Together, let’s write the future of ESSEC
Strengthened by its century-old history and humanist values, ESSEC today faces a major challenge: educating responsible, inquisitive, and agile leaders without public funding.
This financial autonomy is a strength, but it relies on the commitment of those who believe in its model.
Through the generosity of donors, the ESSEC Foundation fosters diverse talent, supports world-class research, shapes an exemplary campus, encourages entrepreneurship, and ensures the School’s long-term financial health.
Thank you to all those who choose to give back to ESSEC a part of what it gave to them. Together, let us build a School that matches our ambitions.
Thierry Fritsch (E80), President of the ESSEC Foundation
Lucie-Anne Henry, Executive Director of the ESSEC Foundation
Discover the Foundation
- Social Scholarships: Making ESSEC accessible to every talent.
- Endowment Fund: Securing the School’s future by guaranteeing its financial independence.
- Academic Excellence:: Positioning research and teaching at the highest level of standards.
- Responsible Entrepreneurship: Stimulating student innovation.
- Next-Generation Campus: Shaping an exemplary learning environment.
Since 2011, the ESSEC Foundation has achieved:
The Impact of Donations Received in 2025
The ESSEC Fondation in video
MILESTONES
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6 February Foundation Event in New-York, offered by François-Olivier Luiggi (H92), Chapter ESSEC Alumni USA president, at Le Pierre, which is the hotel he chaired -
March Foundation Ceremony, in Potocki Hotel
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27 February Foundation event in New-York, offered by Cartier North America, chaired by Mercedes Abramo (L02) -
15 March Foundation Ceremony, Potocki Hotel -
14 May Foundation Event at London, offered by the residence of the ambassy and Benoit and Olivia Verbrugghe (M99 & M09) -
20 September Campus 2020: Laying of the first stone ceremony -
26 October Campus 2020: Launch of the development campaign -
28 November Major Donors diner in Paris -
December Creation of the ESSEC capitaine Chomel de Jarnieu award
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9 March Foundation awards ceremony, Potocki Hotel -
23 May 7th anniversary of the ESSEC foundation, residence of the French Embassy in London -
27 November #GivingTuesday #ESSECChallenge The ESSEC Foundation associated with the Giving Tuesday movement to finance 2 scholarships at ESSEC -
6 December Major donors diner, Maison des Champs Elysées
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March 31 ESSEC Foundation Awards Ceremony at the Potocki Palace, Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de région Paris Île-de-France headquarters -
April 3 Laetitia de Chabot,Executive Director of the ESSEC Foundation -
May Jean-Michel Blanquer is named Minister of National Education -
October 3 At the heart of our campus in Cergy, the Foundation’s Wall now recognizes each donor
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October 19 Scholarship Awards Ceremony for students on scholarships in 2016/2017 -
November 28 ESSEC Foundation Event in the USA -
December 6 Dinner at the Eiffel Tower in Paris with major donors -
December 20 Vincenzo Vinzi is named Dean and President of ESSEC Business School
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30 March Cérémonie des Prix de la Fondation ESSEC 2016 -
5 February Thierry Fritsch is named president of the ESSEC Foundation
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25 January Corinne Degoutte (L98) succeeds Sylvia Desazars de Montgailhard as Executive Director -
13 October The first edition of Get Together, the ESSEC Foundation’s annual meeting
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23 January The first Foundation Awards ceremony is held
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8 April The first student Class Gift initiative is launched -
11 April The first Foundation scholarship award ceremony takes place
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15 May The first ESSEC alumni Class Gifts (classes E87 and E92) are launched
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14 April The ESSEC Foundation is created and Gilles Pélisson is appointed president
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Unwavering Governance: The Key to Transparency
The ESSEC Foundation places paramount importance on the principles of good governance. To deploy its financial strategy, the Executive Committee relies on an Investment Committee. By operating under the aegis of the Fondation de France, the ESSEC Foundation accesses a vast spectrum of expertise: financial, patrimonial, legal, and tax advisory, as well as insight into social issues.
The Executive Committee
Representing all stakeholders of the ESSEC community, the Executive Committee is tasked with defining the Foundation’s strategic direction, approving budgets, reviewing annual accounts, and overseeing administration.
The Investment Committee
The Investment Committee defines the investment policy for the Foundation’s endowment fund. It is chaired by Denis Leroy (E86), alongside Jean Arvis (E74) and Emmanuel Roth (E91)
fondation@essec.edu
