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Jeremy Ring Discusses Rise and Fall of Yahoo!

The keys to becoming a successful entrepreneur are luck and skill, according to Jeremy Ring, entrepreneur, Florida state senator, and author of the book We Were Yahoo!. “Luck…

February 21, 2018

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Georgetown McDonough Hosts Union Kitchen at Fourth Event in Food Entrepreneurship Series

Last fall, the fourth installment of the Food Entrepreneurship Series hosted food business accelerator Union Kitchen and its successful ventures — including JRINK, Eat Pizza,…

February 21, 2018

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Georgetown Hosts Third Annual Georgetown Africa Business Conference

Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, in conjunction with the Walsh School of Foreign Service African Studies Program, hosted the third annual Georgetown Africa…

February 16, 2018

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New Technology Will ‘Rewrite’ Future Of Banking, Citigroup CEO Says

Advances in banking technology will drive the future of the financial industry, Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat said during an event at the Georgetown University McDonough School of…

February 10, 2018

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Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat Urges Students to Embrace Change

How does a 200-year-old institution embrace the future, embrace change, and continuously innovate? “It’s in the DNA,” said Michael Corbat, CEO of. &#…

February 9, 2018

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Bentley Motors, Inc. President and CEO Discusses Career

Mark Del Rosso, president and CEO of Bentley Motors, Inc., discussed his career and his plans for the company on Nov. 14 at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, during an…

February 1, 2018

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Steers Center for Global Real Estate Hosts "Reimagining the Storefront: Consumers, Merchants, and Financiers"

The Steers Center for Global Real Estate, Georgetown Real Estate Alliance, and Georgetown Wall Street Alliance presented “Reimagining the Storefront: Consumers, Merchants,…

February 1, 2018

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The Top 100 Leadership Speakers for 2018

Christine Porath, associate professor of management, was featured for her work in the area of incivility and its effects at.…

January 11, 2018

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Award-Winning Filmmaker Ken Burns Relates Lessons Learned from Vietnam

Watch the Ken Burns event The war in Vietnam holds important lessons for the present day and greatly influenced the way in which America conducts military operations, Emmy award…

December 5, 2017

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Financial Markets Quality Conference Discusses Critical Issues

Recent events continue to raise a number of questions about the quality of financial markets. On Oct. 10, the Georgetown Center for Financial Markets and Policy and the Financial…

November 17, 2017