Global Business Fellows Program (GBF)

The Global Business Fellows is an innovative program open to Georgetown McDonough undergraduate students that combines fundamental principles of business with required coursework in international affairs, economics, and languages. Such an interdisciplinary curriculum enables undergraduate students to analyze and solve challenges that impact business and public policy on a global scale.

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Fellows take a set of core courses in business, economics, and international affairs, as well as the Global Business Experience consulting course, which receives support from the Baratta Center for Global Business‘s board members. In addition, students partake in co-curricular programming and professional development opportunities.

Current Undergraduate fellows and GBF alumni (the first cohort graduated in 2017) form part of the GBF LinkedIn Group, which was created to keep the GBF community connected through signature events in New York City and other locations.

Signature GBF Events

Consulting in Spain

NYC Intl. Finance Trek

Italy in U.S.

Graduating Fellows’ Reflections

All Fellows’ Reflections

“Anisha Pai (B’19)

“The Global Business Experience class was one of the most valuable experiences I’ve had through the GBF program. Professor Ernst pushed me to think and work harder than I thought I was capable of working. In addition, the GBE trip to Barcelona gave me a unique opportunity not only to present in front of real clients, but also to make new friends, even as a second semester senior””

“Nicholas Elliott (B’20)

“I can confidently say the GBF program has done much more for me than I could have imagined. Not only was I able to meet a great cohort of people, but I was also given the opportunity to learn from professors who translated their real world experience into an array of lessons on everything from World Bank insurance programs in Africa to negotiating with counterparts in Russia.””

“Audrey Zhou (B’22)

“The SFS classes I have taken, ranging from Map of the Modern World to Global Investment Foundations, have allowed me to contextualize the business concepts I have learned in McDonough to current world events. My junior summer internship experience with the Beeck Center in Kazakhstan was inspired by the courses that covered a variety of international topics.””