News List | HEC Paris

June 2026

Harivansh Gahlot standing in a white suit on campus

MBA

From Delhi to HEC Paris: Harivansh Gahlot’s Search for Impact

At 24 years old, Harivansh Gahlot (MBA ’27) has already built a career spanning sustainability consulting, social entrepreneurship, and education innovation. Before joining HEC Paris, the Delhi native worked at Bain & Company and later at L.E.K. Consulting, specializing in ESG, decarbonization, and ...

Jun 09, 2026

The School

BOOK OF THE MONTH: What Abundance Reveals About Why Societies Get Stuck

For HEC Paris finance professor Olivier Darmouni, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson's book is a reminder that many solutions already exist. The challenge is to build them.

Jun 09, 2026

Family Business

Family Businesses and Sovereignty: the Center Contributes to the Debate

The Family Business Center contributed to the dinner-debate “Family Businesses and Sovereignty,” organized on June 3 by Deloitte Private and ROCH Conseil, through an intervention prepared by Cécile de Lisle, Executive Director of the Center, and Philippe Pelé-Clamour, Adjunct Professor.

Jun 08, 2026

A woman stands in front of a projected slide, gesturing with her hands while addressing a seated audience in a bright conference room

Executive Education

The More Uncertain the World, the More You Need a Strategy

AI and geopolitical turmoil have convinced many executives that the future is too unpredictable to plan for. Laurence Lehmann-Ortega, strategy professor at HEC Paris and co-author of Strategor, argues the reverse: permanent crisis is precisely why strategy matters again, on one condition, that you ...

Jun 05, 2026

MBA

Women in Leadership Spotlight: Meghna Gandhi

Meghna Gandhi (MBA ’27), President of the Marketing Club and Head of Marketing for MBAT (MBA Tournament) at HEC Paris, sees leadership as the ability to bring people together through empathy, resilience, and authentic connection. Her MBA experience has shown her that great leaders create space for ...

Jun 05, 2026

Sustainability & Organizations Institute

When Good Intentions Meet Reality: Inside S&O’s 11th Research Day

What happens when sustainability research confronts the complexities of the real world? On May 15–16, 2025, the Sustainability & Organizations Institute at HEC Paris brought together faculty, PhD students, affiliated researchers, and international scholars for its 11th Research Day. Through ...

Jun 01, 2026

May 2026

Family Business

Inside the HEC Paris Family Business Summit

On May 29–30, 2026, HEC Paris hosted the inaugural HEC Paris Family Business Summit — a two-day, student-led experience that brought together students and family business leaders from around the world for candid conversation across generations, industries and borders.

May 29, 2026

The School

HEC Paris International Advisory Board Explores AI and the Future of Higher Education

The HEC Paris International Advisory Board convened in Jouy-en-Josas on May 21-22, 2026, bringing together global leaders from academia, business, public policy and innovation to reflect on one of the most debated questions facing universities and business schools today: how artificial intelligence ...

May 28, 2026

HEC Academy

Demand for Sustainable Finance Expertise on the Rise as Investors Reallocate Capital

As the world’s largest investors shift capital toward sustainability linked assets, the need for professionals who can navigate ESG data, impact measurement, and sustainable investment strategies is accelerating. For students aiming for high impact, high earning careers in finance, the HEC Paris ...

May 27, 2026

Jeremy Ghez speaking at an HEC Paris Alumni event, microphone in hand.

Executive Education

Leading When the World Stops Following Its Own Rules

Executives want to know what happens next in Iran, in Washington, in the markets. Professor Jeremy Ghez argues that the real skill in a broken world is no longer predicting what happens next, but spotting which of the assumptions that made them successful have stopped working.

May 27, 2026