Faculty – Excelia Business School 

The permanent faculty consists of:

• 111 full-time faculty members, including 97 in management disciplines
• 93% holding a doctoral degree
• 56% international or dual-nationality faculty members, representing 24 nationalities

The Faculty operates across three campuses – La Rochelle, Centre-Val de Loire, and Paris-Cachan – forming an engaged international academic community that actively contributes to the implementation of Excelia Business School’s strategic priorities.

Academic Excellence and Pedagogical Innovation

Faculty members at Excelia Business School place the articulation between academic rigor and practical experience at the core of their teaching approach.

Through experiential, hybrid, and practice-oriented learning methods, the Faculty supports students in developing analytical, critical, and managerial skills that enable them to navigate complex and constantly evolving organizational environments.

Teaching practices continuously evolve to integrate contemporary transformations affecting organizations and professions, particularly artificial intelligence, digitalization of activities, and new forms of work. The objective is to prepare graduates who can act with agility, creativity, and responsibility in a rapidly changing professional world.

Research and Sustainability at the Heart of Academic Impact

The Faculty actively contributes to knowledge creation across the major fields of management and aligns its activities with Excelia’s strategic priorities in sustainability, innovation, and organizational transformation.

Faculty members integrate issues related to ecological and societal transition into their research activities, teaching content, and collaborations with companies and public institutions.

Initiatives such as the Blue Education Experience, the Sustainability Challenge, and TES – Ecological and Societal Transition courses illustrate the School’s ambition to connect research, teaching, and societal impact, preparing managers capable of designing and implementing value-creating solutions for organizations and society.

An International Academic Community

With 24 nationalities represented, the Faculty reflects Excelia Business School’s international openness and the diversity of perspectives that enrich both research and teaching activities.

This cultural and academic diversity fosters intercultural dialogue and contributes to the development of a truly global management education.

Through international academic partnerships, globally oriented programs, and collaborative research projects, the Faculty actively contributes to Excelia’s international visibility and prepares students to operate in an increasingly globalized and evolving economic environment.

Faculty Engagement in Executive Education

Excelia Business School faculty members also contribute to the activities of the Executive Education Center, delivering a wide range of programs designed for executives and organizations.

This includes executive degree programs (EMBA, DBA, specialized MSc programs), executive certificates and short programs for managers and senior leaders, as well as tailored programs developed in collaboration with companies.

A Structured Academic Organization

The Faculty of Excelia Business School is organized around:

• five disciplinary academic departments,
• two transversal teaching departments,
• one expert department.

bringing together complementary areas of expertise covering the full spectrum of management disciplines.