Influential Leaders
                        AACSB's past Influential Leaders initiative recognized outstanding alumni and faculty from AACSB-accredited business schools who created lasting societal impact.
                    
            
                            300+ Leaders Honored
                        
                        
                            Over 10 years, AACSB's Influential Leaders program showcased 337 faculty and alumni from AACSB-accredited business schools whose passion and influence led to meaningful change in business and society. View Honorees Below
                        
                 
View all honorees below, from 2015 to 2025, to see how AACSB-accredited business schools have fostered leaders who make a positive impact in the world.
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                    Taiba Al-Humaidhi
                
                
                    Founding Executive, Lei Wa Lakom
                
                
                                    2025
                                
                                
                                    Community or Social Impact
                                
                        
                            College of Business and Economics, American University of Kuwait
                        
                        
                            Kuwait
                        
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                    Damian Bazadona
                
                
                    President, Situation Group and Situation Project
                
                
                                    2025
                                
                                
                                    Community or Social Impact
                                
                        
                            Massry School of Business, University at Albany, State University of New York
                        
                        
                            United States
                        
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                    Kathleen BlueSky
                
                
                    CEO, Treaty One Development Corporation
                
                
                                    2025
                                
                                
                                    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
                                
                        
                            I.H. Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba
                        
                        
                            Canada
                        
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                    Ashutosh Burnwal
                
                
                    Founder and CEO, Buddy4Study
                
                
                                    2025
                                
                                
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                            Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
                        
                        
                            India
                        
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                    Bryan Delaney
                
                
                    Founding Partner, Post Ventures
                
                
                                    2025
                                
                                
                                    Community or Social Impact
                                
                        
                            Belk College of Business, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
                        
                        
                            United States
                        
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                    Jerry Engström
                
                
                    Founder and Owner, FriluftsByn
                
                
                                    2025
                                
                                
                                    Entrepreneurship
                                
                        
                            Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics, Umeå University
                        
                        
                            Sweden
                        
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                    Aaron Gagnon
                
                
                    Partner and Chief Audit Officer, McKinsey & Co.
                
                
                                    2025
                                
                                
                                    Consumer Goods or Services
                                
                        
                            Michael J. Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University
                        
                        
                            United States
                        
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                    Stéphanie Gateau
                
                
                    Founder and CEO, International Strategy and Handiroad
                
                
                                    2025
                                
                                
                                    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
                                
                        
                            Audencia Business School
                        
                        
                            France
                        
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                    Fernando Gonzales
                
                
                    CEO, Bigmond Group
                
                
                                    2025
                                
                                
                                    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
                                
                        
                            Centrum PUCP Business School
                        
                        
                            Peru
                        
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                    Jehan Hamedi
                
                
                    CEO and Founder, VIZIT
                
                
                                    2025
                                
                                
                                    Marketing or Communications
                                
                        
                            Questrom School of Business, Boston University
                        
                        
                            United States
                        
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                    Nathan Hay
                
                
                    General Manager, Argus Manutech
                
                
                                    2025
                                
                                
                                    Manufacturing or Commercial Services
                                
                        
                            UC Business School, University of Canterbury
                        
                        
                            New Zealand
                        
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                    Manya Jha
                
                
                    Founder, Morphedo Technologies Pvt. Ltd.; Co-Founder, Constum
                
                
                                    2025
                                
                                
                                    Technology
                                
                        
                            Birla Institute of Management Technology
                        
                        
                            India
                        
                
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