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Alumni

Landing the Interview: Aging Well

As president and CEO of the National Council on Aging, Ramsey Alwin talks to Isabella DeLeo about purpose-driven leadership. Ramsey Alwin (EML’19), president and CEO of the…

November 28, 2025

Student Experience

Ajay Banga To Graduates: Seize Luck, Chase Curiosity, and Lead with Decency

Ajaypal Banga, president of the World Bank Group, delivered the commencement address for graduate students in Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business Class of.…

May 16, 2025

In the News

For Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels, a ‘Vindicating’ Moment at Last

Robert Bies, a professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business who studies leadership and the rehabilitation of disgraced public figures, said that Daniels…

June 5, 2024

Alumni

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

There seems to have been a generational shift in the way people approach their careers and the way they map their paths to leading the work lives they want. LaJwanne Louis (B)…

June 3, 2024

News Story

After a Cancer Diagnosis, This Assistant Dean Helps Patients and Students Persevere

Denise Durgin (G’16) spends her days helping students and alumni achieve their professional goals. The assistant dean leads a team that helps graduate and executive-level…

April 5, 2024

Student Experience

Igor Smelyansky to Graduates: Lessons in Leadership During Wartime

When Igor Smelyansky (MBA’05) graduated from Georgetown McDonough in 2005, his goals looked much different than they do today. He was on his way to a successful consulting…

May 19, 2023

Alumni

Landing the Interview: Belonging and Inclusion with Shanita Wilkins (EML’18) and Mackenzie Meadows (MiM’23)

Mackenzie Meadows (MiM’23) speaks with Shanita “Shani” Wilkins (EML’18), the chief diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) officer for the Department of…

May 3, 2023

Alumni

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

Events

McDonough Announces 2023 Commencement Schedule

Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business is pleased to announce the May 2023 Commencement schedule: Thursday, May 18 12 p.m. — Senior Convocation, Healy Lawn* Friday, May 19…

December 1, 2022

Alumni

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