IMD Annual Report 2021

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“As someone with a passion for access to healthcare, especially in low and middle income countries, the EMBA program allowed me to reflect on the current business models that we use in the pharma industry and explore new ones. It opened conversations with a variety of thought leaders about the need to reshape patient/community-centric care delivery, use data and analytics, and track more than financial metrics only. I still do not have all the answers to the challenges we face, but the program enabled me to ask the right questions and become a more confident and authentic leader. I am grateful for the IMD team and my fellow participants who supported me on this journey. Everyone at IMD went above and beyond to ensure that COVID-19 did not stand in the way of our learning.”

CHRISTEL BRUIJNS VALEDICTORIAN

Best-seller case writing EMBA Dean Stefan Michel featured in the Case Centre’s list of the 50 bestselling case authors worldwide, with several cases co-authored with EMBAs as part of their learning journey. High on the list was “Will ‘LinkedIn Learning’ Disrupt the Education Landscape”, which Professor Michel wrote with EMBA graduates Maxim Kolesnik, Mario Perez and Dominik Reinhard. A new Dean In November, the Executive Committee announced elea Professor for Social Innovation Vanina Farber would succeed Stefan Michel as the Dean of the EMBA in 2022. A former Dean of the Graduate Business School at the Universidad del Pacifico in Lima, Farber, who has developed a pioneering Discovery Expedition to Peru focusing on impact investing, specializes in innovative pedagogical interventions, including inviting young social activists to critique EMBA participants’ sustainability initiatives.

Record high 155 graduates (108 in 2020)

155

Record high 34% female graduates (29% in 2020)

34%

Record high 186 EMBAs enrolled (136 in 2020)

186