Jérôme Barthélemy

Jérôme Barthélemy

Renowned Strategy Expert, Executive Vice-President at ESSEC Business School & Author

Core Intelligence Domain: Business Strategy & Management
Location: Paris, France | Languages: English, French
Representation: Represented globally by PSpeakers Global Intelligence

Jérôme Barthélemy is an internationally recognised authority on strategic management, competitive advantage, and organisational performance. Serving as Executive Vice-President and Dean for Post-Experience Programmes at ESSEC Business School, he bridges the gap between rigorous academic research and practical, high-impact business strategy. His proprietary frameworks challenge deeply ingrained corporate myths, enabling C-suite leaders to navigate complex business environments, optimise decision-making, and drive sustainable growth.

Pioneering Research and Executive Leadership

With an extensive career at the intersection of academia and enterprise, Professor Barthélemy has dedicated his research to understanding how organisations build and sustain competitive advantage. At ESSEC, one of Europe’s top business schools, he oversees executive education, equipping global leaders with the strategic foresight required in today’s volatile markets. He has also expanded his global perspective by serving as a visiting professor and researcher at prestigious institutions worldwide, including New York University (NYU), Stanford University, and Cambridge University.

His insights are frequently published in top-tier academic and practitioner journals, such as the Strategic Management Journal, Harvard Business Review, and MIT Sloan Management Review. Furthermore, his regular columns in prominent European media outlets like Le Monde, Les Echos, and Harvard Business Review France make his sophisticated strategic analysis highly accessible and actionable to a broad executive audience.

Major Achievements and Professional Milestones

• Executive Leadership at ESSEC: Currently serves as Executive Vice-President, driving the strategic vision and growth of the institution’s post-experience and executive programmes globally.
• Award-Winning Author: Wrote critically acclaimed books including “Mythes et réalités du management” (Myths and Realities of Management) and “Libérer la compétitivité” (Unlocking Competitiveness), the latter of which received the prestigious FNEGE prize for the best management essay.
• Global Academic Footprint: Conducted vital research and taught as a visiting scholar at Stanford University, NYU Stern School of Business, and Cambridge Judge Business School.
• Corporate Advisory: Acts as a trusted advisor and consultant to major multinational corporations, applying evidence-based strategies to complex organisational challenges.
• Pedagogical Excellence: Recipient of multiple teaching and research awards, underlining his dual excellence in generating new strategic insights and effectively communicating them to high-level audiences.

Core Speaking Themes and Frameworks

Jérôme Barthélemy delivers engaging, evidence-based keynotes that dismantle conventional wisdom and offer actionable strategic solutions. His presentations are tailored to senior executives looking to refine their strategic execution and outmanoeuvre the competition. His most sought-after topics include:

• Debunking Management Myths: Exposing common corporate fallacies and replacing them with evidence-based practices that genuinely improve organisational performance and efficiency.
• Building Sustainable Competitive Advantage: Advanced strategies for differentiating your business, outsmarting competitors, and sustaining market leadership over the long term.
• Effective Strategy Execution: Bridging the critical gap between high-level strategic planning and on-the-ground operational implementation to ensure vision becomes reality.
• Navigating Strategic Alliances and Outsourcing: How to effectively manage external partnerships to drive innovation and reduce operational costs without sacrificing core competencies.
• Decision-Making in High-Stakes Environments: Providing C-level executives with mental models and analytical tools to make robust strategic choices in unpredictable and saturated markets.

Key Takeaways

• Discover proprietary frameworks that challenge conventional management myths and fundamentally transform corporate strategy.
• Learn how to build, maintain, and leverage a sustainable competitive advantage using evidence-based methodologies.
• Gain actionable insights on bridging the gap between ambitious strategic vision and successful operational execution.
• Master the art of executive decision-making under uncertainty with tools tailored for C-suite leaders and senior management.