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We welcome applicants from any field with a strong desire
to pursue an academic career and who are curious, eager to
learn and to explore new ideas.

Johan Hombert,
Director of the HEC PhD program

Key Figures

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students from all academic backgrounds

84%

international students

44%

women

19

nationalities

+300 

alumni, working in over 35 countries

89%

Join an academic career

Lead News

Jing Niu, HEC PhD, Marketing, 2023
Congratulations to Dr Jing Niu, Marketing, who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation at HEC Paris on August 30, 2023.
Daria Morozova, HEC PhD, Management and Human Resources, 2023
Congratulations to Dr Daria MOROZOVA, Management & Human Resources, who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation at HEC Paris on August 23, 2023.
Maxime BONELLI, HEC PhD, Finance, 2023
Congratulations to Dr Maxime Bonelli, Finance, who successfully defended his Doctoral Dissertation at HEC Paris on July 6th, 2023. Maxime has accepted a position as Assistant Professor at London Business...
Chang-Wa HUYNH, HEC PhD, Strategy and Business Policy, 2023
Congratulations to Dr Chang-Wa Huynh, Strategy and Business Policy, who successfully defended his Doctoral Dissertation at HEC Paris on July 05, 2023. Chang-Wa has accepted a position as Assistant...
 Hanei Son, HEC PhD Strategy and Business Policy, 2023
Congratulations to Dr Hanei Son, Strategy and Business Policy, who successfully defended her Doctoral Dissertation at HEC Paris on June 13, 2023.

HEC PhD Dissertations

Three essays on being human alongside artificial intelligence
By D. MOROZOVA
This thesis explores the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on hum ...
Three essays on Innovation and Human Capital in the Investment Management Industry
This thesis is made of three distinct chapters that investigate innova ...
A Moralized View of Corporate Purpose: the Mediating Role of Legitimacy Judgments
Purpose-driven companies propose to reintroduce morality at the most f ...