Georgetown McDonough

Choosing between a Master’s in Management (MiM) and an MBA is about where you are in your professional journey. Read more in our admissions blog: bit.ly/4byGaG5

Professor @petermjaworski, or the Plasma Professor, teaches students how to apply ethics in the business world. Outside the classroom, Jaworski has been tackling the thorny ethics and economics of global plasma collection for a decade now. Read more: bit.ly/4cLGiEp

Our MBA students in the Data and Society course recently visited Gallup. Students learned how Gallup collects and analyzes large-scale survey data to understand public opinion and workplace trends, highlighting the critical role that data plays in shaping people-centered policy.

Poets&Quants recently sat down with Senior Associate Dean Sudipta Dasmohapatra to discuss the new MBA curriculum and how these updates remain true to the core values of Georgetown McDonough. Read the full article: bit.ly/3MNk6z6

Lindsay May (MBA’26) is an MBA fellow with the NRF Business of Retail Initiative who recently represented Georgetown at the NRF Foundation Student Program in New York City. Read about her experience at the event: bit.ly/4rzueuj

When Ohm Rattanapun (MBA’26) began evaluating MBA programs, he wanted to expand his perspective and leadership. Through our Global Business Experience and certificate offerings, Rattanapun found the real-world impact and flexibility he wanted. Read more: bit.ly/4qN1Q6X

The course "Leading People and Teams," taught by Associate Prof. Rachel Pacheco, integrates experiential learning to push students beyond the classroom, including an assignment for students to teach 8th-grade students in the community. Read more: bit.ly/40mbQZK

Congratulations to Pivot Program graduate Monte Pollard for being named a 2025-26 Obama Foundation USA Leader! After graduating, Pollard became the executive director of Changing Perceptions DC, an organization that supports returning citizens. Read more: bit.ly/46bpq5U

The Full-time MBA placed 23rd in the U.S. and 49th in the world in the 2026 Financial Times Global MBA Ranking. Within the categories, we were 5th in the U.S. for salary percentage increase and in the top 10 in the U.S. for global diversity among students. bit.ly/4rQCnu2

SFS students in the Global Business Fellows track recently went on an immersive trek to Panama to see international trade in action. Maggie Yang (SFS'27) shares how the experience redefined her view of global business. 🚢 🌎 Read more: bit.ly/4acPPBm

To remove financial barriers for veterans seeking graduate education, we have expanded scholarships of the Yellow Ribbon Program to fully cover all graduate programs. Read more: bit.ly/3M8hsUc

The undergraduate Class of 2025 reported record employment results following graduation in May, earning an average full-time salary of $102,780 and an average signing bonus of $9,995. Read more in the 2025 Report: bit.ly/3Mg1maW

When Beenish Haleem (GRA’24) and Linus Billings (GRA’24) were handed the brokerage memo for a distressed office complex in Virginia, they weren’t just solving a classroom problem — they were stepping into the mindset of real-world investors. Read more: bit.ly/44FF88r

Originally from Morocco, Bruno Mejean (B’73) sought ways to make a meaningful difference for future generations, so he and his wife established a scholarship fund to support international undergraduate students at Georgetown McDonough. Read more: bit.ly/3MNOrgz

As the chief information and AI officer at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Sairah Ijaz (MSBA’24) enrolled in the M.S. in Business Analytics to learn about the psychology of big data, ethics in AI, and change management. Read more: bit.ly/4amQTV0

Rory Brogan (MBA’22) arrived at Georgetown McDonough to learn the language of entrepreneurship. With a background in electrical engineering, he envisioned a better way to design electric motors, a vision he transformed into Torev Motors. Read more: bit.ly/4rZscUS

From an early age, Teresa Mannix was interested in writing and helping her subjects shine. As the associate dean and chief marketing and communications officer, Mannix helps the McDonough School of Business to do just that. Read more: bit.ly/4pHPcpX

In Cook County, IL, a short-lived soda tax offered a chance to see what happens when government policy attempts to nudge choices. Prof Anita Rao's study dives into this natural experiment and the long-term power of public health interventions. Read more: bit.ly/3Y7rrvi

McDonough has reimagined its MBA curriculum to align with evolving demands in global business through a focus on career readiness, AI and digital literacy, and personalization options for several core courses. Learn more about the new curriculum: bit.ly/4jWH1Ei

Andy Christopher (MSF’18) caught the aviation bug at a young age, serving 10 years in the Navy. Toward the end of his time in active duty, Christopher discovered Georgetown McDonough's Master of Science in Finance program and decided to apply. Read more: bit.ly/4q7IRVb