The École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC) is considered as one of the "four aces" among the French Grandes Écoles, together with Polytechnique, the École nationale d'administration (ENA) and the École Normale Supérieure (Normale Sup'). Unique to France, the Grandes Écoles concept was introduced by Napoleon so that "the best and the brightest" could be channelled into his armies and engineering corps.

Alumni include

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