The IMD Mafia
96 people studied at IMD and went on to found or lead other companies.
Veronica Gambillara FonckHigh Performance Boards ProgramFounded LimmaTech Biologics +1Oern R. StugeMBAFounded Impulse Dynamics +1Galina AntovaMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Claroty +1Heatherm HuangExecutive Education ProgramFounded RewardMe +1Julie Waras BrogrenBuilding on TalentFounded Gedea Biotech +1Erik StangerupDiploma in High Performance LeadershipFounded Lotus Microsystems +1Oliver ClasenPEDFounded BIT CapitalOlivier LaplaceMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Founders PledgeRod CottonRoche Specific Program: Biotech GrowthFounded MoleculeraEric AndersonCertificateFounded Blue NileLasse Dehn-BaltzerExecutive MBAFounded North East GroupRobert Maersk UgglaExecutive educationFounded SvitzerJulia BalandinaCompany Executive Education ProgramFounded KatalystEnrico CesenniExecutive EducationFounded Asia Strategic HoldingsMichael BitzerHigh Performance Boards and OWPFounded MunichreHitoshi HokamuraMBAFounded EvernoteMatt DelacChange Management ProgramFounded UpLabsNeeraj DasilaOrganizational Leadership (Leading High Performance Teams)Founded SmartHelioGustav MellentinMBAFounded AdformIan MetcalfeMobilizing PeopleFounded NovaGo TherapeuticsPeter SchoeversFounded JuliusclinicalTony JamousMBAFounded OysterDr. Péter FankhauserFoundations for Business Leadership (FBL)Founded AnyboticsPurnendu ShekharCertificate ProgramFounded CogoportMartin CrawfordMBAFounded AcclimeFlorent HéroguelIMD Startup competition winnerFounded Bloom BiorenewablesPedro AzevedoOrganizational LeadershipFounded GoFluxKei TakizawaMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Sun MetalonNatalya LoparevaLeadership programFounded AlgorizedFrank BonnetBusiness Finance ProgramFounded BionomousAurelien G. DemaurexHigh Performance Leadership ProgramFounded ecorobotixAlexandre LaybrosWinner IMD Startup CompetitionFounded WattAnyWhereNorbert HölzlICF IECCFounded LeadbackerJanita LeinonenLFBFounded OneMind DogsBryan Guido HassinMBAFounded DexMatWilliam WalshExecutive Leadership ProgramFounded MediaflyMurielle SchreckEMBA programFounded QcellaToke LundExecutive MBAFounded EnterspeedAndreas KyrtatosLeading Digital Business TransformationFounded EmbotechLisa SafarianBayer Digital Transformation ProgramFounded InariTim KnotnerusExecutive MBAFounded Agomab TherapeuticsCorey HuckLeadership DevelopmentFounded ProviviJana EggersGuest LecturerFounded Nara LogicsRiad SherifMBAFounded OculisFrederic FournierDriving Strategic InnovationFounded Open ForestColin ConstableStrategic IT TrainingFounded Atsign, Inc.Bernd LoeserHigh-Performance LeadershipFounded HeatenTom MechtersheimerHigh Performance LeadershipFounded neurocare groupSusan HillStrategies for Leadership ProgramFounded MestagIñigo ValenzuelaSeminarFounded SmartvelPatrice BélieOrchestrating Winning PerformanceFounded SphereaTor Espen SteinvikStrategy and Open Leadership - FortumFounded SkyeSteven AxonMBAFounded Glycomine www.glycomine.comPatrick TeyssonneyreDSI - Driving Strategic Innovation Executive Program - On campusFounded XinterraPat TrippelFounded InventusPaulo DinizMaster of Business AdministrationFounded AmyrisAjeeth EnjetiMBAFounded NextPharmaRami LevinExecutive educationFounded CNS PharmaceuticalsSimon HaldrupStrategic FinanceFounded AgreenaKoen MuldersHigh Performance Leadership, Executive ProgramFounded CurrenttAlina Vader LapusneanuExecutive ProgrammeFounded FisklVíctor Ernesto García SánchezExecutive Education: Telecoms industry strategyFounded ybvrMalin SchmidtExecutive LeadershipFounded Kodiak HubJubran AlshahraniStrategic FinanceFounded AkasiaKurt Du MongOrganizational LeadershipFounded Zeopore TechnologiesPeter OhnemusFounded DacadooMichael Guldmann PetersenBOTFounded ScandlinesPoul Due JensenPROGRAM FOR EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT (PED)Founded GrundfosDavid W DuffyMBAFounded Corporate Governance InstituteHenning SteinhagenExecutive MBA (EMBA)Founded SymeresMatthew J. RipaldiOrganizational LeadershipFounded TalentgroupsMijke van BallegooijenLeading Digital Business TransformationsFounded BYBORREGeorg GoeresManagement & Leadership modules attendedFounded Micro PepJeroen de GrootCertificateFounded NcardiaStephanie LeungHigh Performance Leadership - Executive Leadership TrainingFounded KareHero's websiteAlessandro PiloneHPL - High Potential LeadershipFounded SkanioTor Einar NorbakkSSMPFounded AerogelJustin PicardMastering the Technology EnterpriseFounded ScanTrustMonica MusondaFounded Java FoodsBhupinder BhullarEntrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesFounded Swiss VaultWendy de JongOrchestrating Winning PerformanceFounded Oost NLCarel ReinhardusStrategic FinanceFounded Frostkrone Food GroupRodolfo ValdesMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded SeemexicoFrédérik PlourdeExecutive Program Business AdministrationFounded BeweMac GwozdzBreakthrough Program for Senior ExecutivesFounded AmmegaMartijn VerwoerdHigh Performance LeadershipFounded Return CarbonClaude FlorinCertificateFounded Fastree3DJukka LindströmCargotec Customer Value ProgramFounded Scale CompanyKlaus BjerrumCourseFounded ChromologicsThorsten PeislExecutive EducationFounded KalypGaurav MehtaLeading for Impact (elea Foundation)Founded Dharma LifeRiccardo BragliaExecutive courseFounded HelsinnColm HealyDriving Strategic InnovationFounded CorrataKees KraijenoordAdvanced Management CourseFounded Plukon Food GroupJannis FischerAdvanced High Performance LeadershipFounded PositrigoCosmin NegrescuInternational BusinessFounded SEO Monitor
Frequently asked questions
- What is the IMD mafia?
- The IMD mafia is the network of 96 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), Oliver Clasen (BIT Capital), Olivier Laplace (Founders Pledge), among 96 tracked members.
- What companies did IMD alumni found?
- Companies founded by IMD alumni include LimmaTech Biologics, Impulse Dynamics, Claroty, RewardMe, Gedea Biotech, Lotus Microsystems, BIT Capital, Founders Pledge, Moleculera, Blue Nile.