Management
With a specialization in principled leadership, the Management Area develops today’s students into tomorrow’s leaders: globally oriented, ethically minded individuals who will use their diverse gifts to address complex global challenges.
Leadership is the Management Area’s strategic theme. This construct binds us all together and informs our research and teaching efforts. Our strategic theme provides foundational support for a core identity of the McDonough School of Business: principled leadership.
The Management Area faculty include renowned scholars who are experts in their field, as well as practitioners with real-world experience.
The management faculty conduct research on leadership, entrepreneurship, organizational behavior, innovation, and change management.
The topics they study include Leadership and Social Purpose, Collaboration and the Future of Work, Diversity and Inclusion, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
The Management Area faculty includes renowned scholars who are experts in their field, as well as practitioners with real-world experience.
Management Faculty
Adjunct Faculty
Professor
Adjunct Faculty
Professor of the Practice
Associate Teaching Professor
Business for Impact Executive Director & New Strategies Managing Director
Assistant Professor
Adjunct Faculty
Visiting Assistant Professor
Academic Director
Adjunct Faculty
Tamsen and Michael Brown (B’94) Family Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Professor of the Practice
Management Area: Entrepreneurial Leadership| Innovation | Communications
Phil Hetzel
Adjunct Faculty
J Holladay
Heinz Christian Prechter Executive in Residence
Professor of Management
Adjunct Lecturer- SCS BALS
Assistant Professor
Adjunct Faculty
Assistant Professor
Teaching Professor
Executive Director, Georgetown Pivot Program
Professor of the Practice
Professor Emeritus
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Professor Emeritus
Management Area Coordinator
Teaching Professor
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor of the Practice
Founding Director, Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative
Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct Professor
Steven Schiffman
Adjunct Faculty
Associate Professor
Raffini Family Professor and Management Area Chair
Faculty Director of the Georgetown University Women’s Leadership Institute
Professor and Director, Communication, Culture & Technology Program (CCT), Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Annette N. Shelby Chair in Business & Leadership Communication, Professor of Management, McDonough School of Business
Director of Communication, Culture and Technology Program and Annette N. Shelby Endowed Chair in Business & Leadership Communication
Coach
Professor of the Practice
MSB Distinguished Teaching Professor
Founding Academic Director, Master of Science in Management Program
Assistant Professor
Adjunct Faculty
CTO, University Startups
News from Management
More Management Faculty News
In the News
The Impact of the Government Shutdown on Air Travel
Once the government reopens, “it could take a little while to unwind and get things running properly again,” says Shye Gilad, professor of the practice in management at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business.
November 13, 2025
In the News
Why the Shutdown Ending Doesn’t Mean that Flights Would Go Back to Normal Immediately
“I think connecting passengers are potentially even more at risk, more likely to experience fare increases, less frequent flights, less options” and potentially much longer layovers than usual, said Shye Gilad, a professor of the practice in management at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, noting that airlines may increase prices to offset lost revenue. Gilad was an airline pilot for 10 years and his specialities include the airline industry.
November 7, 2025
Research and Insights
What ‘Wicked’ Teaches Us About How to Be a Good Leader
Ahead of the release of “Wicked: For Good,” Bob Bies, professor of management, unpacks the leadership lessons from Elphaba and the hit musical-turned-movie.
October 30, 2025