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Key Credentials
▼International Standards
ISO 56013
(in development)
Co-author. Draft International Standard for Innovation Portfolio Management
Frameworks & Standards
IpOp Model for Pre-Project Calibration
Creator. The most holistic and rigorous pre-project analysis framework
Academic
Faculty
Thunderbird, University of Geneva, ESCP Business School
MBA Program Director
Thunderbird, University of Geneva
Executive Education Program Director
Customized executive education training programs
Academic Articles
Published in peer-reviewed publications
Entrepreneurial
Serial Entrepreneur
Founder & CEO of multiple ventures across three continents
Board Member
Board member of several companies, including a Swiss bank for 27 years
Innovation Coach
300+ projects across global organizations
Reach
Author
Multiple books with 40,000+ readers, plus articles in leading magazines (e.g. HBR and Forbes)
Multilingual
English (fluent), French (native), Spanish (conversational)
Multicultural
Business and personal experience on three continents
Academic & Professional Background
▼Faculty & Guest Lecturer
- Thunderbird School of Global Management — Clinical Professor; Academic Director MBA Europe
- University of Geneva — Academic Fellow (honorary)
- University of Geneva — Director, Entrepreneurial Leadership Track, EMBA, for 20 years
- ESCP Business School — Guest Faculty for 20+ years, Master Innover & Entreprendre
- EPFL — Director, 1st Course of Entrepreneurship in Switzerland
Serial Entrepreneur
Forty years founding and scaling ventures across three continents — from licensing Disney, Tom and Jerry, and Looney Tunes characters for clothing at Getratex SA, to business-angel investments spanning tourist attractions, software, trading, public-space theming, surface treatments, construction, and financial derivatives. Real entrepreneurial experience that informs every framework and insight — not just academic theory.
Board Member
Served as a board member of several companies, including a Swiss bank for 27 years — providing long-term perspective that informs his experience-based and strategic insights on governance and accountability.
Innovation Coach
Coached over 300 innovation projects to implementation across leading global organizations. Every framework has been battle-tested in the real world.
Publications & Intellectual Property
▼ISO 56007 — Tools and Methods for Managing Opportunities and Ideas – Guidance
International standard for innovation management guidance (ISO 56000 series)
ISO 56003 — Tools and Methods for Innovation Partnership — Guidance
International standard for innovation management guidance (ISO 56000 series)
ISO/CD 56013 — Tools and Methods for Innovation Portfolio Management — Guidance (drafting stage)
International standard for innovation management guidance (ISO 56000 series)
Pre-project Excellence: Unleashing the Power of IpOp Model and ISO 56007 for Superior Project Outcomes and Selection
Former versions: Winning Opportunities and Concevoir et lancer un projet: De l'idée au succès sans business plan
Driving Employee Engagement: The Leader's Blueprint with Proven Practices for Team Excellence
Original French edition: Les leviers de l'engagement — 54 bonnes pratiques pour entraîner, inspirer et réussir ensemble
La sécurité psychologique en entreprise : Mode d'emploi avec 100 réponses pour engager vos équipes et booster votre performance [Psychological Safety in the Workplace: A Practical Guide — 100 Answers to Engage Your Teams and Boost Performance]
GERESO Édition, June 2026 — psychological safety in practice, not as a cultural aspiration but as a structured governance system
Original Frameworks & Tools
▼All frameworks include complete governance systems for organization-wide implementation.
Pre-Project & Innovation
The IpOp Model
The most rigorous methodology for pre-project analysis and innovation portfolio selection — now part of ISO 56007
IpOpTools Software Platform
AI-assisted collaborative platform for pre-project analysis, portfolio management, and knowledge capture (see ipoptools.com)
EazyMirror
Tools for assessment and reflection — see EazyMirror.com and Insights.EazyMirror.com
Leadership & Engagement
Fostered Engagement Framework
Structured levers for fostering engagement at the manager level
Fostered Engagement Index (FEI)
A 4-to-6-question index that measures the engagement each manager actively fosters — complementing general employee surveys by providing actionable accountability
Culture & Psychological Safety
Psychological Safety in Practice
Governance-based implementation system — moving beyond awareness to organization-wide embedding
Profitable Executive Education
The Paradigm Shift
Turning executive education into a measurable, income-generating channel of bottom-up innovation
Select Client Organizations
▼Prof. Dr. Raphaël H Cohen has worked with and spoken for leading organizations including:
And many others across Europe and globally — including the PMI (Project Management Institute)
Languages & Booking
▼Available worldwide, in person or virtually, as:
Testimonials
A selection of testimonials is available on the Testimonials page. Additional testimonials are available upon request.