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January 2021

Executive MBA

Hubert Evariste Vieyra: Banking on Making an Impact

Moving from the private sector to the public sector isn’t for everyone, but when it comes to making tangible change in his own proverbial backyard, it was an easy choice for HEC Paris Executive MBA alum Hubert Evariste Vieyra. Here’s the scoop on the man pulling the purse strings on a €5 billion ...

Jan 21, 2021

The White House in Washington, by night.

The School

Four questions for HEC Associate Professor Jeremy Ghez on the U.S. Economy

The inauguration of Joe Biden as 46th President of the United States today is a momentous ceremony after a tumultuous presidential election and its aftermath. The economic and health challenges facing the new administration are immense, and the vicissitudes of the election have obscured substantive ...

Jan 20, 2021

Corporate

Master Students Rise to GS1 Digital Link Challenge

25 Master students from HEC Paris and the e-artsup school for digital creation spent the past two weeks answering a highly technical GS1 France Challenge. The six teams each developed innovation use cases based on the Digital Link standard. This standard tries to answer the new information needs of ...

Jan 19, 2021

Faculty & Research

Johan Hombert Wins European Research Council Grant

Johan Hombert, professor of finance at HEC Paris, has been selected for a European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant, making HEC Paris recipient of two ERC grants in 2020, and three in total.

Jan 19, 2021

The School

Our Professors give us their reasons for hope in 2021

At the dawn of this New Year 2021, HEC Paris professors reflect upon the challenges of the past year and tell us why all is not lost despite the current health crisis. They express their reasons for hope and optimism, as we embrace a new future in the post-pandemic world.

Jan 18, 2021

Incubateur HEC Paris : Winter Batch 2021

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute

Incubateur HEC starts the year with the Winter Batch 2021

2020 has been an exceptionally challenging year! 2021 is finally here! The first batches of the year have just arrived at the Incubateur HEC Paris, at Station F. Discover the 20 new companies split among 4 programs.

Jan 15, 2021

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute

[Interview] Jagan simplifies Grocery Shopping with MIXE.STORE

Jagan Vysyaraju, HEC MBA Alumnus, Paris Class of 2017 specialised in Strategy, Marketing and Project Management, found the solution to address the grocery woes of South Asian Expats and students accross Europe. He created MixeStore, to provide the South Asian community along with Native European ...

Jan 14, 2021

HEC Foundation

A collective initiative by Bridgepoint Alumni

This is a particularly difficult time, and one that is all the more complex for many students. Faced with this unprecedented situation, the Bridgepoint Alumni have decided to fund living expenses grants for students receiving CROUS grants on the Masters in Management. Since this funding was ...

Jan 13, 2021

Executive Education

Playful Leader, Serious Change

How many people today would describe their work as play? For most, work and play are opposites. For Frédéric Beziers, however, playfulness in the workplace is something to aspire to. “I would love to see more playful leaders in many organizations, each demonstrating a willingness to challenge and ...

Jan 12, 2021

Faculty & Research

Research on Real Estate by Christophe Spaenjers Accepted by The Review of Financial Studies

The Finance Department at HEC Paris is pleased to announce that Associate Professor Christophe Spaenjers has had his research paper on the profitability of real estate accepted for publication in the Review of Financial Studies, one of the world’s top three finance journals. The research is in ...

Jan 11, 2021