Archive: Global Business Initiative
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Blackstone Hosts Current Global Business Fellows Students and Alumni at NYC Headquarters
Joseph Patrick Baratta II (B’93), global head of private equity at Blackstone, explained his work trajectory and how his career took a turn when he accepted an offer to move to London to help grow the company’s private equity business in the region.
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Co-Founder and Former CEO of Costco Wholesale Speaks on Global Strategy and Management
Jim Sinegal, co-founder of Costco Wholesale, speaks on Costco’s success in the retail industry, as well as its corporate management, and forward-thinking strategy.
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Alumnus Shares with Students Digital Marketing Experience at Nike on Webinar
Ricky Schramm, Director of Global Digital Brand Marketing at Nike Direct, discussed the role of Nike in an evolving digital world and shared career advice with students.
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Norwegian Ambassador Discusses Norway’s Economy and International Role At Reception
The Ambassador of Norway to the United States, Kåre R. Aas, hosted Georgetown McDonough students and alumni on Oct. 17 for a reception at his residence.
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Ghanaian Agritech Firm Shares Feedback on Expansion Strategy Developed by MBAs
A group of 2nd year MBA students worked with AgroInnova with the primary focus on providing key strategic recommendations to help refine the company’s operating model and core business offerings.
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The Myth Of Deglobalization
An op-ed by Ricardo Ernst, Baratta Chair in Global Business and director, Global Business Initiative: The Economist Michael O’Sullivan argues in his new book “The Leveling: What’s Next After Globalization” that globalization is dead. As long-standing scholars of globalization and competitiveness, our response to that alleged demise was uttered most appropriately 122 years ago by American writer and humorist Mark Twain, who exclaimed: “The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.”
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Executives Convene to Discuss Management of Global Supply Chains in an Era of Trade Wars
Executives from Tommy Hilfiger, Estée Lauder, A.T. Kearney, American Apparel & Footwear Association, and Amazon discussed global supply chain strategies at a Sept. 26 summit hosted by the GBI.
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Argentina’s Ambassador Welcomes Georgetown Students and Alumni
Fernando Oris de Roa, ambassador of Argentina to the United States, welcomed Georgetown students and alumni to the Argentinian embassy in Washington D.C., on Sept. 19.
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MSF Students Advise on Microfinance Lending, Economic Inequality for Namibia Nonprofit
Students in the Master of Science in Finance program at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business consulted this spring for the One Economy Foundation, a nonprofit in Namibia that aims to bridge the
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MBAs Travel to Middle East to Consult for Tech Firm Souktel
In July a team of four students consulted for Souktel, a company based in Palestine that designs and builds software solutions for big-data analytics in frontier markets. We spoke to Kristen Pyke (MBA’20) to hear about the group’s consulting experience highlights.
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