As the calendar year comes to a close, Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business is celebrating the successes, milestones, and accomplishments of 2025. We advanced key initiatives, traveled across the globe, explored emerging fields of business, kept our values in focus, and took important strides in our efforts to prepare global leaders to make a positive difference in the world.

These moments would not be possible without the support of our entire community of students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends who continue to embody the school’s mission as a leading business school that inspires ethical leaders to serve the common good. 

Explore some of our top moments from 2025:

We celebrated major global milestones, gained new perspectives in international business, and enhanced our ambition to be the best school in the world at the intersection of business and global affairs.

Celebrating 30 Years of Global Business Leadership at Georgetown McDonough

For 30 years, Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business has trained students to be ethical leaders in the global marketplace – a commitment rooted in the school’s signature Global Business Experience (GBE)

Izmirlian Students Traverse Continents for Insight into BMW’s Value Chain

Georgetown University Celebrates Launch of Master’s in International Business and Policy Program in Dubai

Georgetown McDonough Hosts Inaugural Conference in Dubai, Exploring the City’s Strategic Vision for Global Business Leadership

• What’s Next for the Future of Global Business? Baratta Center Conference Reimagines the Answer
• Living the Case Study: Experiencing Global Business Firsthand in Washington, D.C., and Abroad
• The Journey of a Lifetime: Rewiring My Perspective on Global Business and Beyond
• Bridging Worlds Through Business: My Global Business Experience in Kenya
• Marie-Perle Ngivula (MiM’25) on Navigating New Cultures, Building Community, and Embracing Growth
• Traveling to Madrid with the Global Business Fellows Program to Consult for Airbus Helicopters
• Izmirlian Program Students Engage with Key Stakeholders in Ghana
• How a Full-Circle Experience Led Albert Ofosu (MBA’25) to Georgetown McDonough and Turkey

We kept a values-based approach to business, remained committed to social justice, and found new ways to serve the common good.

Georgetown Reach’s Pioneering Students Ready to Take on College

Georgetown Reach provides free college consulting services for rising 8th grade students in Washington, D.C., and their families, through their 12-grade year. This spring, 17 students in the inaugural cohort completed the program and are heading off to college.

Undergraduate Business Students Give Local High School Students a Headstart on Their Financial Success

Undergraduate Students Pitch the Ad Council on Integrated Marketing Plan for Mission-Driven Campaign

McDonough Students Take Hands-On Action to Create a Lasting Impact

• Making the Case: Support Small Business
• Baratta Center Announces Winners of 2025 Global Impact Award
• Beyond Business: A Promise Kept
• The Entrepreneurial Mindset: How a Georgetown MBA Alum Launched an Innovative AI Startup to Support Home Care Facilities
• Jamaica Gayle (ESM’25) on the Power of Interdisciplinary Learning and Mentorship to Inspire Future Changemakers
• Catherine Connelly (B’11) on the Importance of Making Mistakes, Trusting Your Instincts, and Designing an Environment for Success
• Driving Impact: How McDonough is Helping Me Bridge Sustainability and Small Business Support
• Deona (Dee) Hatley (EMBA’26) on Fostering Community and Mentorship
• From Farming to Finance: Enrique Piñon (MBA’26) on Transitioning Careers and Building Community

We explored an interdisciplinary approach to solving the world’s most pressing issues by focusing on fields of the future: AI, Analytics, and the Future of Work; the Business of Healthcare; the Business of Sustainability; and Sports Business.

JPMorganChase CEO Jamie Dimon Explores the Future of AI and Work

Explore insights on the future of AI and work from JPMorganChase CEO Jaime Dimon and the three traits he says all students should develop.

$3M Gift Establishes Chair and Fund for Business of Health Initiative at McDonough School of Business

Shaping the Game: The Playbook for Educating the Next Generation of Sports Business Leaders

New Whitepaper Offers Roadmap for Business Leaders Navigating the Global Energy Transition

• AI for All: The Promise of AI-Powered Social Change
• Business of Sustainability Initiative Brings Leading Industry Voices to Campus
• Datathon Challenges Georgetown Students to Harness the Power of Data to Advance Learning
• Buying and Selling: Green Havens
• Reframing Healthcare as an Economic Good with Former HHS Secretary Alex M. Azar II

We advanced research and dialogue on key issues and trends in business – and had some fun with it. 

$6M Gift From NRF Foundation Establishes the NRF Business of Retail Initiative at McDonough School of Business

Thanks to a $6 million gift from the National Retail Federation and the NRF Foundation, Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business has combined academic excellence with industry expertise by launching the NRF Business of Retail Initiative.

• Celebrating a Decade of Innovation and Leadership at Georgetown McDonough’s Steers Center
• How AB InBev Turned its 10-Year, $1B Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative into a Global Public Health Strategy
• Stop Saying ‘Thank You’ in Job Negotiations, New Research Finds
• The Three Mistakes New Managers Make (and How to Avoid Them)
• Office Hours: Is AI the Future of Talent Acquisition?
• Extra Credit: The New Rules of Super Bowl Advertising

You can also earn some Extra Credit by watching our faculty research series:

We expanded our programs, welcomed new Hoyas, and celebrated our newest class of graduates.

Georgetown McDonough Master’s and Executive Education Programs Expand to Capitol Campus in 2025

A select number of specialized master’s programs at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business will soon expand to the university’s Capitol Campus to deepen connections to the Washington, D.C., ecosystem and broaden the school’s educational opportunities in the nation’s capital. 

M.S. in Global Real Assets Offers 20 Full-Tuition Scholarships Through the Steers Scholars Program

Georgetown McDonough Expands Top-Ranked MSBA Program with Full-Time, On-Campus Option

Georgetown McDonough Launches Accelerated Pathway from MiM to MBA

Meet the newest McDonough students:

• Undergraduate Class of 2029 Begins Their Transformative Experience at Georgetown McDonough
• Meet Georgetown’s Incoming Full-time MBA Class of 2027
• Record-Breaking EMBA D.C. Class Welcomes Experienced, Global Leaders
• Georgetown’s Master of Science in Finance Welcomes Largest Class To Date
• Georgetown’s M.S. in Environment and Sustainability Management Welcomes a Global Class
• Future Real Assets Leaders Join Georgetown’s Class of 2026
• Georgetown’s Master’s in Management Program Welcomes New Cohort of Students

And congratulate the Class of 2025:

• ‘Have a Passion’ and ‘Never Give Up:’ Michael Psaros’ (B’89) Advice to McDonough’s Undergraduate Class of 2025
• Ajay Banga To Graduates: Seize Luck, Chase Curiosity, and Lead with Decency
• Inaugural Executive MBA Dubai Cohort Graduates in Washington, D.C.
• Mac Johnson (MBA’25): Creating Impact Through Leadership and Service
• A Passionate Professional Journey: Lifelong Connections in Georgetown’s Executive MBA Program 
• From Child Actress to Private Equity: Kelly Grace Richardson (B’25) Uses Storytelling to Shape the Future of Finance

As we close out 2025, we thank you for your support of our school and programs in our mission to be the best in the world and best for the world. From all of us at McDonough, we wish you a Happy New Year and a prosperous 2026!