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Pivot: From Disney Executive to Author and Food Network Star

The idea of a career pivot for Melissa d’Arabian (MBA’93) isn’t necessarily an epiphanic event. Sometimes it’s made of tiny steps that lead you to a new path. Her steps…

December 12, 2022

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Beyond Business: Transforming the White Wealth Management Industry From Within With Dominique Jordan (B’13)

When Dominique Jordan (B’13) looked around the financial wealth management field in which he found himself after Georgetown, he hardly saw anyone who looked like or resembled…

December 12, 2022

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Landing the Interview: Talking Shop with Tito Torres (IBP’21) and Andrew Chuang (BGA’23)

Andrew Chuang (BGA’23) recently connected with Timothy “Tito” Torres (IBP’21), senior advisor, strategy and external relations at Special Operations Association of,…

December 8, 2022

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Impact Investments: Alumni Make the Case for Sustainability

Being in business today goes hand-in-hand with sustainability—whether that’s the clothes you wear, the coffee you drink, the energy you use, or the community you build. Here,…

December 8, 2022

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North To The Future: Angel Dotomain (B’99) on The Power of Tribal Self-Governance in Healthcare

If you’re trying to get to know Angel Dotomain (B’99), Director of the Indian Health Services (IHS) Alaska Area, she’ll tell you a conversation won’t cut it. “To know…

December 8, 2022

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Delivering Under Pressure: How Igor Smelyansky (MBA’05) Has Adapted Ukraine’s National Postal Service to the Chaos of War

A few months after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Igor Smelyansky (MBA’05), the head of Ukraine’s national postal service, Ukrposhta, headed to the country’s…

December 8, 2022

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Alumni Present Their Social Impact Startups at the Georgetown Startup Accelerator’s Demo Day

10 early-stage, alumni-founded startups in the Georgetown Startup Accelerator (GSA) recently pitched their business ideas at Georgetown Entrepreneurship’s annual Demo Day. The…

December 5, 2022

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Georgetown McDonough Graduate Alumni Reunite on the Hilltop to Connect and Celebrate Accomplishments

Over 250 Georgetown McDonough alumni, family, and friends gathered over the weekend to celebrate the MBA, Executive MBA, Global Executive MBA, Corporate International Master’s…

October 11, 2022

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Alexa Fernandez (MBA/MPP’05) Wins Two Great Taste Awards for Chili Maven’s Salsa Macha

Georgetown McDonough joins the nation in commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month. To celebrate, we are spotlighting several McDonough community members of Hispanic heritage who are…

October 11, 2022

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Mark Uyeda (B’92) Brings Years of Experience and Connections as New SEC Commissioner

Mark Uyeda (B’92) was recently sworn into office as commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), becoming the first Asian Pacific American to occupy this…

October 4, 2022