Delphine Manceau, Dean of NEOMA Business School, joins the board of the AACSB

Published on 24 February 2023 by NEOMA

Delphine Manceau, Dean of NEOMA Business School, has joined the Board of Directors of AACSB, the prestigious North American accreditation body. This mandate within the governance of the AACSB will take effect on 1 July 2023 for a period of three years. Between 2018 and 2020, Delphine Manceau was Chair of the AACSB European Advisory Council (EAC).

By joining the AACSB Board of Directors, Delphine Manceau will work with leaders of international academic institutions to foster excellence in global higher education in business. She will represent the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, alongside Francisco Veloso, Dean of Imperial College Business School in London.

“I am honoured by the confidence that the AACSB members have shown in me by electing me to the Board of Directors. The current challenges in higher education, business and society are numerous and lead academic institutions to renew themselves in depth”, explains Delphine Manceau, Dean of NEOMA Business School. “The stakes are high and I am very proud to be able to contribute to the major decisions of such an influential body as the AACSB to promote higher education in business around the world”.

With a career spanning more than 25 years in higher education in management, Delphine Manceau has a solid expertise in the market and particularly in business schools. Formerly Chair of the European Advisory Council (EAC) of the AACSB between 2018 and 2020, she also has a thorough understanding of the workings of the North American accreditation body.

On the international level, she is a member of the EQUIS Committee of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), another international accreditation body. She was also a member of the RISE Expert Committee for Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation