Mai Thai among the top 50 women leaders in education
Ranking by the Women We Admire organization
August 20, 2024
Mai Thai, an Associate Professor in the Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, has been named one of the Top 50 Women Leaders in Education for 2024 by Women We Admire.
This North American organization has hailed the excellence of her multifaceted career, her remarkable achievements at the local and international levels, unwavering dedication to teaching and research, transformative leadership, and results-driven approach.
“This recognition is not only a personal achievement in my journey towards creating a meaningful social impact, but also a testament to the collaborative and caring environment cultivated at HEC Montréal” – Mai Thai.
An exceptional career in social entrepreneurship
A member of HEC Montréal’s Research Council since 2016, with an MBA from the University of Hawai'i and a PhD in Management from the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland), this is not her first award. For instance, she was granted HEC Montréal’s Pedagogical Innovation Award in 2013 and 2022, as well as the Past Presidents’ Award in 2020 from the Canadian Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Her fields of expertise include social entrepreneurship, new venture creation, international business, emerging markets, strategic management and transition economies. She has published papers in several prestigious journals, including the following: Journal of Business Venturing, International Journal of Management Education, Industrial Marketing Management, Review of Managerial Science. She has been part of several editorial and review boards and has also served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
The Social Business Creation competition – which she founded in 2016 with IDEOS, HEC Montréal’s Social Impact Hub and for which she has been the director since its launch – now hosts over 150 social entrepreneurship projects annually and over 500 participants from all over the world.
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