6 books that inspired IMD professors in 2025
From the systemic roots of corporate scandals to the unseen human cost of AI, plus timely insights from a 50-year-old classic, IMD professors reveal the six books that shaped their thinking in...
Vanina Farber is an economist and political scientist specializing in social innovation, sustainability, impact investment and sustainable finance. She also has almost 20 years of teaching, researching and consultancy experience, working with academic institutions, multinational corporations, and international organizations. She is the holder of the elea Chair for Social Innovation and is the Program Director of IMD’s Executive MBA program and IMD’s Driving Innovative Finance for Impact program.
December 12, 2025 • by Heather Cairns-Lee, Vanina Farber, Robert Hooijberg, Katharina Lange, John R. Weeks, Howard H. Yu in Book Review • 6 min read
From the systemic roots of corporate scandals to the unseen human cost of AI, plus timely insights from a 50-year-old classic, IMD professors reveal the six books that shaped their thinking in...
October 21, 2025 • by Vanina Farber in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • 9 min read
When talk of diversity triggers backlash, leaders face a paradox: how to advance inclusion goals while choosing language that keeps dialogue alive in hostile environments....
October 17, 2025 • by David Bach, Simon J. Evenett, Stéphane J. G. Girod, Öykü Işık, Vanina Farber in Geopolitics • 8 min read
Leaders at the WEF’s Annual Meetings of the Global Future Councils and Cybersecurity focused less on rivalry and more on action. ...
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