Global Foundation for Management Education

The GFME is a joint venture of the two leading and most recognized global management education associations: The European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) and AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Combined, their network includes more than 1200 business schools worldwide.

The mission of the GFME is to identify and address challenges and opportunities in, and advance the quality, content, and development of, management education and practice worldwide.

The GFME Board includes the following members:

• Chair:
  Thomas, Howard
  Dean
  Warwick Business School
  University of Warwick
  UK
   

• Adei, Stephen
  Rector and Director General
  Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
  Ghana
   

• Castellanos, Federico
  Vice President Human Resources, Global Sales & Distribution - IBM
  USA
   

• Cavalle, Carlos
  Chairman
  Euroforum Escorial S.A.
  Espagna
   

• Dholakia, Bakul H.
  Director
  Indian Institute of Management
  India
   

• Fernandes, John
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  AACSB International
  USA
   

• Fragueiro, Fernando
  Dean,
  IAE Management and Business School
  Universidad Austral
  Argentina
   

• Harding, Sandra
  Vice-Chancellor (International & Development)
  QUT - Queensland University of Technology
  Brisbane
  Australia
   

• Iniguez, Santiago
  Dean
  Instituto de Empresa
  Spaint
   

• Kraft, Art
  Dean,
  The George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics
  Chapman University
  USA
   

• Olian, Judy
  Dean
  Anderson School of Management
  University of California, Los Angeles
  USA
   

• Park, Sung Joo
  Dean
  KAIST Graduate School of Management
  Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
  South Korea
   

• Toulouse, Jean-Marie
  Director
  HEC Montreal
  Canada
   

• Van Schaik , Ray
  President
  EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development)
  Belgium

The first projects to be undertaken by the Board will involve detailed studies on:

• Mapping the management education landscape and structure of business schools globally
   
• Study emerging human resource profiles and issues of the world's business schools

More information is available on the GFME by contacting either: