“I would be super-excited if I were an MBA right now”, Professor Jan Simon

Professor Jan Simon earned a PhD from the University of Essex, an MBA from IESE Business School, and a law degree from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Prof. Simon also holds a postgraduate degree in investment advice from EHSAL Management School. He serves as an adviser to Pacific Lake Partners. Question: What motivated you to change careers?…

“Success is one-third luck, one-third strategic thinking and one-third getting things done” – Prof. Maoret

Massimo Maoret is an assistant professor in IESE Business School’s Strategic Management Department. He received his PhD in management from Boston College in 2013. Question: Please tell us about the journey that brought you here to IESE, teaching MBAs. Answer: I see life and careers more from a sociological perspective, meaning that I think that…

“Leaders are not born, they are made” – Professor Yuan Liao

Professor Yuan (Echo) Liao is an assistant professor in IESE’s Department of Managing People in Organizations. She holds a PhD in international business from the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University and a master’s degree in psychology from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Question: What made you decide to pursue this career…