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Jesuit Values

Pivot Fellows Present Business Ventures at Third Annual Pitch Competition

The Pivot Program’s third annual Pitch Competition was held virtually on Friday, June 25. This event is the culmination of the business and entrepreneurship program, giving…

July 7, 2021

In the News

After Pandemic Decimated Air Travel, These Low-Cost Start-Ups Are the First New U.S. Air Carriers in 14 Years

The pandemic’s disruption has created opportunities for entrepreneurs in the airline sector as it has for other industries, said Jeff Reid, founding director of Georgetown…

June 21, 2021

Events

Georgetown Entrepreneurship Hosts Summer Launch Incubator Final Showcase

Students and Alumni Across the University Present their Entrepreneurial Venture The Georgetown Entrepreneurship Summer Launch Incubator (SLI) at Georgetown University’s…

June 14, 2021

Alumni

Veteran-Owned EMBA Business Featured on Drew Barrymore Show

While working for Naval Sea Systems, Kathy Oliphant-Wilson (EMBA’14) experienced the shooting at Washington’s Navy Yard. A harrowing experience that she says affected her…

June 9, 2021

Jesuit Values

National Nonprofit Founded by First-Year Student to Tackle Inequality in STEM Education

When Maximilian Goetz (B’24) was a freshman in high school he tutored a second grade student through Reading Partners, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing…

May 6, 2021

Student Experience

Undergraduate Team Wins, MBA Team Places 2nd in Global VCIC Finals

Georgetown McDonough’s undergraduate Venture Capital Investment Team placed first in the Global Undergraduate Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC), while the MBA team…

April 21, 2021

Events

Georgetown Entrepreneurship Hosts Demo Day to Celebrate Inaugural Startup Accelerator

On March 30, 2021, Georgetown Entrepreneurship hosted the inaugural Demo Day to highlight the 12 early-stage startups from the first Georgetown Startup Accelerator (GSA). The…

April 15, 2021

In the News

Disruption Is Here to Stay So Let’s Be Entrepreneurial

An article by Jeff Reid, founding director, Georgetown.…

March 11, 2021

In the News

How to Launch Your Post-MBA Career in Venture Capital

Jeff Reid, professor of the practice and director of Georgetown Entrepreneurship and Eric Young, associate dean of the MBA Career Center discuss MBAs for venture.…

March 10, 2021

Student Experience

MBA Student Named to Forbes Next 1000 List

Georgetown McDonough’s Tara Gupta (MBA’22) has been named to the Forbes Next 1000 List. This year’s inaugural list highlights entrepreneurs who redefine the American dream.…

March 9, 2021