Celebrating 35 years of excellence

The best way to understand the INSEAD PhD in Management is through the people who shape it—students, faculty, alumni, and supporters. Their stories define the programme.

2024 marked the 35th anniversary of INSEAD’s PhD Programme. Over 300 alumni now serve as ambassadors of INSEAD’s values across five continents. The thriving academic community built around the programme is a key reason INSEAD ranks among the world’s leading business schools.

Roderick Swaab

Professor

Organisational Behaviour

Naja Pape

PhD Student

Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise

Stefanos Poulidis

PhD Student

Decision Sciences

Mariya Todorova

PhD Student
Joining Bocconi University

Accounting and Control

Daniel A. Bens

Professor

Accounting and Control

Clara Carrera

PhD Student
Joining IESE Business School

Technology and Operations Management

Derin Yilmazatilla

PhD Student

Accounting and Control

Christian Terwiesch

PhD Alumnus
Professor, The Wharton School

Technology and Operations Management

Sarah Wittman

PhD Alumna
Assistant Professor, George Mason University

Organisational Behaviour

Cai Chen

PhD Alumna
Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Accounting and Control

Subramanian Rangan

Professor INSEAD

Strategy

Gabriel Szulanski

PhD Alumnus
Professor INSEAD

Strategy

Hubert Gatignon

Professor

Marketing

Kaisa Snellman

Professor

Organisational Behaviour

Philip M. Parker

Professor

Marketing

Fatima Filali Adib

PhD Alumna
Assistant Professor, Copenhagen Business School

Finance

Zhi Chen

PhD Alumnus
Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore Business School

Decision Sciences

Afonso Almeida Acosta

PhD Alumnus
Assistant Professor, Nova School of Business & Economics

Strategy

Three Generations of Impact

The Professor, The Alumnus & The Student