The emlyon alumni Board of Directors: an essential pillar of our community

The emlyon alumni Board of Directors: an essential pillar of our community

🤝 A volunteer commitment for a strong community

The Board of Directors of the emlyon alumni Association is made up of 16 elected members, who volunteer for four years to promote the community and represent the interests of graduates.

emlyon business school alumni form a dynamic community:

• 45,000 members in 130 countries
• Continuous growth, with over 3,000 new graduates every year
• A supportive network of 200 volunteer ambassadors

They are a major asset for the School, enriching its ecosystem through their generational and geographic diversity, their links with companies and students, and their many professional and social connections.

👨‍🎓 👩‍🎓 A key role for alumni

The Board of Directors represents all emlyon business school graduates in their dealings with the school and its ecosystem. It works around its raison d'être:

"Building links between emlyon Alumni, the school and our common environment, in order to welcome and grow throughout their lives a committed community of united, plural and enlightened talents, and to contribute to the influence of emlyon business school in the world."

📌 The key role of administrators

Directors play a strategic role in ensuring the community's success. Their mission is fourfold:

1. Defining the Alumni Strategic Action Plan. In alignment with the School's Resonances 2028 Strategy, they determine priority actions and the necessary resources.
2. Manage operational execution. In collaboration with the Alumni Relations Department, they ensure that the means (budget, resources) are aligned with the defined roadmap.
3. Encouraging alumni involvement. They encourage alumni involvement in strategic projects that have an impact on the School's reputation.
4. Representing alumni on EMG's Supervisory Board. They carry the voice of Alumni in EMG's strategic decisions (Early Makers Group).

🔎 Concrete actions to serve the community

Thanks to the commitment of the directors and collaboration with the Alumni Relations Department, numerous initiatives are seeing the light of day:

• Inspiration and commitment:

- Launch of major events such as emlyon alumni connect (over 1,000 alumni gathered)

- Le Fil magazine

- Alumni Awards to honor outstanding achievements

- Development of the corporate ambassador program (L'Oréal is the first corporate partner!)

• Solidarity and support :

- Support for the emlyon Foundation's initiatives to help students in need

- Development of alumni-student mentoring

• Personalizing and improving services:

- Analysis of alumni needs to better orient services and interactions

- Deployment of a new digital platform for a smoother experience

🏫 Cross-governance for strategic influence

• The Chairman of the Board of emlyon business school sits on the Association's Board of Directors
• The Chairman of the Association is a member of the Supervisory Board of emlyon business school.

This cross-governance reflects the strategic importance of Alumni in the development of the School and in raising its profile.

🗳️ Participate in the future of the Alumni network!

The renewal of 10 positions on the Board of Directors is a key step in ensuring the continuity and dynamism of the network. Every alumnus who is a member for life has the opportunity to vote to elect his or her representatives and thus actively contribute to the development of the community. Don't miss this opportunity to make your voice heard and influence the Association's strategic orientations! 

👉 Find out more about Elections 2025