Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business
Executive MBA
Embark on the Challenge of a Lifetime. Enjoy the Rewards for Life. The Executive MBA (EMBA) program at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business will consistently challenge you. And if you rise to the occasion, your hard work will prove beyond worth it. Ranked #1 in the world for international business by the Financial Times, our EMBA includes two global residencies designed to broaden your perspective through real-world experience. From our renowned professors and valuable D.C. location to our mentorship opportunities and worldwide alumni network, Georgetown has a lot to offer — if you’re ready to earn it.
#1
in the world for international business by Financial Times (2016)
#1
in the United States for career progress by Financial Times (2019)
#6
overall among standalone U.S. programs by Financial Times (2019)
The Georgetown Difference Are you ready for a Georgetown EMBA? We offer a reputation for academic excellence embodied by global projects, distinctive courses, and activities that leverage the rich fabric of Washington, D.C.
D.C. Advantage
Since Georgetown University was founded in 1789, our location in the global capital city of Washington, D.C. — the intersection of business, government, and international relations — has provided access to leading business executives and global thought leaders. We offer experiences that few schools can match.
Jesuit Tradition
Georgetown was established on the Jesuit principles of equality, respect, and cura personalis, or care for the whole person, and those same values define the school and the EMBA program today. Our rigorous academic culture still encourages students to collaborate, forge close friendships, and extend learning outside of the classroom.
Global Ready
We will prepare you to become a global-ready leader through two international residencies with business consulting projects, coursework, and case studies. In addition, you will interact with a diverse population of students, faculty, and staff with various work experiences and perspectives across industries and functions, creating a rich learning journey.
Renowned Expertise
Solutions to the world’s big issues lie at the intersection of business and policy, foreign affairs, law, and other areas of expertise that Georgetown’s many programs offer. Our world-class faculty include professionals with broad experience as well as entrepreneurs who mentor students looking to start new ventures.
EMBA program pushed me to think “ Georgetown’s differently, bigger, and more global. I find myself looking
at everything, both personally and professionally, through a different lens. Just a year and a half after the program, I was offered an opportunity in a new firm. Georgetown’s EMBA program prepared me to leverage my new skills and relationships on a much larger scale, allowing me to service a growing base of clients around the globe.
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Dan Meyers (EMBA’16)
Senior Director (SVP), Head of Advocacy APCO Worldwide
A Rigorous and Rewarding Curriculum Our dynamic EMBA curriculum continually evolves to keep you challenged and engaged. In the first year, the core curriculum presents a common understanding of fundamental business theory and practice. Core classes like accounting, management, and marketing challenge students to master the cross functions of traditional business practice before diving into advanced courses in year two. Your advanced business courses will leverage multidisciplinary offerings from other schools at Georgetown, such as the School of Foreign Services and the McCourt School of Public Policy, a unique advantage to your Georgetown EMBA. The second year of study also provides an opportunity to tailor your MBA through elective courses and an innovative global capstone. You will select five electives to take along with your advanced business courses. Electives vary based on the composition of the cohort, faculty recommendations, and key business issues. The program begins in August and spans 20 months. Classes are held Fridays and Saturdays of alternating weeks in addition to four weeklong residencies, two of which are held internationally.
Year 1
Fundamentals of Business
Opening Residency
FALL
SPRING Decision Analytics
Microeconomics
Strategy
Marketing
Financial Accounting
Strategic Management Accounting
Year 2
Advanced Business Courses FALL Business and Government
International Finance
Ethical Leadership Electives
Macroeconomics
Finance
Organizational Behavior
International Business Management
Global Operations
Global Business Experience
Business Planning Residency
SUMMER
Foreign Market Development
Electives
Business and Public Policy
Global Capstone Residency
SPRING
Local Residencies Through four weeklong residencies — two domestic and two international — you will be immersed in real-life business projects. Apply knowledge learned in the classroom to a specific organization or industry, and better understand the skills needed to advance your firm or to start your own.
Opening Residency: Georgetown Means Business
This introduction to the program provides an in-depth live case experience focused on a specific industry. Apply a high-level view of finance, marketing, strategy, and other fundamental business areas to global companies facing real challenges in today’s competitive international marketplace.
Business Planning Residency: Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Practice the art of creating and pitching a business idea for an entrepreneurial initiative. With coaching from expert advisors, student teams develop an idea for a business or venture within an existing business. The experience culminates in a business pitch competition during which teams deliver presentations to a panel of judges composed of successful entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and faculty.
experience at Georgetown’s McDonough School of “ The Business was game-changing. Our business planning
residency introduced us to the lean startup methodology, which I have used to refine [my company’s] offerings and will continue to use to bring new products to market.
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Josh Ellars (EMBA’15) Founder Patri
Global Residencies Global Business Experience: Globalization Challenges Facing the Firm
In this signature Georgetown McDonough experience, student consulting teams work together to solve pressing business problems facing foreign organizations and Fortune 500 companies with operations overseas. At the end of the course, the cohort travels abroad to the client’s facilities to present recommendations to senior leadership.
Global Capstone Residency: Issues for Industries Worldwide
Incorporating all components of the program, student teams study the impact of globalization at the country, industry, and firm levels. With the guidance of a faculty advisor, teams will travel to different parts of the world to conduct field research on a particular country, region, industry, and corporation and produce a research paper that highlights opportunities and challenges on particular topics of interest. To complete the residency, teams highlight their research in a final presentation to the Georgetown McDonough community.
of several highlights of my EMBA experience was “ One journeying to Hong Kong with some of the best from
my cohort. We also managed to arrange several highlevel and informative meetings with business and government leaders. Discussing real estate trends was much different while sitting across from a CEO on the 118th floor at the tallest bar in the world! The insights from the meetings and time with my team members created incredible memories.
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Nathan Ruiz (EMBA’16)
Director of Client Success Optoro
Select Projects
Liberian Mango Social Enterprise • Luxury Hotels under Competition in Dubai and Abu Dhabi • Big Data, Smarter Cities in Singapore and Barcelona • Germany Refugee Crisis • Lessons from the Banking Sector Transformation in Europe: Barcelona, Frankfurt, and Madrid
Select Companies
Axa • Boeing • Byucksan • CBRE • Cisco • Costco • eDENT • Ernst and Young Eukor • FedEx • GS Electric Power Systems • Medtronic • Philips • Wonjin
Engage in a One-to-One Mentorship with Industry Leaders The best way for leaders to learn is by forging relationships with those who have gone before them. A select number of students participate in our year-long EMBA mentorship program, where they are paired with a high-level executive and allows for the development of a meaningful and impactful relationship. Mentors meet with mentees regularly over one year to share the advice and wisdom that has led to their own success. Students are able to leverage this connection in their networking during and after the program, leading to valuable relationships that often remain strong long after graduation.
an amazing mentor who allowed me to develop “ Iamet more strategic approach to my career path and positively impacted my networking opportunities. We still keep in touch.
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Lala Balaoghlanova (EMBA’17) Premier Relationship Manager HSBC
Executive Career Development Our executive career management team provides the personalized support you need to advance your career in your current environment or pivot to a new role or industry. The team will help you to prepare for interviews, negotiate compensation, and successfully integrate you into a new environment. Throughout your EMBA journey, we will enable you to optimize your potential and work with you to achieve your career goals.
Career Resources
We provide a suite of executive career resources that are outcome-driven, customized, and highly focused on individual needs. Examples include leadership assessments, in-class sessions, one-on-one coaching, and connections to Georgetown’s global alumni network, in addition to special networking events throughout the program.
Alumni Network
You will have access to more than 190,000 Georgetown alumni who live and work across the globe in a variety of industries and organizations.
executive career management team played an “ The instrumental role in helping me navigate the opportunity
selection process, as well as to effectively manage the complexities of the exit and on-boarding processes at an executive level.
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Matthew Ritchie (EMBA’18) Managing Director, Acorn Growth Companies
Lifelong Learning Program At Georgetown McDonough, we believe leaders never graduate. This mindset inspired the creation of our Lifelong Learning initiative, which supports the professional and personal growth of our alumni forever. Through the Lifelong Learning program, you may return to campus and audit up to one elective course per year alongside current Executive MBA students. Attain new business competencies, reconnect with faculty and peers, and extend your professional network beyond your program and cohort.
Georgetown brand and the EMBA program “ The opened doors for me that may not have been available to me before. It’s one of the best things I have done for myself.
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Zehra Zaidi (EMBA’14)
Head of Marketing, Americas Nuix
CONTACT US For more information, or to apply to the Executive MBA program, please contact: +1 (202) 687-8863 emba@georgetown.edu msb.georgetown.edu/emba Georgetown University McDonough School of Business Rafik B. Hariri Building, Suite 474 37th and O Streets, NW Washington, DC 20057
January 2020