Philippe Grosskost

Regional Managing Director – Europe

Philippe is our Regional Managing Director for Europe, where he oversees the onboarding, build and operations of all our European schools. He has spent over twenty-five years working in corporate finance and general management (mainly in Europe, but also in the Middle East, Maghreb, and North America) and brings a wealth of experience across a range of sectors including consulting, distribution, vocational training and education management.

During his career, Philippe has built, managed, and motivated multicultural and international teams around the world. Previous positions include Managing Director (EMEA) for ETS Global, a subsidiary of ETS, the world leader in business certification, educational testing and consultancy (known for GRE, SAT, TOEFL and TOEIC) and an education start-up financed by the Varkey Foundation and lead by Jeffrey Beard, ex-Director General of the IB. After that amazing experience, he co-founded a business school in Geneva before joining ISP in early 2022.

Philippe has a bachelor’s degree in Political Sciences from Sciences Po in Strasbourg and a Master of Business Administration from ICN, one of the world’s top 50 FT schools. He has completed a Harvard Business School leadership program and been trained in case-based teaching also by Harvard Business School.

Brought up in Alsace, in the East of France, on the border with Germany & Switzerland, Philippe enjoys cycling, travelling and spending his free time with his family.