HEC Paris is a globally recognized leader in executive education, making a lasting impact on organizations through the design and delivery of cutting-edge, customized learning solutions. Leveraging global resources from its branch campus in Qatar, HEC Paris provides proximity and ensures relevance for organizations operating throughout the region. Founded in 1881 by the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry, HEC Paris is an internationally renowned Business School ranked among the world leaders in education. Executive Education at HEC Paris expanded significantly throughout the late 1990s to meet the professional educational needs of senior managers and executives and today offers a comprehensive range of specialized programs. HEC Paris shares consistent foundations across all its activities — a teaching approach with a strong international focus, academic partnerships with prestigious universities and schools, close working relationships with major companies, a network of 80,000 alumni worldwide, and a renowned and multicultural faculty. Through its Executive Education activities, HEC Paris plays a major role in the professionalization of managers and the transformation of the economy.