What Global Network for Advanced Management does

Global Network for Advanced Management (GNAM) is an international consortium of 33 leading business schools founded in 2012 by Yale School of Management. Operating across 31 countries on six continents, the network delivers collaborative educational programming that connects students, faculty, and alumni across member institutions. It is coordinated from New Haven, Connecticut, by a lean staff of approximately five employees embedded within Yale SOM's global programs office; all substantive program delivery is executed through the member schools themselves.

The network's core offerings include Global Network Weeks (week-long intensive in-person courses hosted at member schools), Global Network Courses (for-credit virtual courses with collaborative cross-school team projects), Global Virtual Teams (cross-border assignments embedded in core MBA courses), and Student Competitions such as the Global Network Stock Trading Game and Investment Competition. Supporting programs include a PhD Visiting Student Program, an Online PhD Lecture Series in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, GNAM Alumni Modules, and Postdoc Opportunities. Content assets comprise Global Network Perspectives (an ideas-based online magazine), collaboratively developed Global Network Case Studies, and Networked Inquiry surveys covering sustainability, climate change, gender, and diversity.

GNAM operates as a non-profit educational consortium; revenue is generated through membership dues from its 33 institutional members, but pricing and revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. Governance is provided by a steering committee chaired since July 2022 by Jörg Rocholl (president of ESMT Berlin), succeeding founding chair Edward A. Snyder of Yale SOM. Member schools participate as institutional equals with no ownership stakes, external shareholders, or venture investment involved.

Name

Global Network for Advanced Management

Legal name

Global Network for Advanced Management

Website

https://advancedmanagement.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Global Network for Advanced Management is an international consortium of 33 leading business schools across 31 countries, founded by Yale School of Management in 2012. It operates collaborative student exchanges, virtual courses, competitions, and faculty research across member institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Education Consortium

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International Business & Global Management Schools (EDAHAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Study Abroad Provider Networks, Consortia & Membership Organizations (EDAIAAAK), Virtual/Blended Exchange (COIL) Partnerships (EDAIABAH), International & Global Research Universities (Multi-Campus/International Footprint) (EDAHABAI)

Keywords

• Business education network
• Academic consortium
• Global business schools
• Executive education programs
• International student exchange

Headquarters

HQ city

New Haven

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The network operates as a consortium of business schools with membership from leading institutions worldwide. Revenue generation model is not explicitly disclosed in available sources.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Global Network for Advanced Management (GNAM) is a nonprofit consortium of 33 leading business schools across 31 countries, founded in 2012 by Yale School of Management and headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut. It coordinates cross-border academic programs including Global Network Weeks, Global Network Courses, Global Virtual Teams, student competitions, alumni modules, and PhD programs for member institutions and their students and faculty.

Product overview

Global Network for Advanced Management is a network platform connecting 33 leading business schools across diverse regions, offering collaborative educational programs. The core offerings include Global Network Weeks (in-person week-long intensive courses at member schools), Global Network Courses (virtual for-credit courses with collaborative projects), Global Virtual Teams (cross-border teamwork assignments), and Student Competitions (investment and trading competitions). Supporting offerings include PhD Visiting Student Program, Postdoc Opportunities, GNAM Alumni Modules, and the Online PhD Lecture Series. Content resources include Global Network Perspectives (an ideas-based online magazine), Global Network Case Studies (collaboratively developed cross-national case studies), and Networked Inquiry & Surveys (research surveys leveraging member school expertise).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Global Network Weeks Short-term intensive academic programs hosted at member business schools, enabling students from across the consortium to study and engage internationally on a focused topic.
• Global Network Courses Courses co-developed and co-taught by faculty from multiple member institutions, allowing students to engage with instructors and classmates from partner schools.
• Global Virtual Teams Virtual collaboration programs that bring together students from member schools to work on cross-border team projects simulating multinational business environments.
• Student Competitions Network-wide competitions that allow students from member business schools to collaborate across borders and compete in case-based or business challenge formats.
• Alumni Modules Continuing education modules designed for alumni of member business schools, delivered through the consortium's network of institutions.
• PhD Programs Doctoral-level academic programming coordinated across member business schools, supporting cross-institution PhD collaboration and exchange.

Quantifiable outcome

• 12,000+ student enrollments in network courses
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

38 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Onsi Sawiris School of Business, The American University in Cairo (Egypt)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Became the 33rd member of the Global Network for Advanced Management in March 2025.
• Kozminski University (Poland)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Top business school in Poland and first institution from Central and Eastern Europe to join the network. Joined in 2024.
• Stockholm School of Economics (Sweden)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020First school in Scandinavia to join the network, becoming the 32nd member in May 2020.
• ESMT Berlin (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013First German member of the network. Hosted Berlin Global Dialogue. ESMT President Jörg Rocholl currently serves as chair of the network's steering committee.
• Koç University Graduate School of Business (Turkey)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Member school representing Turkey in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• Asian Institute of Management (Philippines)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing the Southeast Asian region in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• Business School, Renmin University of ChinacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing China in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing Latin America in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• Faculty of Economics and Business Universitas IndonesiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing Indonesia in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• FGV Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo (Brazil)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing Brazil in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• Fudan University School of Management (China)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing China in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley (United States)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing the United States in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• HEC Paris (France)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing France in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• Hitotsubashi University Business School, ICS (Japan)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing Japan in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing Hong Kong SAR China in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• IE Business School (Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing Spain in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• IMD (Switzerland)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing Switzerland in the Global Network for Advanced Management. Hosted the network's 10th anniversary meeting in Lausanne. David Bach serves as founding member.
• INCAE Business School (Costa Rica)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing Central America in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (India)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing India in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University (Nigeria)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing Nigeria in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• National University of Singapore Business School (Singapore)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing Singapore in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile School of BusinesscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing Chile in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (United Kingdom)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing the United Kingdom in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• SDA Bocconi School of Management, Bocconi University (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing Italy in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• Seoul National University Business School (South Korea)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing South Korea in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• Strathmore Business School (Kenya)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing Kenya in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (Israel)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing Israel in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• UBC Sauder School of Business (Canada)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing Canada in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School (Ireland)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing Ireland in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (South Africa)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing South Africa in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• University of Ghana Business School (Ghana)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing Ghana in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• UNSW Business School (Australia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member school representing Australia in the Global Network for Advanced Management.
• Yale School of ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding institution of the Global Network for Advanced Management. Founded the network in 2012. Provides coordination and leadership for network activities through Yale SOM's global programs office. Ted Snyder served as the first chair of the steering committee for 10 years.
• World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with the Global Network on surveys including the Rising Leaders on Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change study, conducted in partnership with Yale University.
• Yale Center for Business and the EnvironmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with the Global Network on surveys including Rising Leaders on Social and Environmental Sustainability and Rising Leaders on the Sustainable Development Goals.
• Yale Program on Climate Change CommunicationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with the Global Network on the Rising Leaders on Social and Environmental Sustainability survey conducted in early 2021.
• Schlange & CominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Yale University and the Global Network on the Rising Leaders on the Sustainable Development Goals survey.
• Structural Change and Economic Growth Consortium (STEG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch initiative affiliated with which the network helped organize a 2026 academic conference in sub-Saharan Africa at Strathmore Business School.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Association of MBAs (AMBA): AMBA is an international accreditation and membership body for MBA, DBA, and master's programs. It overlaps with GNAM's mission in supporting business school quality and global recognition, though focused more on accreditation than student exchange.
• Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC): GMAC is the global association of leading graduate business schools, best known for the GMAT exam. It serves as a broader umbrella organization for business schools and is comparable to GNAM in addressing shared needs of elite business schools globally.

Direct peers

• NIBS (Network of International Business Schools): NIBS is a smaller consortium of international business schools focused on student and faculty exchanges. Comparable to GNAM as a membership-based network enabling cross-border business education experiences.
• AACSB International: AACSB is the leading global accreditation body for business schools, with a network of member institutions focused on quality assurance and advancement of management education. Comparable to GNAM as a large, global business school membership organization.
• Partnership in International Management (PIM): PIM is a consortium of leading business schools focused on internationalizing MBA programs through student exchanges and collaborative curriculum. It is a direct peer to GNAM, sharing the membership-network model and student exchange programs.
• CEMS - The Global Alliance in Management Education: CEMS is a global alliance of leading business schools that runs the CEMS Master in International Management with student exchanges across member schools. It is the closest direct peer to GNAM in mission and structure (consortium of business schools enabling student/faculty mobility and global programs).
• European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD): EFMD is a global management education network offering EQUIS accreditation, program services, and member events for business schools. Comparable to GNAM as a broad membership consortium for management education, though with a stronger accreditation and event focus.

Others

• Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Reimagine Education: QS is a global higher education analytics and rankings organization that runs the Reimagine Education awards and conferences focused on innovative pedagogy. Comparable to GNAM as an enabler of cross-institutional collaboration in business education, though focused on benchmarking and awards rather than student exchange.
• Council of Deans (AACSB): The AACSB Council of Deans brings together business school leaders for shared governance and strategic initiatives. Comparable to GNAM in connecting business school leadership, though narrower in scope and embedded within AACSB.
• World Business School Council of Sustainable Development (various): WBCSD and similar cross-school research consortia coordinate sustainability and global research across business schools. GNAM has partnered with WBCSD on surveys, indicating an adjacent ecosystem relationship.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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