Frank Bournois specializes in the study of how very large firms identify, develop and manage their future leaders. He was a full Professor of general management and cross cultural leadership at Pantheon-Assas Paris University. He was the Director of CIFFOP (which delivers a renowned University degree in HRM). He was Visiting Professor in several universities (Oxford, Cranfield School of Management, Utah, Liverpool) and a Visiting Scholar at Princeton University. He was also Head of the Department of Defense Studies at IHEDN (the French National Institute for Defense Studies). In the meantime, Dean Bournois developed consulting activities with major industries with regards to the detection and training of their future leaders. He was chairman of the National Committee for the Evaluation and Accreditation of Business Schools (French Ministers of Higher Education and Industry). Graduated at the Business School of EM Lyon (France), he holds a MBA from Aston University (UK) and a PhD from University of Lyon III (France). More than 60 PhD or post-doctoral dissertations were presented under his supervision. He is the author or co-author of many publications International scientific journals and of management handbooks referring to management.