Press releases

With the launch of the Laidlaw Scholars Program, the Laidlaw Foundation, HEC Paris and the HEC Foundation aim to identify and encourage underprivileged women in their pursuit of an MBA. 

Brad Harris, Ph.D., has been appointed to lead the HEC Paris MBA Programs as Associate Dean. He is succeeding Kristine de Valck, Professor of Marketing and Dean of Degree Programs at HEC Paris, who served as Interim Dean of the school’s MBA programs for the past year.

HEC Paris and Bocconi University are united in their determination to offer students an ambitious, cutting-edge training program that benefits society and contributes to a European higher education project focusing on excellence. As a result, the two institutions are combining their respective areas of expertise to create together a Bachelor of Arts and Science in “Data, Society and Organisations”. This inter-disciplinary program – based on the top degrees offered by English-speaking universities – is unique in France, combining data and social sciences to meet the new challenges facing society and business. The program, which will be joined by students from across the world, will host its first cohort in September 2024.

HEC Paris has announced a new double degree cooperatively with Columbia University’s Climate School. Students will be trained in international management, climate science and the implications of climate challenge on human society. This agreement follows in the footsteps of the Master in Management’s new curriculum organized around the ecological transition and the major challenges facing society.

In its 2nd edition, the ranking evaluates PE firms investing in other PE firms at an international level. Newcomers Union Grove Venture Partners, Peakview Capital, and Cross Creek took the first three spots.

HEC Paris is rolling out its new Master in Management curriculum on the ecological and social transition. The program reflects the business school’s awareness of its responsibilities towards the challenges facing today’s world and its ambition to contribute to a more inclusive, sustainable planet that is respectful of life. The curriculum will come on stream in September 2023.

A new study conducted by Professor Oliver Gottschalg of HEC Paris and private equity expert published today, the 2022 edition of the HEC Paris – DowJones Venture Capital (VC) Performance – unveiled remarkable performance by new VC firms, demonstrating exceptional returns and challenging conventional beliefs about industry success only being confined to bigger players.

Worldline, a global leader in payment services, HEC Paris and the HEC Foundation are continuing their long-standing collaboration with the creation of the "The Future of Money" Chair. The three-year partnership aims to develop knowledge about payments through research and education and to train future talent in the sector.

The ranking reveals that the size of a firm is no obstacle to top performance, with "Growth Giants" making it into the Global Top 10.

The study, which is currently in its second edition, also revealed that the best returns are delivered by smaller players with a sector focus.