Each spring, students take part in a two-day leadership seminar. This may sound like par for the course in an MBA program, but HEC does things a little differently. This is no ordinary leadership training. This is two days – rain or shine – outdoors on HEC’s green campus, with mentors from Saint Cyr Formation… Continue Reading
Dedicated students, known as our HEC MBA Brand Ambassadors, lead guided visits on campus and interact with prospective students virtually in webinars and 1:1 conversations. Coming from all over the globe, from diverse backgrounds and professional experiences, they all have one thing in common: a love of their HEC community and journey. Meet some of… Continue Reading
Tell us about your decision to do an MBA at HEC Paris MBA and bring your whole family along. That must have been a big deal! Afzal: I read about the Palace of Versailles at school in Pakistan and never in my wildest dreams thought that one day I would be studying at a university… Continue Reading
Nathan Bailey, Strategy MBA Summer Intern, Nike, Hilversum, Netherlands Prior to joining the MBA program at HEC Paris, I was a Manager in KPMG’s digital strategy team, named CIO Advisory, based out of San Francisco. My clients were mainly those in the tech industry and I gained experience in strategic, product management, and program management… Continue Reading
When you have 140 years’ of historic milestones and achievements behind you, it is hard to create yet another superlative experience. But HEC Paris did just that in June 2022, when the business school held its biggest—and arguably best—graduation ever, hosting more than 12,000 people on campus. The magnitude of the school-wide fete, in which… Continue Reading
For a company boasting €22 billion in annual sales, Florent Menegaux’s appointment in 2019 as the CEO of the Michelin Group was a staid affair. At the time, Le Monde reported that internally, there simply wasn’t any contention around the 22-year-employee-turned-general-partner taking the driver’s seat of one of France’s most well-known companies. “As a leader,… Continue Reading
PE/VC Club members visiting Speedinvest
After two years of virtual treks, the MBA Private Equity and Venture Capital Club was able to return to London for its in-person career trek. The club’s management team, consisting of 12 members from 11 different nationalities, organized eight visits with PE & VC funds, as well as a meeting with a headhunting firm specialized… Continue Reading
In 2019 when I first arrived at the HEC Paris MBA, my classmates hyped the idea of participating in a regatta designed especially for MBAs. Until then, I’d always thought of regattas as professional sporting events. Upon learning that the MBA regattas were holistic events with networking, sailboat racing and black tie galas, I was… Continue Reading
(From left to right) Yoko, Minori, Junichi and Akari at the Château de Chenonceau
When Junichi Hatano first enrolled in the HEC Paris MBA, he has no idea that a TV crew would accompany him to campus. But when TF1 (Télévision Française 1) announced they were seeking an MBA student for a broadcast about adapting to life in France, he and his wife, Yoko, decided to take center stage.… Continue Reading
Ever since its creation one year ago, HEC Paris MBA’s Black in Business Club has focused on increasing the representation of Black professionals on campus and in the workplace. Their efforts to recruit more Black students to the school has led to brainstorming meetings with university administration. “Things don’t change unless you mobilize, and work… Continue Reading
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