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MBA Students Provide Recommendations To Uber Based On Research In Mexico

A group of MBA students traveled to Monterrey, Mexico, for their Global Business Experience (GBE). Amanda Lane (MBA’19) and Anuj Mahajan (MBA’19) were among a team…

May 21, 2019

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Baratta to Graduates: Embrace the “Georgetown Factor”

Twenty-six years ago, Joseph Baratta (B’93) walked across the Georgetown University commencement stage to receive his diploma and was prepared to begin his career at…

May 17, 2019

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Blackstone Executive to Address Georgetown McDonough Graduates, May 17

Joseph Patrick Baratta II (B’93), global head of private equity and senior managing director at Blackstone, will address the Georgetown University McDonough School of…

May 10, 2019

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Q&A: Global Business Experience in the MiM Program

The Georgetown Master's in Management program incorporates the school's signature Global Business Experience into the curriculum. Ricardo Ernst, Baratta Chair in Global Business…

April 25, 2019

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Estée Lauder CEO Fabrizio Freda on Inspiring the New Generation of Beauty

Fabrizio Freda, president and CEO of The Estée Lauder Companies, discussed the challenges of leading a global cosmetics brand during an event hosted by the Georgetown…

April 8, 2019

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U.S. News Ranks Georgetown MBA Top-10 for International Business, Nonprofit Careers

U.S. News & World Report lists the Georgetown McDonough Full-time MBA 24th and the part-time MBA 12th in its latest rankings. The school also is 5th for international…

April 8, 2019

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Microsoft’s Cesar Cernuda Speaks on Digital Transformation in Latin America

Cesar Cernuda, president of Microsoft Latin America and corporate vice president of Microsoft Corporation, discussed digital transformation in the Latin American region at a Feb.…

March 11, 2019

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Italian Ambassador Hosts Students, Alumni for Global Business Discussion

The Ambassador of Italy to the United States Armando Varricchio welcomed students and alumni to his residence as part of the school’s D.C. Embassy.…

February 26, 2019

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MA-IBP Students Discuss the Global Economy with Singapore’s Ambassador to the United States

Ashok Kumar Mirpuri, Singapore’s ambassador to the U.S., hosted Master of Arts in International Business and Policy (MA-IBP) students at the Singaporean embassy in…

December 6, 2018

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Global Business Initiative Hosts Sustainability Summit at National Geographic

Executives from five major corporations discussed how they’re implementing sustainability efforts at a global summit on Thursday, Nov. 8, at National Geographic’s…

November 26, 2018