Saad Laraqui

Saad Laraqui serves as the Associate Dean of Research at ESCA Ecole de Management, contributing to the Executive Committee and Strategic Council. With extensive experience in higher education, Saad worked at the University of Maryland Global Campus for nearly two decades, where roles included Professor, Program Director for Graduate Business Administration programs, and faculty member at overseas military installations. Saad has also held positions as Educational Consultant for the World Bank, Professor of Finance at Al Yamamah University, and Director at OCP Foundation, where initiatives fostered employability through entrepreneurial leadership. Additional accomplishments include establishing the first private university Business School in Morocco as Dean at Université Internationale de Rabat and contributing to program development in aviation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Saad holds a Ph.D. in Management from Rutgers University, an MBA from the University of Tampa, and a Bachelor's degree in Management from ISG Institut Supérieur de Gestion in Paris.