IMD Annual Report 2021

115 IMD community

2021 IMD Global Alumni Survey: IMD alumni feel...

A lifelong relationship with IMD is worth maintaining

IMD values its alumni

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An emotional connection to IMD

IMD is part of who they are

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Very positive overall feelings about IMD today

IMD is moving in the right direction

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Global alumni survey

Alumni Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE) Founder Series

In 2021, Co-Founder of WiReD magazine, entrepreneur and Executive in Residence Ian Charles Stewart hosted three virtual Founder Series events in collaboration with phase2, interviewing entrepreneurs to share ideas with the ACE community on how to overcome challenges, disrupt the market and scale startups successfully. The series featured brand marketing company Frontify, click-and-collect cash firm Sonect, and blockchain banking service Nuri. Thank you The IMD alumni and development team would like to extend its warmest gratitude to all of the fantastic volunteers and supporters who gave their time and resources so generously in 2021. In particular, the team would like to say a big thank you to the Alumni Advisory Council, the alumni club presidents and committee members, the MBA and EMBA class representatives, and the Giving Day donors and ambassadors.

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Global alumni survey In August, more than 4,000 former participants took part in IMD’s first global alumni survey. The survey showed that alumni felt extremely positive about IMD, both in terms of their memories and experiences as a participant but also about the institute today. The survey results were compared against data from 37 institutions in the US, New Zealand, Australia, the UK, Singapore and Canada, with IMD outperforming the benchmark significantly in several key areas. Respondents were also very receptive to survey questions about the plan to launch an International Alumni Association, which would substantially broaden IMD’s portfolio and reach.