Award Gorgi Krlev featured in Poets&Quants’ Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors for 2023

Poets & Quants has named the Assistant Professor of Sustainability as one of the Best 40 Under 40 MBA professors worldwide in its annual list.

Poets&Quants (P&Q), which was recently acquired by Times Higher Education, unveiled the 11th edition of 40-Under-40 Best MBA Professors for 2023. This annual feature identifies and celebrates the most talented young professors currently teaching in MBA programs around the world.

The leading resource for business education received more than 1,500 nominations from students, colleagues, administrators, and professors. P&Q's editorial staff evaluated each nominee on teaching (given a 70% weight) and research (given the remaining 30% weight). “Gorgi had a remarkable ability to connect theoretical business concepts with real-world applications, which was truly inspiring. His teaching methods were very interactive and had a profound impact on all of his students,” former student Arpit Aggarwal told P&Q.

I am buzzed about this recognition because I truly believe we have a unique approach to sustainability education at ESCP

“I am extremely grateful to the leadership of our world-class MBA programme, most notably Associate Dean Laura Reyero, Director Zahia Bouaziz and programme manager Sabrina Tiberi, for their support throughout the year and in this nomination,” commented Gorgi Krlev. “I am buzzed about this recognition because I truly believe we have a unique approach to sustainability education at ESCP, pioneered by my colleagues Aurélien Acquier, Valentina Carbone and others in our great Sustainability Department.”

Centre stage

Not only did Poets & Quants include him in their 40, gave him the floor and mentioned the numerous awards his research, teaching, and impact work have earned him, they also gave him the leading role in their feature. Maybe because he teaches sustainability – not a topic generally associated to MBA students so far...

“I have extensively studied social innovation and societal impact. One of my core arguments is that we fail to support either effectively if we try to understand them by way of their commercial counterparts. Instead, we need to remodel our mindsets, norms, and resources to cope with their inherent complexity and collaborative nature,” he told P&Q. “If I had my way, the business school of the future would have much more of this… It would care deeply about whether it makes a positive difference to the world. Gladly, when it comes to that, I am in a very good place at present.”

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