Carole Donada

Carole Donada is a Professor of Strategy and Management at ESSEC Business School, France. She is co-founder of the Armand Peugeot Chair on Electromobility and has held roles including Vice-Dean (2008-2011) and Track Head (2021-present). Her research focuses on collaborative strategies, startup partnerships, and the automotive industry, particularly electromobility ecosystems. She holds a Doctorate (1998, HEC Paris) and HDR (2006, Paris Dauphine).

• Awarded ESSEC's Special Jury Prize (2018) and Gold Best Professor Award (2014).
• Published over 60 articles in journals like Technovation and International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management.
• Edited special issues on electromobility strategies and metaphors in management science.

Education:

• 2006: Habilitation à diriger des recherches (Paris Dauphine)
• 1998: Doctorat en Sciences de Gestion (HEC Paris)
• 1992: DEA Marketing et Stratégie (Paris Dauphine)

Research Interests: Strategic management of innovation ecosystems, client-supplier dynamics, startup collaboration frameworks, and governance models in emerging industries. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical industry challenges in electromobility and automotive sectors.

Awards:

• 2021: Essec Teaching Award Nomination
• 2018: Special Jury Prize (Fondation ESSEC)
• 2014: Gold Prize for Best Professor

Advising & Grants: Supervised 7 PhD theses including Chen Y. (2018) and ECHEVESTE I. (2009). Active in research workshops and editorial roles for journals like Revue Française de Gestion.

Labs/Teams: Leads ESSEC's Management Department (MOS) research activities and co-founded the Armand Peugeot Chair, fostering cross-disciplinary projects on electromobility policy and industry innovation.