Title
Associate Professor and Associate Dean
Company

Bio
Educated in France and the United States, Valérie Gauthier pursued graduate-level research in individual learning processes and the development of cross-cultural relationships. Her academic background in psychology and literature established a solid foundation for her future work in management education.

Dr. Gauthier was elected Associate Dean of the HEC MBA program in 2002 (re-elected in 2006), and she has since re-designed the MBA curriculum, with a view toward future societal and educational shifts. Under her mandates, the program has undergone a fundamental transformation that has placed the concept of "savoir-relier,"™ or making connections, at the very core of its participants' personal and professional development.

In order to place the HEC MBA at the forefront of innovative management education, Dr. Gauthier has instituted several pioneering initiatives. Her vision of leadership encompasses a global perspective on women in business.