To become the world’s most impactful business school

For almost 80 years, we have pioneered new forms of management education by challenging traditional approaches to leadership development.

Every year, we work with 20,000 leaders across 2,000 organizations, keeping us at the center of business and the critical issues leaders face.

Together, we co-create solutions that give leaders the clarity and confidence to shape the future and drive real organizational transformation.

Our future builds on this foundation: deeper partnerships, bolder questions, and an unwavering commitment to what comes next.

At the heart of IMD is a simple yet powerful idea:

We are relentlessly focused on your learning, grounded in your reality, so you can shape the future with outsized impact. We call this: real learning for real impact.

Our pursuit of this vision is guided by three aspirations, to be:

the most desirable place to work for ambitious, impact-seeking faculty and staff of all backgrounds

the most innovative and most customer-centric provider of degree and executive management education

the most vibrant meeting place of management practice and academic expertise

Learning that is personal.
Learning that is real.
Learning that has impact.

Position our degree program portfolio as distinctively innovative and demonstrably impactful.

Advance our pedagogical innovation and scale our unmatched ability to co-create solutions with business for outsized impact.

Set the benchmark for impact definition and measurement among business schools.

Bolster actionable research, thought leadership, and deep business expertise in key areas and sectors.

Nourish our alumni community and harness philanthropic support for purposeful impact.

Expand our geographic presence and deepen our impact in high-growth regions.

Our vision to become the world’s most impactful business school is bold. But it is befitting an institution that, throughout its history, has never accepted the status quo. Together, let’s continue to challenge what is and to inspire what could be.

David Bach IMD President