Established in 1881, HEC Paris is a highly-reputed French business school. It has constantly been ranked as the best business school in Europe, and among the top in the world by entities such as the Financial Times and The Economist. HEC Paris is the founding member of CEMS and holds a triple accreditation (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS): the highest level of international accreditation for a business school. HEC alumni count more CEOs of fortune 500 companies than any other business school in the world, making it the third institution worldwide, after Harvard University and Stanford University, for this metric. They also count several heads of state, government and international organizations, prominent figures in politics, business and the arts. HEC Alumni was ranked by The Economist as the 2nd most powerful business school alumni network in the world.
