Emmanuel COBLENCE

Emmanuel Coblence is Professor (Education Track) and Associate Dean for Pedagogy at HEC Paris.

His teaching areas are leadership, organizational theories, change management, and political skills in organizations. He teaches in the Executive MBA program for which he coordinates the leadership course, and in various Executive Education programs.

His research, carried out in collaboration with creative organizations in Europe and Canada, focuses on leadership, organizational change processes and managerial practices. They have been published in French and international academic journals such as Strategic Organization, Creativity and Innovation Management, Revue Française de Gestion, or International Journal of Arts Management.

In parallel with his teaching and research activities, Emmanuel regularly worked as a consultant to corporate leaders and leadership teams. He has also been an elected municipal councilor in Paris from 2014 to 2026, with a focus on educational policies.

Before joining HEC, Emmanuel taught at Mines ParisTech, ESCP and ISG Paris where he also served as dean for research. He graduated from the Grande École at HEC Paris (class of 2005), a Master in international management from CEMS, a Master in public management from the Université Paris Ouest, a PhD in management from Mines ParisTech (2011), and a post-doc at HEC Montréal.