As the calendar year comes to a close, Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business is celebrating the successes, milestones, and accomplishments of 2024. We advanced key strategic initiatives, 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 2024: 

We reached across borders, gained new international perspectives in business, and convened global leaders at the intersection of business and global affairs. 

Executive MBA Dubai Cohort Travels to D.C. for Inaugural Global Business Experience

The first cohort of Georgetown University’s Executive MBA (EMBA) in Dubai recently traveled to Washington, D.C., as part of the program’s inaugural Global Business Experience (GBE) course, where…

Baratta Center Announces Winners of Inaugural Global Impact Award

Georgetown Partners with IFC and the Milken Institute to Strengthen Local Capital Markets

McDonough Business Strategy Challenge Gathers Students From Around the World to Forge Solutions for Social Impact

• Alumnus Makes Historic Gift to Establish International Undergraduate Scholarship
• Expanding Horizons: Izmirlian Program, International Experiences Prepare Undergraduate Students to Become Global Business Leaders
• Flex MBA Students Travel to Italy and Argentina with the Global Business Experience
• From Minneapolis to Dublin: Izmirlian Students Follow Medtronic Value Chain
• Traveling to Madrid with the Global Business Fellows Program to Consult for Uber Spain
• From Kabul to Georgetown: My Journey in the MA-IBP Program and Residency in Vietnam
• MSF Students Present Business Solutions to International Clients in Global Consulting Project
• Abigail Miles (B’26) on Learning Global Business from Leaders in the Persian Gulf

We used our interdisciplinary expertise to explore the fields shaping the business world in the years to come: AI, Analytics, and the Future of Work; the Business of Healthcare; and the Business of Sustainability.

New Business of Health Initiative at Georgetown McDonough Empowers Leaders to Address Challenges in Healthcare

Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business has launched a collaborative Business of Health Initiative to prepare business leaders and medical professionals to tackle critical issues in…

Power Players: How McDonough Alumni Are Electrifying the Energy Revolution

Navigating Generational Divides: How To Recruit and Retain the Next Generation of Workers

A Prescription for Progress: Healthcare in the United States Needs Reform. Is Business the Antidote?

• Buying and Selling: Visions of Green
• Making the Case: Data Wonks
• Innovating Responsibly: AI is Transforming Business at an Exponential Rate. How Do We Use It as a Force for Good?
• Inaugural Datathon Empowers Students to Solve Real-World Challenges Through Data Analysis
• Georgetown McDonough’s Business of Health Initiative Addresses Mission-Driven Investing in Healthcare
• Sustainability Workshop Convenes Experts and Students to Address the Energy Transition

We advanced research and dialogue on key issues and trends in business – and had a little bit of fun along the way.

During the 2024 Olympic Games, hotels in Paris had fewer guests but were expected to make more money. How is that possible? Professor Matthew Cypher, director of the Steers Center for Global Real Estate, explained how the Olympics are shaking up the hotel industry in Paris, breaking down the basics of real estate investing.

Key Convenings and Conferences

JPMorganChase CEO Jamie Dimon Keynotes at FMQ 2024

We were thrilled to close out FMQ with a fireside chat between Jamie Dimon, chair and CEO of JPMorganChase and Reena Aggarwal, founding director of Georgetown Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy and Robert E. McDonough Professor of Finance at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business.

Steers Center Convenes Industry Leaders to Discuss the Return and Recovery of the Office

Baratta Center Discusses Global Competition and Collaboration During Annual Conference

Business of Sustainability Initiative Explores the Energy Transition During Annual Summit

New Books and Research

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

Georgetown Small Business Corps to Empower Local Urban and Under-Resourced Communities in Washington, D.C.

The SBC provides tailored, pro-bono consulting services delivered by Georgetown McDonough students Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business has launched the Small Business Corps…

Business as a Force for Good: MBA Students Support Hurricane Helene Victims Through Ethics Project

Business Scholars Institute Reaches Across Institutions to Develop Future Leaders in Business

Undergraduate Students Present Business Solutions to D.C.-Based Martha’s Table

• Embracing Our Jesuit Values: McDonough Students Strive to Make a Positive Impact on the World
• Georgetown Pivot Program Welcomes Its Seventh Cohort
• Alumnus Improves Mental Health Accessibility Through Headway Platform
• Rebuilding and Restoring: An Executive MBA Student’s Research Into Preserving Cultural Heritage After Maui Wildfires
• Making the Case: Bigger Business
• Beyond Business: Lead the Way
• Alumna Empowers Female Athletes Through Clothing Brand ‘SPRHRA’

We fostered and celebrated our core value of Community in Diversity. 

Georgetown McDonough Welcomes Inaugural Kosoy Women in Business Cohort to Empower the Next Generation of Women Leaders

Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business recently welcomed the inaugural cohort of the Kosoy Women in Business program to support their professional development, foster connections, and advance…

Georgetown McDonough Launches EmpowerHER Program to Elevate Women in Business

No Small Feat: Disability Advocate and her Guide Dog Prepare to Cross the Graduation Stage as They Do Everything Else — Together

Matters of Representation with Nishant Makhijani (MBA’24)

As we close out 2024, we thank you for your support of our school and programs. From all of us at McDonough, we wish you a happy new year and a prosperous 2025!