President, EFMD Global

Prof. Eric Cornuel, a graduate of Sciences Po Paris and HEC Paris, earned his PhD in management from Paris Dauphine University. He has held leadership positions and academic appointments at business schools in Europe and Asia. He has also co-founded and served on the boards of several international organisations, including PRME, CEIBS, GRLI, HigherEd and ITP, contributing significantly to the development of global management education. His honours include Shanghai’s Magnolia Award and the French National Order of the Légion d’honneur. A recognised author, he wrote Management Education and the Rise of Uncertainty of Global Business, published by Oxford University Press. He holds fellowships at respected institutes and has been awarded Doctorates Honoris Causa from Koźmiński University and ESCP Business School.

Paul MacPherson Chair in Strategic Leadership and Professor of Strategy and Sustainability at the Ivey Business School at Western University in Canada

Prof. Oana Branzei is also the founding Director of the HBA Sustainability Certificate program and the Master of Science Graduate Diploma in Sustainability; the founder, convener and host of PhD Sustainability Academy, an annual event of the Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability; and co-founder of the recently inaugurated virtual-based and accessible Spring Institute. Her research interests, at the intersection of strategy and sustainability, focus on novel forms and functions of business that purposefully address environmental, social, and governance (ESG) grand challenges. Professor Branzei’s contributions were published in several top research journals including the Academy of Management Discoveries, Business & Society, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of World Business, Journal of International Business Studies, Organization, Organization Science, and Strategic Management Journal. Oana is completing her fourth consecutive appointment as a Field Editor for the Journal of Business Venturing, commenced her first appointment as an Associate Editor for Academy of Management Perspectives. Professor Branzei previously completed full terms on the Editorial Review Boards of the Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Learning and Education, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management, and the Journal of Trust Research.