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Alumni Recognition Awards

The INSEAD Alumni Association and INSEAD seek to recognise achievements among its alumni by presenting Awards to individuals who, according to the Award Committee, demonstrate excellence and exceptionality in one or more of the fields related to the area they have been nominated for.

When possible, the awards will be presented to recipients at one of INSEAD’s upcoming Global Alumni Forums.

For questions about the awards please contact the Alumni Relations Team.

Awards criteria and nominations

The INSEAD Alumni Association and INSEAD define alumni as all individuals who have graduated from a programme which grants alumni status. Click here for a list of all programmes which qualify for alumni status.

Nomination form

Alumni Recognition Awards 2018 Booklet

Force for Good Award
Emerging Entrepreneur Award
Volunteer Leader Award
Past Awards Recipients
Award Committee

Force for Good Award

INSEAD Alumni Force for Good Award

The INSEAD Alumni Association and INSEAD will present this award to individuals who have demonstrated exemplary social impact in their professional or community work in any social domain(s), including but not limited to environmental, economic, biodiversity, or social impact areas. The following criteria will be taken into consideration by the Award Committee:

Candidate has had a global and positive social impact on the community in which he/she has been active
Candidate demonstrates exceptional achievements in any social domain

Award Recipients

Marcelle Speller
MBA'82

Founder & CEO, Localgiving.com

Recipient of the INSEAD Alumni Force for Good Award 2018

Denis von der Weid
MBA'61

Founder & President, Antenna Foundation

Recipient of the INSEAD Alumni Force for Good Award 2018

Sameer Hajee
MBA'04D

Co-Founder & CEO, Nuru Energy

Recipient of the INSEAD Alumni Force for Good Award 2018

Emerging Entrepreneur Award

INSEAD Alumni Emerging Entrepreneur Award

The INSEAD Alumni Association and INSEAD will present this award to individuals who have demonstrated exceptionality in the area of entrepreneurship. The Award Committee will divide the nominations into two groups: ventures that are less than five years old and ventures that are greater than five years old. The following criteria will be taken into consideration by the Award Committee:

Impact of candidate’s entrepreneurial venture or innovation on his/her community
Ways that the candidate’s venture exemplify the following values: global impact, innovation and diversity
Most recent market value of candidate’s entrepreneurial venture with a preference given to companies with a market value of more than 500 million USD. For ventures that are less than five years old there is no preferred minimum valuation.

Award Recipient

Harjeev Kandhari
MBA'02J

Founder & CEO, Zenises

Recipient of the INSEAD Alumni Emerging Entrepreneur Award 2018

Volunteer Leader Award

INSEAD Alumni Volunteer Leader Award

The INSEAD Alumni Association and INSEAD will present this award to individuals to recognise exemplary volunteer service to INSEAD, the INSEAD Alumni Association, INSEAD Alumni Fund, or any other volunteer group affiliated with INSEAD. The following criteria will be taken into consideration by the Award Committee:

Ways the candidate has served INSEAD and the alumni community
Duration of service
Breadth and/or depth of the candidate’s involvement in volunteer service

Award Recipient

Alexandra von Schroeter
MBA'87J

Director of the Canadian Foundation for INSEAD
Partner & Head of Strategic Business at Cumberland

Recipient of the INSEAD Alumni Volunteer Leader Award 2018

Past Awards Recipients

Robert Keane, MBA'94D
Founder & CEO of Cimpress

Winner of the inaugural INSEAD Alumni
Global Entrepreneurship Award 2017
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Award Committee

The 2017 Award Committee is made up of the following members. The Committee will review all award nominations received by 1 November 2017 for awards which will be presented in 2018.