Students and Faculty

Today's business environment is defined by continual and rapid change. Globalization, financial volatility, the rise of artificial intelligence, and the emergence of new markets create significant uncertainty, but also valuable opportunities for organizations that can take advantage. This new competitive landscape demands a new kind of strategic leader.

Organizations navigating this landscape require leaders who can think clearly under pressure, adapt quickly, and drive strategic initiatives. The demand for this expertise spans every corner of the global economy:

• Multinational corporations rely on strategists who can continuously refine their direction and translate strategy into day-to-day execution.
• Strategy and management consultancies, and other advisory firms, depend on consultants who consistently deliver measurable value to clients.
• Investment banks and corporate venture capital firms need professionals who can actively shape new partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions.
• Launching a new venture requires founders and operators who can identify market opportunities and make high-stakes decisions with limited resources and high uncertainty.

The HEC Paris Master in Strategic Management prepares you to meet this demand at the highest level. Our program, conducted entirely in English, combines world-class academic teaching with direct exposure to practitioners from leading corporations. Indeed, our corporate partners play an active role in shaping our curriculum and delivering courses and workshops.

With a diverse, international cohort, strong corporate partnerships, global alumni network, and the worldwide reputation of HEC Paris as a leading business school, our program offers the exposure, depth, and credibility to accelerate your path to strategic leadership.

We look forward to welcoming you on campus.
 

Around 70% of courses are taught by academic professors and researchers from HEC Paris and other universities and around 30% are taught by professionals with key positions in the private or public sector:

• John Mawdsley, Academic Director, Associate Professor
• Gonçalo Pacheco de Almeida, Professor
• Olivier Chatain, Professor
• Yasir Dewan, Assistant Professor
• Rodolphe Durand, Professor
• Pierre Dussauge, Professor
• Louis Faure, HEC alumnus founder of Eotekum
• Vincent Fraitot, Associate Professor (Education Track)
• Anne Frisch, Associate Professor (Education Track)
• François Gemenne, Professor (Education Track)
• Jean-Michel Gauthier, Professor (Education Track)
• Aline Gatignon, Associate Professor
• Oliver Gottschalg, Professor
• Eric Hazan, Global co-leader of McKinsey Strategy SL
• Michael Impink, Assistant Professor
• Vasiliki Kostami, Associate Professor
• Pepa Kraft, Associate Professor
• Laurence Lehmann-Ortega, Professor (Education Track)
• Hélène Loning, Associate Professor
• Daniel Martinez, Associate Professor
• Elie Matta, Associate Professor
• Denisa Mindruta, Associate Professor
• Helene Musikas, Associate Professor (Education Track)
• Luc Paugam, Professor
• Nils Plambeck, Associate Professor
• Bertrand Pointeau, Associate Professor (Education Track)
• Chloé Renault, Adjunct Professor
• Olivier Sibony, Professor (Education Track)
• Elda Simonaska, Affiliate Professor
• Elie Sung, Assistant Professor
• Kamel Thomas, Principal BCG
• Marc Vermeulen, Associate Professor (Education Track)
• Georg Wernicke, Associate Professor
• Mungo Wilson, Associate Professor Oxford SAID Business School
• Matthew Yeaton, Assistant Professor