Board of Directors
We established our Board of Directors in 2001. Its mandate is to supervise the management of ISM’s affairs in the best interests of all stakeholders. The Board discharges this responsibility either directly to management or through the framework of advisory committees it oversees. It also has a fiduciary responsibility to ensure that the principles of good governance are followed.
Current Board members (officers serve a three-year term):

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Maurice Forget
Chair
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Joel Saltsman
Vice Chair (Former Senior Counsel of the Group Legal Department at Orange)
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Matthew Andrews
Secretary, non-voting member (ISM Director of Academic Affairs)
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Professor Jack Forget
Member, (Founder, The International School of Management)
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Eric Monsel
Member (Vice President of Programmes at Dassault Aviation)
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Kimberly Reeve
Member (Associate Professor of Business and Lead Faculty for the business/finance curriculum at The King's College)
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Shemin Nurmohamed
Member (Vice President Global Strategy and Development at Pitney Bowes)
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Solange Pin
Member (Corporate Strategist at Lightbox Jewelry, De Beers group)
Standing Committees
The SMC was created in 2007. Its mandate is to steer the school’s strategic direction, its mission, objectives, performance, and budget. The strategic planning process requires input from all stakeholders including ISM’s advisory boards, management and staff, students, faculty, alumni, and employers. To this end, the SMC’s task is to formalize, document, and institutionalize a set of policies and procedures that generate the institution’s three to five-year strategic plan.
Current SMC membership (officers serve three-year terms):
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Michael Neubert
Chair (ISM PhD Alumnus; ISM Faculty; CEO at C2NM LLC)
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Tobias de Coning
Member (ISM Core Faculty Member; Chief Director of Strategic Initiatives and Human Resources at Stellenbosch University)
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Nour Naboulsi
Member (ISM PhD alumnus, Assistant President at the American University of Culture & Education in Lebanon)
The CDS was created in 2007 and comprises faculty from several institutions of higher education in the United States and Europe. It recommends policies on the nature of ISM’s doctoral degrees to the Board of Directors, serves as a vehicle to identify potential internal and external faculty supervisors for doctoral candidates, and uses its expertise in counseling students about the dissertation process.
Current CDS membership (officers of the CDS serve two-year terms and may be reappointed):
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César Baena
Chair (ISM Dean and Director of Doctoral Research)
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Teck Eng
Member (Professor of Marketing and Head of Marketing Group at the University of Southampton)
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Ivo Pezzuto
Member (ISM Core Faculty Member; Adjunct Professor at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
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Joachim Bauer
Member (ISM Core Faculty Member)
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Jack Hampton
Member (ISM Core Faculty Member)
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Daphne Halkias
Member (ISM Core Faculty Member)
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Ivonne Chirino-Klevans
Member (ISM Core Faculty Member)
The OAC was created in 2005. Its mandate is to:
- serve as a forum for the exchange of ideas, information, and advice on methods and practices of assessment
- build habits of inquiry and a culture of evidence about student learning
- keep the ISM community informed of expectations for assessment
- advise the Dean on matters related to assessment and evaluation
- assure the implementation of the school’s assessment plan and periodically evaluate and revise
- work with those who engage in assessment activities to help them understand or enhance their activities
Current OA membership (officers serve three-year terms):
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Ivonne Chirino-Klevans
Chair (ISM Core Faculty Member; VP of the E-Learning Board at Hispanic Educational Technology Services)
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Simon Stoepfgeshoff
Member (ISM Core Faculty Member; Program Director Corporate Programs Executive Education, St. Gallen University)
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Judy Knight
Member (ISM Librarian)
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Ivo Pezzuto
Member (ISM Core Faculty Member; Adjunct Professor at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
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Tobias de Coning
Member (ISM Core Faculty Member; Chief Director of Strategic Initiatives and Human Resources at Stellenbosch University)
The Alumni Committee was established in 2007 to help shape the school's strategy in relation to its alumni affairs. Its primary function is to act as a voice for ISM alumni and make recommendations to the Board of Directors.
Current membership (members serve three-year terms):
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Justin Pace
Chair (ISM IMBA alumnus; Adjunct Instructor ISEG Group)
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Philipp Ueberschaer
Member (ISM IMBA Executive alumnus; Associate Director of Corporate Solutions at Jones Lang LaSalle)
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Daniel Zagata
Member (ISM IMBA alumnus; CEO & Creative Director of Trendease International LLC)
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Jennifer Castoldi
Member (ISM IMBA alumnus; Managing Director at Swift Group)
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Dillis Viney
Member (ISM DBA alumnus; Founder of Leeward Investments Ltd)
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Raed Skaf
Member (ISM DBA alumnus; Head of PMO Consulting at KPMG)
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Julian Rossig
Member (ISM PhD alumnus; Senior Consultant at EY-Parthenon)
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Rob Marjerison
Member (ISM PhD alumnus; Asst. Professor Wenzhou-Kean University)
The IRC was established in 2007 to help shape the school's strategy and programs. Its primary function is to assist the administration in fulfilling the school's mission and mandates, as described in its strategic plan. To this end, the IRC reviews and comments on the school's strategic directions for the upcoming academic year with a view to setting priorities.
Current membership (members serve three-year terms):
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Jean Richardot
Chair (Method and Quality Manager at AXA Group Solutions)
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Jad Khaddage
Member (Project Manager at YES ‘N’ YOU Paris)
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Tamara Corasanti
Member (Entrepreneur)
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Maria Kuts
Ex-Officio Member (ISM External Program Manager)
The Academic Committee was established in 2013 to conduct regular program and curricula reviews, and to make decisions regarding academic requirements and policies for all ISM programs. It also deals with questions of accreditation and recognition. The committee may appoint ad-hoc sub-committees to carry out specific functions such as approving new courses, reviewing syllabi, or dealing with accreditation and recognition schemes.
Current memberships:
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Matthew Andrews
Chair (ISM Director of Academic Affairs)
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César Baena
Member (ISM Dean and Director of Doctoral Research)
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Ivo Pezzuto
Member (ISM Core Faculty Member; Adjunct Professor at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
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Andrew Thomas
Member (ISM Core Faculty Member; Associate Professor of Marketing and International Business at the University of Akron)
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Joseph Onochie
Member (ISM Core Faculty Member; Associate Professor of Finance at Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business)
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Simon Stoepfgeshoff
Member (ISM Core Faculty Member)
The Student Committee was established in 2016 to act as a voice for ISM students and to make recommendations to the Board of Directors.
Members consist of current students from the different ISM programs and serve three-year terms. Current membership:
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Merit Al-Sayed
Member (ISM PhD Candidate; Strategic Projects Implementation and Business Development Manager at the Arab African International Bank)
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Herb Chain
Member (ISM DBA Candidate; Principal & Managing Member at HMC Business Consulting, LLC; Adjunct Professor at St. John’s University)
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Julian Kunz
Member (ISM IMBA Student)
The Diversity and Inclusion Committee was established in 2018 to oversee ISM’s diversity and inclusion initiatives related to recruitment, retention, and graduation of its population. The committee is comprised of 9 members who represent a range of affiliations with ISM, industries, and geographic locations. Current membership:
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Adriana Torres
Chair (ISM PhD Candidate; Senior Vice President of Global Customer Support at Oracle Corporation)
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Kimberly Reeve
Ex-Officio Member (ISM PhD Alumnus; Associate Professor of Business and Director of the NYC City Semester – Business Program at The King’s College)
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Paolo Vittorio Aradillos
Member (ISM IMBA Alumnus; Category Manager at Wabel)
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Tobias de Coning
Member (ISM Core Faculty Member)
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Nina Mohadjer
Member (ISM DBA Candidate; Senior Director at Legal Tech Consulting)
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Onyeka Uche Ofili
Member (ISM DBA & PhD Alumnus; Advisor & Investor at Vimix Inc.; Founder & Advisor at smehelp.org; Board Member at Motionwares Ltd)
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Ivonne Chirino-Klevans
Member (ISM Core Faculty Member)
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Sunny Ghali
Member (ISM DBA Candidate; Founder, Managing Director, and Principal Consultant at Laksh Labs Inc.)
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Patricia Murugami
Member (ISM DBA Alumnus; Regional Academic Director for the Women in Leadership and Board Diversity Programmes at Strathmore Business School; founding CEO of Breakthrough Consulting Solutions Group)