Roch Parayre

Dr. Roch Parayre is the Founder and CEO of Strategique, a boutique strategy consultancy. In addition to his leadership role at Strategique, he is a Teaching Fellow in Executive Education at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and holds the position of Senior Fellow in the Mack Center for Technological Innovation at the same institution.

Parayre's teaching engagements extend beyond the Wharton School; he instructs executives at prestigious institutions including Duke Corporate Education, the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, and INSEAD in France. His extensive teaching background includes his previous role on the faculty at the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University (SMU), where he received numerous MBA teaching awards. His commitment to education is evident in his role as Managing Director and scenario planning expert with Decision Strategies International Inc., where he guides executives through complex strategic challenges across various global contexts.

With a deep expertise in strategic planning, innovation, and decision-making, Parayre has consulted for leaders across the Fortune 500, focusing on enriching their strategic initiatives and transformations. His academic contributions include numerous papers published in respected journals such as the "Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization," the "Journal of Banking and Finance," and "Managerial and Decision Economics." Additionally, he has co-authored a chapter on Technology Assessment in "Wharton on Managing Emerging Technologies." Parayre holds a Ph.D. in business strategy from the University of British Columbia, a Master's degree in engineering-economic systems from Stanford University, and an undergraduate degree in applied mathematics magna cum laude from the University of Ottawa.