Stories
Find here testimonials and experiences lived by all members of the HEC community: students, professors, alumni, partners ...
At HEC Paris, our PhD program enables students to achieve the best of their potential, advance research on critical domains, and serve society. Our goal is that they produce research findings that will not only help them to join the best academic...

Rodolphe Durand
Professor of Strategy and Business Policy, HEC Paris
At HEC, I can engage with the dynamic research community by collaborating with faculty members and other PhD students. As a PhD student at Systemics and tailored PhD coursework prepare me for a future academic career by gaining knowledge of current...

Yang DING
PhD Student, Accounting and Management Control
I believe that rigorous training in the fundamental disciplines, such as micro, behavioral sciences, statistics, and econometrics lays the foundations for a high-quality PhD thesis and for a successful research career in the highly competitive...

Itzak Gilboa
Professor of EDS
The Geopolitics, Globalization and Business Strategy Summer Program lets participants broaden their horizons and consider how what happens beyond the market can affect their activities

Jérémy Ghez
HEC has been a nurturing environment that provided rigorous training, and at the same time ensured me the freedom to develop my own original ideas.

Pier Vittorio Mannucci
HEC PhD 2016, MHR, Associate Professor, LBS (UK)
Management and Human Resources, Class of 2018
Here we can find great problem solvers but also students with entrepreneurial drive
At McKinsey, we aim at recruiting candidates who are not only great problem solvers, but who also have entrepreneurial drive, excellent interpersonal and...

Quentin Lambert
Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company
HEC Paris teaching programs meet the needs of the job market
Our ties are long-standing, and by welcoming your students for internships at our company each year, we have been able to guarantee that your teaching programs meet the needs of the job...

Josiane Gain
University Relations Manager at IBM France
HEC Paris graduates come very well prepared to our company and perform extremely well.
We count HEC Paris graduates in many Bain offices and at every level of our consulting staff, including many in our senior leadership. We recruit outstanding...

Bertrand Pointeau
Partner at Bain & Company
Our PhD students are fully integrated into the research ecosystem at HEC and greatly contribute to the publication output of the school

Christophe Pérignon
Associate Dean for Research