We are excited to share the results of the 2025 Strategic Management Society (SMS) Board elections! Please join us in congratulating the following distinguished individuals:
- President-Elect: Richard Whittington, Oxford University
- Elected Directors-at-Large: Giada Di Stefano, Bocconi University, and Rudy Durand, HEC Paris (re-elected)
- Appointed Director-at-Large: Michael Moesgaard Andersen, Andersen Advisory Group A/S
These esteemed professionals will bring their expertise, leadership, and vision to the SMS Board as they assume their roles, following appointment by the Board or election by our membership, which concluded on November 30.
We also extend our sincere gratitude to our outgoing Board members, Africa Ariño, Constance Helfat, and George Stalk, for their invaluable contributions and dedication over the past three to six years. Their service has played a vital role in the Society’s growth and success.
In addition to Board elections, the SMS Leadership Elections included positions for Interest Group and Community (IG&C) leadership. Please join us in congratulating the following individuals:
Behavioral Strategy
- Associate Program Chair: Gerard P. Hodgkinson, University of Manchester
- Representative-at-Large: Dylan Boynton, Michigan State University, Jerry Guo, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, and Franziska Lauenstein, University of Southern Denmark
- Global Representative-at-Large: Jose Arrieta, Amsterdam Business School
Competitive Strategy
- Associate Program Chair: Elisa Operti, ESSEC Business School
- Representative-at-Large: Daphné Baldassari, USC Marshall School of Business, Christine Choi, University of North Carolina, and Johanna Glauber, IE University
- Global Representative-at-Large: Liang Chen, Singapore Management University
Cooperative Strategies
- Associate Program Chair: Libby Weber, Michigan State University
- Representative-at-Large: Francisco Brahm, London Business School, David Clough, UBC Sauder School of Business, and Adele Xing, Santa Clara University
Corporate Strategy
- Associate Program Chair: Daniel Keum, Columbia Business School
- Representative-at-Large: Julia Bodner, Copenhagen Business School, Paul Nary, The Wharton School, and Phebo Wibbens, INSEAD
Entrepreneurship and Strategy
- Associate Program Chair: Luca Berchicci, Erasmus University Rotterdam
- Representative-at-Large: Valentina Assenova, The Wharton School, Elie SUNG, HEC Paris, and Nataliya Wright, Columbia Business School
Global Strategy
- Associate Program Chair: Stephanie Wang, Kelley School of Business
- Representative-at-Large: Arzi Adbi, National University of Singapore, Zachary Awino, University of Nairobi, and Alison Holm, Nova School of Business & Economics
- Global Representative-at-Large: Maria Andrea De Villa, EAFIT University
Knowledge and Innovation
- Associate Program Chair: Victoria Sevcenko, INSEAD
- Representative-at-Large: Shinjinee Chattopadhyay, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Martina Pasquini, IE Business School, and Hakan Özalp, Amsterdam Business School
Stakeholder Strategy
- Associate Program Chair: Arzi Adbi, National University of Singapore
- Representative-at-Large: Marina Gama, FGV-EAESP, Thomaz Teodorovicz, Copenhagen Business School, and Carlos Inoue, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Strategic Human Capital
- Associate Program Chair: JR Keller, Cornell University
- Representative-at-Large: Tracy Anderson, Bocconi University, Ines Black, Duke University, and Julia Bodner, Copenhagen Business School
Strategic Leadership and Governance
- Associate Program Chair: Ann Mooney Murphy, Stevens Institute of Technology
- Representative-at-Large: John Busenbark, University of Notre Dame, Jeffery Lovelace, University of Virginia, and Seemantini Pathak, Western University
- Global Representative-at-Large: Shuping Li, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Strategy Practice
- Associate Program Chair: Anna Plotnikova, VU Amsterdam
- Representative-at-Large: Etieno Enang, University of Liverpool, Qian Li, Warwick Business School, and Kristina Stoiber, Universität Innsbruck
- Global Representative-at-Large: AnneMarie Davis, University of South Africa
Strategy Process
- Associate Program Chair: Laura Poppo, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
- Representative-at-Large: H.L. (Rick) Aalbers, Radboud University, Marte Semb Aasmundsen, BI Norwegian Business School, and Katharina Cepa, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Teaching Community
- Associate Program Chair: Ayesha Malhotra, University of Calgary
- Representative-at-Large: Chengyi Lin, INSEAD, Chiwuokem Nwoko, University of Plymouth, and Paulo Prochno, Robert H. Smith School of Business
Research Methods Community
- Associate Program Chair: Sandeep Pillai, Bocconi University
- Representative-at-Large: Alison Holm, Nova School of Business of Economics, Florence Honore, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Sukhun Kang, UC Santa Barbara
