Julien SALANAVE

Professor of Management Practice
department: Management
Campus de Singapour
Entrepreneurship – Corporate Finance – Other teaching domain
Career
Biography

Julien Salanave is a serial startup founder and venture capitalist who has studied and worked on 3 continents (Asia, Europe and North America). He then decided to commit his time to education by transitioning to academia.

He recently joined ESSEC as Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurship & Innovation and Director of ESSEC Ventures APAC to develop entrepreneurship education and support students in their entrepreneurial ventures. 

Diplomas

  • 2022: PhD in Management with concentration in Entrepreneurship (Hong Kong Baptist University School of Business China)
  • 2015: MPhil in Research – Technology entrepreneurship concentration (Université de Montpellier France)
  • 1999: Master of Science in Management (Grande Ecole) (HEC Paris France)
Career
Other Academic Appointments
    • 2024 – 2025 : Academic director EMBA APAC (ESSEC Business School Singapore)
    • 2021 – 2025 : Director of Entrepreneuship and Innovation Center (ESSEC Business School Singapore)
Full-time academic appointments
    • 2021 – Now : Professor of Management Practice (ESSEC Business School Singapore)
    • 2020 – 2021 : Lecturer in Entrepreneurship (The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong China)
    • 2018 – 2021 : Lecturer in Entrepreneurship (Hong Kong Baptist University School of Business China)
Professional appointments
    • 2012 – 2017 : Founder & CEO (Orée France)
    • 2008 – 2012 : Founder & CEO (Upnext Research France)
    • 2005 – 2008 : Managing Director (IDATE France)
    • 2001 – 2005 : Senior Associate (Newbury Ventures United States of America)
    • 1999 – 2001 : Associate (Apax Partners France)
Distinctions
Research
Teaching
Other activities