Annual Report 2021

Professorial Chairs

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Professorial Chairs

IMD would like to express its sincere gratitude to its friends and donors for their kind and generous support. This investment in IMD creates significant impact for the institution, the field of executive education, its community and its partners. The funding for the following professorial chairs enables the school to conduct teaching, research, and outreach in fields of strategic importance for business and society.

The Alcan Chair

Environmental Management

The elea Chair

Social Innovation

The Stephan Schmidheiny Chair

Entrepreneurship and Finance

The Arthur Andersen Chair

Financial Management

The Martin Hilti Chair

Marketing and Change Management

The Sandoz Family Foundation Chair

Leadership and Sustainability

The Cisco Chair

Digital Business Transformation

The Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Chair

Responsible Leadership

The Shell Chair

Global Leadership

The Coca-Cola Chair

Consumer Insights and Customer Marketing

The LEGO Chair

Management and Innovation

The UBS Chair

Banking and Financial Services

The Debiopharm Chair

Family Business and Philanthropy

The Lundin Sustainability Chair

Sustainability

The Wild Group Chair

Family Business

The Dentsu Chair

Japanese Management

The Nestlé Chair

Leadership

Standing on the shoulders of giants

Discover how IMD’s 75th anniversary and its focus on technology-mediated learning, sustainability, social innovation, and equity, inclusion and diversity shaped a memorable year.

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Rigorous, relevant, insightful and actionable

A record year for FT50 articles and case sales cemented IMD’s place as an influential thought leader exploring today’s critical business challenges.

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Real learning, real impact

From world-leading MBA and EMBA degrees to world-class executive education, IMD continues to innovate as it pioneers new ways to develop leaders who transform organizations and contribute to society.

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A caring, inclusive and high performance culture

IMD accelerates its efforts to support its global network and team, with a first Giving Day for alumni and progress in fostering a caring, inclusive and high performance culture.

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Responsible leadership and a trusted partner

Good governance, top rankings and strong signs of a sustained recovery in financial performance during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic point to a bright future.

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Transforming organizations and contributing to society

Find out how IMD is becoming a more sustainable organization and learning partner, from responsible leadership and cutting edge education to access to education, equity, inclusion and diversity, and mobility and emissions.

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Professorial Chairs