded in the values of human rights, peace, and wellbeing. Home to the Centre for Executive Education

45+ Years of Global Impact 
Delivering transformational programs to participants from over 100 countries.

Leaders in Wellbeing and Positive Psychology 
The science behind long-term fulfillment, purpose, and legacy, applied to your next chapter.

Home of the Gross Global Happiness Summit 

Since 2019, UPEACE has hosted this flagship global event, bringing together leaders and changemakers around the science of happiness.

Immersed in Nature, Connected Worldwide 
Our campus in Ciudad Colón, Costa Rica is surrounded by nature, where the environment itself invites reflection, renewal, and perspective.

A Worldwide Network of Coaches 
Decades of relationships built through GGH and our Centre's programs connect you to trusted facilitators around the world.

The University for Peace, an institution established by the UN General Assembly

The world looks to the United Nations for solutions to complex problems everywhere; from ending conflict and alleviating poverty, to combating climate change and defending human rights. As a UN-established institution, the University for Peace works tirelessly to contribute to world peace and progress. Our professional development programs give you the skills to have a positive impact on this world, contributing directly to this mission.

For over 45 years, the University for Peace, established by the United Nations, has been at the forefront of purpose-driven leadership and human transformation. The UPEACE Centre for Executive Education has carried that mission forward, empowering leaders around the world to clarify purpose, foster wellbeing, and take meaningful action.

The Legacy Lab is what we built when we asked ourselves: what does the world's most accomplished generation need most right now?


The answer: a program worthy of everything they've achieved. One that meets them where they are, honors what they've built, and gives them the structure, community, and guidance to design what comes next, on their own terms.

For over 45 years, the University for Peace, established by the United Nations, has been at the forefront of purpose-driven leadership and human transformation. The UPEACE Centre for Executive Education has carried that mission forward, empowering leaders around the world to clarify purpose, foster wellbeing, and take meaningful action.

The Legacy Lab is what we built when we asked ourselves: what does the world's most accomplished generation need most right now?


The answer: a program worthy of everything they've achieved. One that meets them where they are, honors what they've built, and gives them the structure, community, and guidance to design what comes next, on their own terms.

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Program Journey

A 3-month journey of growth and impact

You already have the experience, the wisdom, and the drive. This program gives you the structure, the community, and the space to channel it.

Online learning, group coaching, peer-to-peer conversations, an immersive week in Costa Rica, the Gross Global Happiness Summit, a global community, and a capstone that is yours to keep and live: your blueprint for the next stage.

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Purpose
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Community
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Identity
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Mental Models
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Health
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Money and Legacy
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JANUARY 2027 3 MONTHS
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Coaching + Peer Community

Regular sessions with a dedicated coach to gain perspective, talk through challenges, and move forward with clarity alongside your peers.

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Start here Your destination

Your capstone builds throughout the program, in every session.

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Your Investment

Invest in what comes next.

We're excited to welcome our first cohort. Join by November 14, 2026, and get our best pricing.

Early Bird Save $750
$7,500

Early Bird pricing, available through November 14, 2026

≈ $2,500 per month across the 3-month program
≈ $83 per day across an approximately 90-day journey
Regular Pricing

$8,250

Regular price, starting November 15, 2026

≈ $2,750 monthly equivalent
≈ $92 daily equivalent

Monthly and daily figures are approximate equivalents used to visualize the investment across the three-month program. They do not represent a payment schedule.

This investment includes:

Learning + Community

  • Full participation in a hybrid program at UPEACE, established by the United Nations
  • Synchronous online learning, group coaching, and peer-to-peer sessions, and a global community throughout the program

Stay + Transportation

  • 7 nights at the Hilton Garden Inn
  • Airport pickup
  • Transportation to and from the university
  • Transportation for the Costa Rica experience

Hospitality + Summit

  • Daily breakfasts and lunches
  • Access to the Gross Global Happiness Summit

Experience + Blueprint

  • A curated experience exploring one of the most biodiverse places on Earth
  • Your capstone: a blueprint for the next stage, yours to keep and live
Program Starts
January 2027
Travel insurance and airfare to and from Costa Rica are not included. For questions about pricing or program components, contact us.
Already covered in Costa Rica? Already have your own accommodation and transportation covered for the Costa Rica immersion? Contact us and we'll let you know the adjusted price.
Bringing others? Bringing 2 or more people from your network? Contact us to ask about group pricing.

Everything you have learned, everyone you have become. The next chapter starts here.

Signature Master Classes:

Focused explorations designed to spark clarity, energy, and direction for your next chapter.

Each master class is a deep dive into what matters most at this stage. Topics are grounded in research and delivered by world-class experts. Sessions are live and interactive, built around frameworks and tools you use in real time, not recorded lectures.

Signature Master Classes

Focused explorations for your next chapter.

Focused explorations designed to spark clarity, energy, and direction for your next chapter.

Each master class is a deep dive into what matters most at this stage. Topics are grounded in research and delivered by world-class experts. Sessions are live and interactive, built around frameworks and tools you use in real time, not recorded lectures.

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Signature Master Class

Community and the people closest to you

The community you are building alongside your peers, and the relationships this decision touches at home. You leave with the skill to build community wherever you go.

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An Immersive Costa Rica Experience

Costa Rica offers something few classrooms ever can: space to reflect, connect, and imagine what's next.

Your journey includes full participation in the GGH Summit, an immersive gathering on the campus of the UN-established UPEACE, where inspiring ideas, remarkable people, and Costa Rica's natural beauty come together to create an experience that stays with you long after you return home.

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Your Capstone

Your Blueprint for the Next Stage

Your capstone is not a final assignment. It takes shape throughout the program, built session by session across your master classes, group coaching, and peer conversations, and refined as your clarity grows.

You leave with a clear, personal plan for what's ahead, grounded in your own strengths and values, not a generic template. For some, that means designing an encore career. For others, it's board or mentoring work, a creative project, deeper family engagement, or something entirely their own. This is not a job search. It is direction you can act on.

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Illustrative pathway

Creative Project

For example: developing the book, initiative, venture, artistic project, or idea that has been waiting for the right moment.

Your Capstone

Your Blueprint for the Next Stage

Personal. Practical. Yours to live.

These pathways and examples are illustrative. Your blueprint is designed around your own priorities, strengths, values, and direction.

The destination isn't predetermined. The clarity is yours to build.

Earn a certificate from a
United Nations–established university.

Complete The Legacy Lab and earn a certificate from the Centre for Executive Education at the University for Peace, established by the United Nations General Assembly.

Strengthen your profile with a credential that reflects your commitment to designing a purposeful chapter in life.

Earn a Certificate from a
United Nations–established University.

Complete The Legacy Lab and earn a certificate from the Centre for Executive Education at the University for Peace, established by the United Nations General Assembly.

Strengthen your profile with a credential that reflects your commitment to designing a purposeful chapter in life.

Personalized learning, growth, and community-building

MONTHLY COHORT GATHERINGS

The cohort will gather virtually to engage with expert-led sessions on important topics such as Managing Family Happiness, AI & Technology, Estate Planning, Health & Wellness, and more.

GROUP COACHING

You are going through a major transition. Embrace that, and don’t go through it alone! The group will meet monthly with a dedicated coach each month.

A LIFELONG COMMUNITY

Join a supportive network of like-minded individuals who, like you, are committed to designing a fulfilling and impactful next chapter.

Blue Zones Lessons for Longevity & Purpose

Discover what the world’s longest-living communities can teach us about thriving with intention. Drawing from UPEACE’s Costa Rica —home to the famous Nicoya Blue Zone—this master class is for designing a life filled with vitality, belonging, and meaning. It’s an inspiring invitation to rethink how you connect and create.

Reinventing Identity: Who Are You When You’re No Longer Your Job?

Stepping beyond a role or title opens a liberating yet uncertain space. In this master class, you'll explore identity transitions and reconnect with parts of yourself that were waiting for the right moment. Through guided reflection and future-oriented frameworks, participants begin shaping the chapter that comes after achievement.

Positive Aging & the Happiness Curve

Well-being doesn’t follow a straight line... it evolves throughout life. This master class dives into the science of the Happiness Curve, revealing why many people experience a rise in contentment and fulfillment later in life. You'll learn to cultivate psychological strengths that grow with age, and design environments that support flourishing.

Personalized learning, growth, and community-building

COHORT GATHERINGS

The cohort gathers throughout the program, virtually and in person at the Gross Global Happiness Summit in Costa Rica, for sessions on the topics that matter most at this stage.

GROUP COACHING

Regular sessions with a dedicated coach to gain perspective, talk through challenges, and move forward with clarity alongside your peers.

COMMUNITY

A network of peers navigating the same transition, connected to the broader UPEACE global community of leaders committed to purpose, wellbeing, and positive impact.

Companion Pass

Bring Someone Who Matters

For many, a life transition is best experienced alongside someone you trust. The Companion Pass allows a spouse, partner, family member, or close friend to join key parts of the Legacy Lab journey.

Spouse Partner Family Member Close Friend
The Legacy Lab Companion Pass
Companion Pass $1,450
Join key parts of the Costa Rica experience alongside your Legacy Lab participant.
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Includes:

7 nights at the Hilton Garden Inn

Airport pickup

Transportation to and from the university for GGH

Gross Global Happiness Summit

Transportation for the Costa Rica experience

Daily breakfasts and some lunches

A curated experience exploring one of the most biodiverse places on Earth

Travel insurance and airfare to and from Costa Rica are not included. For questions or to add a Companion Pass, contact us.

Some chapters are better experienced together.

Become an Ambassador

Help shape what The Legacy Lab becomes.

You don't need to enroll to help shape what The Legacy Lab becomes. If you believe in what we're building and want to help others discover it, we'd love to have you as an ambassador.

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It begins with YOU One trusted voice can create a meaningful ripple.
What we ask

Share with 3--5 people

Share The Legacy Lab with 3 to 5 people in your circle who might be exploring this next season of life, and ask what they think.

Interested?

Book a short call with Verónica to talk it through.

Time Commitment

Plan for about 3 to 6 hours a week: live sessions, coaching, peer-to-peer conversations, and the work you put into your capstone. Some weeks ask more of you than others, depending on where you are in the program.

Then there's one full week together in Costa Rica for the GGH Summit and Immersion, including the Positive Leadership workshop, and one-day curated experience. That week works differently: it's a complete, immersive experience, not a few added hours.

Your capstone builds throughout the program, in every session.

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Your Investment:

$7,500 - Early Bird pricing, available through November 14, 2026

$8,250 - Regular price, starting November 15, 2026

This investment includes:

  • Full participation in a hybrid program at UPEACE, established by the United Nations
  • Online learning, group coaching, and peer-to-peer sessions, and a global community throughout the program
  • 7 nights at the Hilton Garden Inn
  • Airport pickup
  • Transportation to and from the university
  • Transportation for the Costa Rica experience
  • Daily breakfasts and lunches
  • Access to the Gross Global Happiness Summit
  • A curated experience exploring one of the most biodiverse places on Earth
  • Your capstone: a blueprint for the next stage, yours to keep and live

🗓️ PROGRAM STARTS: JANUARY, 2027


Travel insurance and airfare to and from Costa Rica are not included. For questions about pricing or program components, contact us at vjimenez@upeace.org

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Bring Someone Who Matters

For many, a life transition is best experienced alongside someone you trust. The Companion Pass allows a spouse, partner, family member, or close friend to join key parts of the Legacy Lab journey.

$1450


Includes:

  • 7 nights at the Hilton Garden Inn
  • Airport pickup
  • Transportation to and from the university for GGH
  • Gross Global Happiness Summit
  • Transportation for the Costa Rica experience
  • Daily breakfasts and some lunches
  • A curated experience exploring one of the most biodiverse places on Earth


Travel insurance and airfare to and from Costa Rica are not included. For questions or to add a Companion Pass, contact us at vjimenez@upeace.org

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About Us

Rahul Razdan

A scientist, entrepreneur, and business executive, Dr. Razdan has led at the highest levels of startups, academia, and Fortune 500 companies. Currently CEO of the Razdan Research Institute, he spearheads innovations at the intersection of technology and society. He holds degrees from Carnegie Mellon and a Ph.D. from Harvard University.

Julia Delafield

Director of the UPEACE Centre for Executive Education, Julia holds dual Master’s degrees from UPEACE and American University. With a background in sustainable development, social enterprise, and environmental certification across Latin America, she blends strategic vision with a passion for experiential learning. She has lived in Costa Rica since 2009.
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Mohit Mukherjee

Founding Director of the UPEACE Centre for Executive Education, Mohit brings over 25 years of leadership experience across the corporate, nonprofit, and academic sectors. A Stanford and Harvard graduate, he focuses on leadership development for times of change and innovation, working closely with corporate partners around the world.

Verónica Jiménez

Program Lead of the Legacy Lab at the UPEACE Centre for Executive Education. With a background in business across sales, logistics, and management, she transitioned in 2020 to focus on mindfulness, wellbeing, and conscious leadership, becoming a facilitator and coach.

You have everything you need. We have the structure, the community, and the guidance to help you move forward

The first step is simply a conversation.

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Your future is yours to create.

This program is for those who want to approach this next chapter with intention, not inertia.

This journey will give you the tools, structure, expert coaching, and a peer community to move forward with purpose, and you will leave with your blueprint for the next stage.

You have decades of highly valuable years ahead of you. Let’s design them meaningfully.

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