A story worth telling
For more than 60 years, IESE has been at the forefront of management education and leadership development. Our mission today remains the same as it was back in 1958: to educate and inspire leaders who wish to have a positive and lasting impact on people, business and society.
The complete history of IESE, from its foundation until October 2023, can be found in this document.
#3 MBA in the World
FT Ranks IESE MBA no.3 in the World
2023
New Madrid campus building
We inaugurated new state-of-the-art facilities in Madrid, which triple the previous space
2021
PDD Flex
IESE introduces flexible-format PDD for executives
2021
#1 in world
Ranked #1 in Executive Education by Financial Times for record 6th year
2020
Munich
Executive MBA offered in Munich
2019
Madrid
Master in Management launched in Madrid
2019
Munich
New campus opened
2015
New York
New campus opened
2007
China
Global CEO Program for China launched with Harvard Business School and CEIBS
2005
São Paulo
Programs for executives launched
2002
Africa
Support the founding of Lagos Business School in Nigeria, a partner in the Global CEO Program for Africa
1991
Madrid
New campus opened
1991
Associated schools
From the 1960s on, help set up more than a dozen business schools around the world
1967
MBA
MBA program launched, first two-year MBA in Europe
1964
Harvard-IESE
Strategic alliance with Harvard Business School
1963
Founding
IESE founded in Barcelona, offering our first program for executives
1958
To find out more about IESE’s History, please contact with Javier Pampliega, Associate Director of the Archives xpampliega@iese.edu.
IESE Annual Report
The Annual Report is a comprehensive and concise overview of the school’s operations and governance every year. Click below to download this year’s report and to access archives from previous years.
ANNUAL REPORT