Celebrating a landmark

Discover more about IMD’s history – and its future

Celebrating a landmark

Discover more about IMD’s history – and its future

Origins

Our story began in Geneva, Switzerland, on 5 November 1946 as the organization that would one day become IMD took its first steps in executive education. Learn about some of the events and people that have shaped our institute and transformed it into one of the world’s most influential and impactful learning providers.

Stories

Watch the story unfold: for IMD, the road to leadership is a lifelong journey.

The book

To mark this special occasion, we published IMD 75 Years: Challenging what is, inspiring what could be.  

“IMD 75 years, challenging what is, inspiring what could be” book cover

The book highlights the insights and ground-breaking accomplishments achieved during IMD’s rise to prominence as one of the world’s leading providers of executive education. It reveals the events and people that shaped the institute and in turn enabled it to develop and transform the success of thousands of leaders and organizations worldwide.

On these strong foundations, the final chapter looks forward, outlining the developments, initiatives and shifts in its programs and activities – IMD will continue to challenge what is and inspire what could be well into the future.

IMD 75 years is available as an eBook or Kindle edition.

If you require any further infromation please contact us at [email protected].