Influential Leaders
The Influential Leaders initiative, traditionally recognizing outstanding alumni from AACSB-accredited business schools, turns its focus in 2024 to exceptional faculty researchers.
2024 Call
For the 2024 Influential Leaders member spotlight program, AACSB is seeking nominations of exceptional faculty members at AACSB-accredited institutions who are advancing new knowledge and creating impact in business and society through their research. Tell us how your faculty are leading research efforts that make a difference in the world.
View prior years' highlighted honorees, from 2015 to the 2023, below to see how AACSB-accredited business schools have prepared graduates to lead with purpose and make a positive impact in the world.
Honorees
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Agnieszka Głowacka
CFO, ERBUD S.A.
2023
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
Poland

Lisa Radcliffe
Founder and CEO, PunkinFutz
2023
The Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College-The City University of New York
United States

Michael Nyenhuis
President and CEO, UNICEF USA
2023
Goizueta Business School, Emory University
United States

Hawa Dramé
Founder, Time2Start
2023
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
ESCP Business School
France

Yvonne Greeves
Director of Women in Business at NatWest Group, NatWest Group
2023
Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow
United Kingdom

Ellen Balaguer
Philanthropist and Retired Global Managing Director, Accenture
2023
Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado at Boulder
United States

Victoria Mandefield
Founder and CEO, Solinum
2023
Audencia Business School
France

Cristina Ahmadpour
President and Managing Director, Americas, Isle Inc. dba Isle Utilities
2023
College of Business Administration, California State University, San Marcos
United States

Tam Robert Nguyen
Global Head of Impact and President of bechtel.org, Bechtel Corporation
2023
CSR or Sustainability
Newcastle University Business School, Newcastle University
United Kingdom

Chase Carpenter
Owner, Bundles of Joy Preschool, One Roof Event Center, Like Us Academy
2023
Gordon Ford College of Business, Western Kentucky University
United States

Siqi Cheng
Founder and CEO, Jingjie Environment Protection (Shanghai) Technology
2023
SILC Business School, Shanghai University
China

Candice Tse
Managing Director and Global Head of Strategic Advisory Solutions, Goldman Sachs
2023
Rutgers Business School, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey-Newark/New Brunswick
United States
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