The IAM Welcomes a New Generation of Fellows

As the Academy enters its second century, the IAM is proud to welcome a distinguished cohort of new fellows whose work spans strategy, leadership, innovation, and the practice of management at the highest level:

Modupe Akinola — Columbia Business School
Edilson Camara — CEO Emeritus, Egon Zehnder
Adam Grant — The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Herminia Ibarra — London Business School
Roberto Vassolo — IAE Business School, Universidad Austral
Michael Wade — IMD Business School
Ian O. Williamson — Dean, Paul Merage School of Business, UC Irvine
Howard Yu — IMD Business School

Their appointment reflects the Academy’s commitment to bridging theory and practice for global good, and to building the scholarly leadership that will carry a century-long tradition of management thought into the decades ahead.

The new fellows will be formally celebrated at the IAM Global Meeting 2026 in Santiago, Chile. Meet all our fellows here.

Save the Date: IAM Global Meeting 2026 — Santiago, Chile, November 19–20

The founding gathering of the IAM’s second century will take place on November 19–20, 2026 at ESE Business School in Santiago, Chile. The meeting will bring together our global fellowship with a carefully curated group of leaders from business, policy, and civil society. Confirmed keynote speakers include Peter Brabeck, former Chairman and CEO of Nestlé. … Continued

IAM Leadership Charts the Academy’s Second Century

Meeting in Albania on September 24–25, 2025, the Academy’s leadership translated the energy of the Prague Centennial into a concrete agenda for the future. The board approved the Academy’s refreshed mission — “Advancing management for global good” — and vision — “Bridging Theory and Practice for Global Good.” Through education, research, and collaboration, the IAM … Continued

The IAM Celebrates a Century of Management Thought in Prague

On November 21–23, 2024, the International Academy of Management returned to Prague — the city where it was founded in 1924 — to celebrate its Centennial. Hosted by the University of New York in Prague, the gathering brought together fellows and guests from around the world under the theme “A Century of Management Thought: Reflecting … Continued

The Long-Term Impact of the Pandemic on Corporate Governance

The pandemic is likely to have lasting, material repercussions for how health care enterprises approach corporate governance. These repercussions are separate and distinct from the board’s disaster-response duties that were summoned into application during the height of the health crisis. Rather, they relate to how certain traditional governance principles and practices are expected to change … Continued

Impending Global Leadership Challenges: Lessons Learned from the Covid-19 Crisis

The international Academy of Management Global Forum 2020 took place on October 9th and was hoster by IEDC – Bled School of Management, Slovenia. In this meeting, many topics were discussed by leaders around the world, offering business, academic and political perspective. Read the complete article here – Impending Global Leadership