Jean-Baptiste GERARD teaches across leading institutions including ESSEC Business School, Sciences Po Paris, and CentraleSupélec – Université Paris-Saclay, delivering interdisciplinary education at the intersection of innovation, technology, design, and management. His teaching spans bachelor’s, master’s, executive master’s, and MBA programs, reaching more than 1,000 students in French and English in France and internationally. In addition to teaching responsibilities, Jean-Baptiste GERARD regularly serves as a jury member for master’s degree evaluation and validation.

His pedagogy combines technological expertise, strategic analysis, and human-centered methodologies to equip students, engineers, managers, and executives to address complex and rapidly evolving challenges. Courses integrate conceptual frameworks with applied practice, emphasizing experimentation, interdisciplinary thinking, and real-world implementation.

Intellectual and Teaching Areas

Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Innovation processes and creativity; entrepreneurship and start-up development; complex problem solving; leadership and strategic thinking; digital transformation and organizational change.

Artificial Intelligence, Data & Emerging Technologies
Generative Artificial Intelligence; Big Data and applied data analysis; data-driven decision-making; emerging technological ecosystems including Web3 and next-generation digital infrastructures.

Design, Product & Human-Centered Innovation
Design Thinking; data-driven design; UX and user-centered methodologies; design sprints; product development and product management practices.

Management, Business & Strategy
Project and product management; digital strategy and organizational performance; data-driven organizations; marketing strategy and digital growth; customer-centric business development.