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Recent News and Press Releases
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Jason Scholetzer Named to "People to Watch" List
The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) named Jason Schloetzer, assistant professor in accounting at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, as part of its “People to Watch” list for his academic research and research-related work investigating CEO transitions, succession planning, and gender diversity in the boardroom.
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Professors Publish Research on High Cash Holdings of Multinational Companies
The National Bureau of Economic Research recently published research titled “Multinationals and the High Cash Holdings Puzzle” by Lee Pinkowitz, associate professor of finance, and Rohan Williamson, professor of finance, at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, as well as René Stulz, chair of banking and monetary economics at Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business.
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Symposium on the Ethics of Bailouts and Government Support of Corporations
Event Hosted by the Georgetown Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics
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Georgetown McDonough to Launch New Global Embassy Series Forum with Mexican Ambassador
Series to Connect Georgetown Students to Washington’s International Community
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Georgetown MBA Alum in New Book by MSNBC's JJ Ramberg
A business tip by Ivy Cohen (MBA’86), was published in It’s Your Business by JJ Ramberg, host of MSNBC’s Your Business. Her tip stems from her 11 years of experience leading Ivy Cohen Corporate Communications, Inc. The book is filled with smart and easy tips for running a company. In tip #19, Cohen advises that to ensure that senior professionals are going to stay engaged once they are hired, the best way is to include this clause in the contract.
-- Joan Lim
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The Advantage of Being the First To Fail
Sean Kensil (BSBA’12) and Kaitlin Margraf (BSBA ’12) from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business recently had a research paper titled “The Advantage of Failing First: Bear Stearns v. Lehman Brothers” published in the Journal of Applied Finance.
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Georgetown on the Hill Series Expands with Focus on Trade Policy
The Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy Announces Appointment of New Senior Industry Fellow and Series Co-Director
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Georgetown Global Forum Launches in Mexico City
Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business launched the inaugural Georgetown Global Forum in Mexico City on October 16. The series brings together alumni, corporate partners, friends of Georgetown, and prospective MBA students for an evening of networking and discussion in different cities around the world.
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Executive Education Alumna Appointed White House Fellow
Ariel Grace Batungbacal, a graduate of the Georgetown McDonough School of Business Executive Master’s in Leadership program, has been selected to join the 2012-13 Class of White House Fellows.
As a fellow, Batungbacal, who is a major in the U.S. Air Force, will take part in an education program designed to broaden her knowledge of leadership, policy formulation, and current affairs. Fellows also participate in service projects throughout the year in the Washington, D.C., area. -
Building a Bridge of Hope
While in South Africa for his Global Experience consulting project, Jim Kyle had the opportunity to collaborate with nurses at the Jubilee District Hospital in Johannesburg. Also a nurse, Kyle saw the challenges that his counterparts there face and was inspired to find a way to help them overcome those challenges. The graduate student from the Executive Master’s in Leadership program at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business personally donated Samsung Galaxy tablets to encourage continued nursing leadership growth and development.