What is the IMD mafia?

The IMD mafia is the network of 99 people who studied at IMD and went on to found or lead other companies, including LimmaTech Biologics, Impulse Dynamics, Claroty, RewardMe, Gedea Biotech.

Who is in the IMD mafia?

Notable members include Veronica Gambillara Fonck (LimmaTech Biologics), Oern R. Stuge (Impulse Dynamics), Galina Antova (Claroty), Heatherm Huang (RewardMe), Julie Waras Brogren (Gedea Biotech), Erik Stangerup (Lotus Microsystems), David (Oyster), Oliver Clasen (BIT Capital), among 99 tracked members.

What companies did IMD alumni found?

Companies founded by IMD alumni include LimmaTech Biologics, Impulse Dynamics, Claroty, RewardMe, Gedea Biotech, Lotus Microsystems, Oyster, BIT Capital, Founders Pledge, Moleculera.

The IMD Mafia

99 people studied at IMD and went on to found or lead other companies.

Veronica Gambillara FonckMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded LimmaTech Biologics +1 Oern R. StugeMBAFounded Impulse Dynamics +1 Galina AntovaMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Claroty +1 Heatherm HuangExecutive Education ProgramFounded RewardMe +1 Julie Waras BrogrenBuilding on TalentFounded Gedea Biotech +1 Erik StangerupDiploma in High Performance LeadershipFounded Lotus Microsystems +1 DavidMBAFounded Oyster Oliver ClasenPEDFounded BIT Capital Olivier LaplaceMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Founders Pledge Rod CottonRoche Specific Program: Biotech GrowthFounded Moleculera Eric AndersonCertificateFounded Blue Nile Lasse Dehn-BaltzerExecutive MBAFounded North East Group Robert Maersk UgglaExecutive educationFounded Svitzer Julia BalandinaCompany Executive Education ProgramFounded Katalyst Łukasz WejchertExecutive MBA ProgramFounded Justtag Group Enrico CesenniExecutive EducationFounded Asia Strategic Holdings Michael BitzerHigh Performance Boards and OWPFounded Munichre Hitoshi HokamuraMBAFounded Evernote Matt DelacChange Management ProgramFounded UpLabs Neeraj DasilaOrganizational Leadership (Leading High Performance Teams)Founded SmartHelio Gustav MellentinMBAFounded Adform Ian MetcalfeMobilizing PeopleFounded NovaGo Therapeutics Peter SchoeversFounded Juliusclinical Tony JamousMBAFounded Oyster Péter FankhauserFoundations for Business Leadership (FBL)Founded Anybotics Purnendu ShekharCertificate ProgramFounded Cogoport Martin CrawfordMBAFounded Acclime Florent HéroguelIMD Startup competition winnerFounded Bloom Biorenewables Pedro AzevedoOrganizational LeadershipFounded GoFlux Kei TakizawaMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Sun Metalon Natalya LoparevaLeadership programFounded Algorized Frank BonnetBusiness Finance ProgramFounded Bionomous Aurelien G. DemaurexAdvanced High Performance Leadership ProgramFounded ecorobotix Alexandre LaybrosWinner IMD Startup CompetitionFounded WattAnyWhere Norbert HölzlICF IECCFounded Leadbacker Janita LeinonenLFBFounded OneMind Dogs Bryan Guido HassinMBAFounded DexMat William WalshExecutive Leadership ProgramFounded Mediafly Murielle SchreckEMBA programFounded Qcella Toke LundExecutive MBAFounded Enterspeed Andreas KyrtatosStrategyFounded Embotech Lisa SafarianBayer Digital Transformation ProgramFounded Inari Tim KnotnerusExecutive MBAFounded Agomab Therapeutics Corey HuckLeadership DevelopmentFounded Provivi Jana EggersGuest LecturerFounded Nara Logics Riad SherifMBAFounded Oculis Frederic FournierDriving Strategic InnovationFounded Open Forest Colin ConstableStrategic IT TrainingFounded Atsign, Inc.Jyrki Lee-KorhonenHigh Performance Boards ProgramFounded Perfat Technologies Bernd LoeserHigh-Performance LeadershipFounded Heaten Tom MechtersheimerHigh Performance LeadershipFounded neurocare group Susan HillStrategies for Leadership ProgramFounded Mestag Iñigo ValenzuelaSeminarFounded Smartvel Patrice BélieOrchestrating Winning PerformanceFounded Spherea Tor Espen SteinvikStrategy and Open Leadership - FortumFounded Skye Steven AxonMBAFounded Glycomine Patrick TeyssonneyreDSI - Driving Strategic Innovation Executive Program - On campusFounded Xinterra Pat TrippelFounded Inventus Paulo DinizMaster of Business AdministrationFounded Amyris Rami LevinExecutive educationFounded CNS Pharmaceuticals Simon HaldrupStrategic FinanceFounded Agreena Koen MuldersAdvanced High Performance Leadership, Executive programFounded Currentt Alina Vader LapusneanuExecutive ProgrammeFounded Fiskl Víctor Ernesto García SánchezExecutive Education: Telecoms industry strategyFounded ybvr Malin SchmidtExecutive LeadershipFounded Kodiak Hub Jubran AlshahraniDigital Transformation SprintFounded Akasia Kurt Du MongManaging Growth & ProfitabilityFounded Zeopore Technologies Peter OhnemusFounded Dacadoo Michael Guldmann PetersenBOTFounded Scandlines Poul Due JensenPROGRAM FOR EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT (PED)Founded Grundfos David W DuffyMBAFounded Corporate Governance Institute Henning SteinhagenExecutive MBA (EMBA)Founded Symeres Matthew J. RipaldiOrganizational LeadershipFounded Talentgroups Mijke van BallegooijenLeading Digital Business TransformationsFounded BYBORRE Georg GoeresManagement & Leadership modules attendedFounded Micro Pep Jeroen de GrootCertificateFounded Ncardia Stephanie LeungHigh Performance Leadership - Executive Leadership TrainingFounded KareHero Alessandro PiloneHPL - High Potential LeadershipFounded Skanio Tor Einar NorbakkSSMPFounded Aerogel Justin PicardMastering the Technology EnterpriseFounded ScanTrust Monica MusondaFounded Java Foods Bhupinder BhullarEntrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesFounded Swiss Vault Wendy de JongOrchestrating Winning PerformanceFounded Oost NL Carel ReinhardusStrategic FinanceFounded Frostkrone Food Group Rodolfo ValdesMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Seemexico Frédérik PlourdeExecutive Program Business AdministrationFounded Bewe Mac GwozdzBreakthrough Program for Senior ExecutivesFounded Ammega Martijn VerwoerdHigh Performance LeadershipFounded Return Carbon Claude FlorinCertificateFounded Fastree3D Jukka LindströmCargotec Customer Value ProgramFounded Scale Company Klaus BjerrumCourseFounded Chromologics Thorsten PeislExecutive EducationFounded Kalyp Gaurav MehtaLeading for Impact (elea Foundation)Founded Dharma Life Riccardo BragliaMastering Board Governance executive programFounded Helsinn Colm HealyDriving Strategic InnovationFounded Corrata Kees KraijenoordAdvanced Management CourseFounded Plukon Food Group

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Frequently asked questions

What is the IMD mafia?: The IMD mafia is the network of 99 people who studied at IMD and went on to found or lead other companies, including LimmaTech Biologics, Impulse Dynamics, Claroty, RewardMe, Gedea Biotech.
Who is in the IMD mafia?: Notable members include Veronica Gambillara Fonck (LimmaTech Biologics), Oern R. Stuge (Impulse Dynamics), Galina Antova (Claroty), Heatherm Huang (RewardMe), Julie Waras Brogren (Gedea Biotech), Erik Stangerup (Lotus Microsystems), David (Oyster), Oliver Clasen (BIT Capital), among 99 tracked members.
What companies did IMD alumni found?: Companies founded by IMD alumni include LimmaTech Biologics, Impulse Dynamics, Claroty, RewardMe, Gedea Biotech, Lotus Microsystems, Oyster, BIT Capital, Founders Pledge, Moleculera.