development activities. With companies as well as in consortium programs at INSEAD and the University of Michigan, he has been active in the development of action learning and other new pedagogical methods. He has also received a number of awards for teaching excellence. Born in the US and holding a doctorate from Harvard University, Professor Brimm has lived in France for the past twenty five years with the exception of a three year period as one of the founding faculty members of the Jerusalem Institute of Management. He has also taught at the University of Bordeaux, and prior to leaving the US, at Northeastern University and Harvard Business School.