World Executive MBA by GW School of Business

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World Executive MBA: Using Business to CHANGE the Planet What if you could enroll in an executive MBA program that gave you new leadership skills anchored in globalization and cyber security?

… and the same program pushed you to excel in areas that are new to you, rounding out your competencies so you could act with confidence.

… and developed your skills for the global business arena through an international residency that requires you to work on a real project, not an academic exercise.

… and a cyber security angle to both help lead and protect organizations from cyber threats.

What if a key component of the program was the learning you gain from your classmates— all working professionals—as your share in-the-trenches knowledge with one another?

… and from the personal leadership coach assigned to you.

… and from the high-profile instructors who work hard to ensure that you maximize what you take from the program.

… and the industry insiders who share their knowledge in the classroom.

What if the program, although rigorous, was designed around your busy professional schedule so you could fulfill your work responsibilities while completing your studies?

… and was managed by a respected business school with exemplary executive education programs.

... and unfolded in a location that is a pulse point for corporate networking, global action and policymaking.

And what if you could do it all in 16 months? There is such a program:

The World Executive MBA at the George Washington University School of Business.

We Listen to Your Aspirations The George Washington University School of Business knows what today’s business professionals need to be successful in their careers—because it asked them. Our World Executive MBA is a comprehensive program that prepares working professionals to build and lead successful teams, to manage effectively on a global landscape, to deliver exemplary results, to leverage the power of partnership and to use communication, critical thinking and problem-solving skills with new mastery. We understand how you work. You multitask as you maneuver among an array of business environments. That’s also how the George Washington University School of Business works. Our courses are not siloed, they are integrated. A tenet that surfaces in your Organization and Leadership class may reappear in another context in your Global Perspectives class. A concept in Financial Accounting will carry over into the discussion in your Consulting Practicum. Our rigorous curriculum helps you gain the in-depth knowledge and concrete skills you need in accounting, finance, marketing, business ethics, decision making and other key business functions. In our World Executive MBA, you learn how to develop leadership strengths, inspire your team and build a bridge between today’s projects and tomorrow’s opportunities.

The GW World Executive MBA: Something Very Different • Individualized attention is emphasized. igh-potential performers can’t do it alone. Our program takes what works in a corporate setting and applies it to the H academic environment. That means a leadership coach is assigned to each student. The ongoing one-on-one coaching is provided to students by our D.C.-based partner, The Nebo Company. Each student is matched to his or her coach according to individual profiles and goals to the extent possible.

• International Residencies take learning beyond the classroom. The GW School of Business believes that to learn the global business landscape, you must engage in global business. Our World Executive MBA students take part in two international residencies, working in teams as they tackle real-life business challenges in relevant locations such as Estonia and Turkey.

• Timing is convenient, structure is smart. Fast and rigorous, the 16-month program has been carefully structured to accommodate the work schedules of achievers and is offered at the Four Seasons Hotel in D.C.’s historic Georgetown neighborhood. Classes take place every other weekend, consisting of a half day on Friday and all day Saturday in the George Washington Room, GW’s special state-ofthe-art classroom within the hotel. Some programs unfold on the George Washington University’s Foggy Bottom Campus. Students stay at the Four Seasons for all class weekends during their D.C. residencies. (Accommodations at the Four Seasons are included in the program price.)

• One program, a lifetime of benefit.

Invaluable career networking opportunities arise when business professionals study in cohorts. And friendships form. The program also opens the door to continued learning. Like all GW School of Business graduates, alumni of the World Executive MBA program can, for the rest of their lives, take any course posted on the alumni benefit website found at http://alumni.gwu.edu/alumni-course-audit-program for $125.

No Longer Worlds Apart The business panorama is a dynamic one. It is also a global one in continual process of change, with emerging economies dramatically reshaping international business patterns. The George Washington University School of Business, an international institution in the heart of an international city, provides the grounded expertise to help you understand how to identify opportunity and excel on that fast-changing landscape. Our faculty and students come from around the world, bringing an unparalleled diversity of experience and expertise. World Executive MBA participants become part of a thriving pulse point for the exchange of knowledge and ideas. While it’s true that the world comes to GWSB, the school also goes out into the world. World Executive MBA graduates describe their international residencies as among the program’s most valuable experiences. These are not academic exercises. In Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America, our students have worked on real work projects with real organizations. Recent residencies saw students examining the value of product certification for cocoa farmers in Ghana, working on a NATO cybersecurity white paper in Estonia, designing a marketing plan for a major glass manufacturer in Turkey and undertaking a positioning project with financial institutions in Brazil. One cohort studied the economic impact of the baseball industry in the Dominican Republic. In each, the executive competencies cultivated in the classroom are tested in a global environment.

The Power to lead and protect The World Executive MBA with Cyber Security In today’s business world, cyber security is the concern of every executive—in every industry. The WEMBA program at GW School of Business trains MBAs to both lead AND protect their organizations from cyber threats. A joint venture with GWSB and GW’s Homeland Security and Policy Institute, this executive MBA degree is like no other:

•1 6-Month all-inclusive accelerated program •P articipate in Local and Global Residencies that include Washington D.C., Turkey and the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in Estonia

•C urriculum rooted in Leadership, Globalization, and Cyber Security •B usiness challenges based on Real-Time, Real-Life Issues that exist within your current organization •P ersonal Leadership Coach helps you focus on your goals and develop a 5-year strategic plan • I n each, the executive competencies cultivated in the classroom are tested in a global environment.

INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCIES Amy Trout Hughes The international residencies were very impactful. I spent two weeks in Brazil engaging with multinational corporate executives from Alcoa and some financial institutions. That’s not an opportunity everyone gets handed. Then I went to the Dominican Republic and studied the economic impact of the baseball industry. I’ve lived overseas but I’d never had any experience in South America or the Caribbean. The residencies were life changing. In the Dominican Republic, we had a day where we were coming back from the baseball academies. Professor Lisa Delpy Neirotti led the trip and she suddenly told our driver to stop. Fifteen of us got out of our bus and began to play baseball with some kids on the street. A player from the GW baseball team was with us and when she got off to play, the Dominican girls went crazy. Boys play baseball in the DR—but here they had an example of a girl. We decided that we should have taken bats and balls and gloves with us on the trip so we’d have them available for kids we met. A lot of us, because our lives are so scheduled and we’re so frantically busy, don’t have that kind of spontaneity very often. That trip took my brain and turned it around, giving me all sorts of ideas about nonprofit work I could do, either domestically or internationally. You hear in the marketing materials for executive programs that you’ll make friends for life. I have never been a fan of learning teams but this really worked. There were 22 people in my cohort. We developed close relationships in our learning teams and we supported one another. These are people I would absolutely trust to do business with. I value their insight and gained from our networking opportunities. People got married, people had children, we were in lockstep together. In fact, close to half the class still gets together quarterly. I have a core group of friends from this program. I entered the program as a challenge to myself. I’d been in government contracting—with a major government contractor—for 15 years. I wanted to become a little more entrepreneurial and polish my business skills. The bottom line for me is that it’s the best decision I’ve made as a grownup, for the intangibles I learned about myself as much as I learned in the classroom.

“That trip took my brain and turned it around, giving me all sorts of ideas about nonprofit work I could do, either domestically or internationally.” —Amy Trout Hughes

LEADERSHIP Dr. Mohsen Saidinejad WEMBA Organizations Ahklun Venture Partners Air Traffic and Navigations Services Apex Petroleum Corporation Arpin Group BAE Systems Booyoung Housing Company Casscells and Associates Children’s National Medical Center Department of Homeland Security Department of the Navy District of Columbia Army National Guard ECORM International, Inc. Defense Logistics Agency Fannie Mae Fluor Corporation GateGroup Gunter Davis & Associates Harris Corporation Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (HGS) IBA Molecular Inter-American Development Bank Loudon County Public Schools MBC National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Pitney Bowes Professional Solutions (ProSol) Simplaso Special Olympics Inc. Studio Ennovate Team Rubicon Transurban Trans American Management Corporation (TAMC) U.S. Air Force U.S. Army Special Forces U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Department of Commerce U.S. Department of Energy U.S. Department of State U.S. Marine Corps Washington Post Wells Fargo Advisors

I’m an emergency room physician. With two of my colleagues we started a company to make instructional videos to help patients with discharge instructions. As the cofounder and officer in a company, I wanted to acquire the skills needed to make sales and to understand business concepts. I was looking for business programs that would be compatible with my work schedule. Ethics and leadership were big issues for me. I wanted to improve my leadership skills and my negotiation skills. As a doctor, you learn about serving others, but leading others is difficult is because we’re team-based in the hospital. Physicians never get trained as how to lead people. This program also gave us leadership coaching and I took that very seriously. Every time I made my appointment I had an idea to discuss. I maximized my opportunity with my coach. She referred me to books to read, she gave me strategies and we got together on an ongoing basis. I had 11 sessions with the coach and we’re still in touch. At my job at the hospital, I wasn’t really thinking about leadership roles but doing this program allowed me to see opportunities. In health care, everyone is working on improving customer service and service excellence. My division chief asked me to chair the service excellence committee. Originally, I might have said I didn’t want to do it, but I realize that it’s an institutional priority and it would give me an opportunity to mingle with the hospital “The other thing about the executives. Because of the MBA, I’m now the director of Clinical Service program is that I felt that my Innovation. I put a committee together and developed a whole set of things that would improve patient satisfaction. I just finished developing ideas were taken seriously. It a waiting-time app so we can manage patients’ expectations. We also set was a nice feeling. The school up power point presentations in the waiting room and TV with educational content on car safety, a hotline for abused women and children and other really made me feel that they things we never actually talk to patients about.

Incubator for Creative Leadership Leadership training is the linchpin of our program. In the World Executive MBA program, outstanding faculty members and industry insiders help you reframe the way you approach the leadership role, learning when it is better to act than react. You gain insight into leading by example. And our negotiation class trains you to excel in highly competitive environments. As one alumni of the program puts it, the classroom becomes a testing ground for building those competencies, starting with valuable feedback from your classmates, all professionals in a diverse range of industries. At the same time, one-on-one sessions with your leadership coach provide an opportunity to bring all the lessons together in a context that’s customized for you. Our program is designed to help you add value to your contributions to your company, giving you and your organization a competitive advantage. Our curriculum paves the way for you to drive change and address complex challenges. And it structured to prepare you to inspire others. Along the way, you will gain the knowledge you need to manage your career goals.

The other thing about the program is that I felt that my ideas were taken seriously. It was a nice feeling. The school really made me feel that they were investing in me.

were investing in me.”

—Dr. Mohsen Saidinejad

WEMBA Job Titles Assistant Director, Records-Outreach and Audit Vice President Director, Enterprise Technologies Customer Operations Manager Senior Vice President Chief Financial Officer Marketing Manager Foreign Service Officer Business Liaison & Transition Teacher Program Finance Manager President & Chief Executive Officer Deployable Operation Group Reserve Manager Senior Financial Analyst IT Security Architect Pollution Prevention/Green Procurement Program Manager

Cyber Analyst Regional Director of Recruitment Director of Business Development President Managing Partner Project Manager Senior Consultant Operations and Risk Manager Executive Director and Senior Advisor Director of Resource Planning Future Operations Officer Executive for Engineering & Technical Services Regional Banking Consultant General Counsel and CEO Senior Managing Director E-Learning Manager

Program Information Assurance Officer Assistant Product Manager Director of Systems Acquisition and Development Business Manager IT Service Management Branch Manager North American Marketing Manager Junior Vice President of International Operations Program Manager/Logistics Coordinator Senior Intelligence Analyst Senior IT Specialist Senior Systems Engineer and Architect Supervisor of Engineering

When Location Makes a Difference The home base for the World Executive MBA program is the George Washington University School of Business. By virtue of our location—a powerful crossroads for the nation and the globe—you’ll have direct access to the inner workings and the leaders of the institutions whose policies shape global business. The university’s Foggy Bottom Campus, where many of your classes will unfold, is just minutes from some of the world’s most important organizations. The White House and the U.S. Department of State are nearby, as are the U.S. Department of Treasury, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. Washington, D.C., is home to an unprecedented collection of federal government agencies, powerful international organizations, influential trade associations and innovative nonprofits. Many of our faculty members have direct links to those institutions, providing our students with unmatched insider knowledge and experience. They include:

George Jabbour Associate Dean of Executive Education Professor of Finance Dr. Jabbour heads the Master of Science in Finance degree program. His current research focuses on multinomial trees and option valuation. He is involved with several executive education initiatives, including at the Center of Excellence in Management, Kuwait; Notre Dame University in Lebanon; University of Balamand, Lebanon; and the International Training Center for Bankers, Budapest, Hungary.

Scheherazade Rehman Faculty Director, World Executive MBA Program Director, European Union Research Center and Professor of International Finance/Business Dr. Rehman’s areas of expertise include: global financial markets, central banks, global financial crisis management and financial sector development, financial sector corporate governance, the European Union, economics and corruption, and economics and religion. She has written widely and has been featured on PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer, The Colbert Report, CNBC’s “Worldwide Exchange,” C-Span, Washington Journal and Voice of America News Show.

Frank Cilluffo Director of GW Homeland Security Policy Institute Mr. Cilluffo oversees the multi-disciplinary Homeland Security Policy Institute, a nonpartisan “think and do tank” that builds bridges between theory and practice to advance homeland security through a multi- and interdisciplinary approach. He joined GW in April 2003 from the White House, where he was Special Assistant to the President for Homeland Security. Shortly following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks he was appointed as a principal advisor to the newly created Office of Homeland Security.

James Bailey Tucker Professor of Leadership Dr. Bailey’s areas of expertise include leadership, change management, executive development, emotional intelligence, competence motivation and management education. He has designed and conducted executive leadership development programs for such global firms as Nestle and UBS. His scholarly work has published in the Harvard Business Review, Leadership Quarterly, The Washington Post and The Hill newsletter.

Chris Kayes Interim Dean and Professor of Management Dr. Kayes has consulted with organizations around the world including the National Institutes of Health, Fannie Mae, Oracle, Ericsson, Bank of New York Mellon, the Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Department of Defense. He frequently conducts intensive multi-day seminars to develop leaders. His research has appeared in more than 30 academic papers, and he is the author of five books.

The Power of the Cohort

THE COHORT Hillary Lewis I’m the counsel at with a health information technology firm in Texas. I was also running a small consulting firm with the former U.S. assistant secretary of defense. I am a lawyer but with the tech company and the consulting firm, I thought an MBA made sense. My major impetus for enrolling in the George Washington University program was the cybersecurity focus with Frank Cilluffo (former principal adviser to the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security) and the collaboration with the Homeland Security Policy Institute. Frank Cilluffo is a heavy hitter in cybersecurity. GW is excellent in using teachers who are also experienced hands in their fields. The biggest value of the program has been the cohort. For example, in my little group there were an advanced executive in security in the Department of Energy, an official with government air traffic control in South Africa, a nonprofit professional, someone working on huge water projects. You aren’t going to get that diversity when you have a bunch of mid-level and upper-level people who have been in boardrooms. Having a cohort with experience, people who have lived a bit and whose perspectives included failures in addition to successes, was powerful. The diverse experiences of the people in my cohort allowed us to look at a problem from different angles. And the networking was amazing. I don’t know what magic was at play when they selected my cohort, but they brought together people who really mesh. They play off of each other well and understand each other’s strengths and weaknesses. In law school, you achieve by yourself. But this program is cooperative and collaborative and no one exceeds at the expense of anyone else. We all look to the success of each other and see opportunities to help one another. This goes beyond networking opportunities. I have some of the best friends I’ve made in a really long time. These are friendships that will persist long after the program.

“The diverse experiences of the people in my cohort allowed us to look at a problem from different angles. And the networking was amazing.” —Hillary Lewis

My company was very supportive of my decision to begin the program. I let the CEO know that one of the reasons that I’m interested in cybersecurity is that I want to be able to contribute to the business decisions in the company. He’s very happy to have another business-trained person to bounce ideas off, a sounding board when he’s making decisions.

The World Executive MBA program is designed to attract executives from across a spectrum of professions, adding a rich depth to student cohort experiences and valuable lessons from the field. The program has also been a magnet for successful entrepreneurs seeking the skills needed to take their businesses to the next level. Program participants come from diverse professional backgrounds that include the following…

…Industries Aerospace Biotech & Pharmaceuticals Consulting Corporate Law Cybersecurity Defense Energy Finance Government Procurement Health Care Media & Publishing Military Public Sector & Non-Profit Real Estate & Construction Technology Transportation

…Companies Apex Petroleum Corporation BAE Systems Department of the Navy Defense Logistics Agency Fannie Mae Fluor Corporation Harris Corporation Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (HGS) IBA Molecular Inter-American Development Bank Pitney Bowes Special Olympics Inc. Team Rubicon Transurban Trans American Management Corporation (TAMC) U.S. Air Force U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Department of Commerce U.S. Department of Energy U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Department of State U.S. Navy Washington Post Wells Fargo Advisors

faculty members (con’t) Philippe Delquié Associate Professor of Decision Sciences Dr. Delquié’s areas of expertise include: decision analysis, measures of risk and risk preferences, multi-objective analysis, the value of information and Behavioral Decision Theory. He has taught at École Normale Supérieure de Cachan in Paris, the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and the Graduate School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. He also has specialized executive courses for the KPMG Executive MBA program and the Scandinavian International Management Institute.

Neil Cohen Associate Professor of Finance On the finance faculty at GWU since 1979, Professor Cohen specializes in an active style of teaching using the case method, where students learn-by-doing as they evaluate real financial problems and make recommendations for action. He earned an MBA from the University of Michigan, a DBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia, and a CFA from the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute.

Liesl Riddle Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and Associate Professor of International Business Dr. Riddle has written extensively about diasporas and development, international entrepreneurship, and trade and investment promotion. She was a founding member and director of the university’s Diaspora Research Program, and she is a frequent guest speaker at the US Foreign Service Institute in the Near East North Africa Area Studies Program. In addition, Dr. Riddle is the co-director of GWSB’s OntheBoard program, a fellowship program designed to promote women on corporate boards.

George Solomon Co-Director for the Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence and Associate Professor of Management In 2011, Dr. Solomon received the Max Wortman Lifetime Achievement Award from the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship for his work in entrepreneurship education. He is a colleague of the Creative Education Foundation, a Justin G. Longenecker Fellow of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship and has advised more than 200 small business owners and entrepreneurs on topics ranging from marketing to cash flow analysis.

My background was chemical engineering and my entire career had been at one company, a small but growing high-tech startup. The good part was that I got exposure to a lot of the internal operations. But I also came to realize that there was a lot I didn’t know. I wanted to progress in my professional career and expand beyond the technical side, where I’d spent my entire career. I knew a necessary step for me to make a transition to a broader and more strategic tactical role was to have more knowledge about the fundamentals of business. I had ruled out part-time and online programs. I wanted to be fully immersed in a program with other professionals. And it needed to be an executive program where I could continue working and have the commitment and support of my company. The GW program allowed me to maintain my work obligations with little impact. The program is rigorous but it is also very responsive to the needs of today’s business environment.

Susan Kulp

One of the draws for me is that the School of Business was building a new program. It was overhauling its executive program and shaping it in a way that moved away from the classical focus on just business, instead weaving in ethics and social responsibility. This is important, especially since we were just coming out of the financial crisis and weren’t too removed from other ethical scandals. Business can be so much more, it can be a force for change, and this program understands that.

Associate Professor of Accountancy Susan earned a bachelor’s degree in commerce from DePaul University, an MBA from the University of Chicago, and a PhD in business administration from Stanford University. Kulp is an expert in the area of management accounting and control, with a focus on performance measurement and incentive issues in interorganizational relationships. Her studies have been published in numerous scholarly journals, including the Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review and Management Science. Prior to joining the GWSB faculty as an assistant professor in 2007, Kulp spent eight years teaching at Harvard Business School.

An executive program like this allows so much of the learning to happen between the individuals in the program and not strictly from the professors. In small cohorts with professionals with 10 or 20 years of experience, you learn more than from a book or lecture. You learn quickly to absorb information and how to apply it to real experiences. Some of the best learning came from conversations between the people in the class.

Jiawen Yang Professor of International Business and International Affairs Dr. Yang’s areas of interest include: international financial markets, financial/banking risk management and the business environment in China. His current research focuses on nonperforming loan risk and recovery analysis, American deposit receipt pricing, financial and economic linkages between East Asian economies, and domestic and international economic integration.

TESTIMONIAL Adrian Riddell

There are also a number of professors and faculty members I reach out to when I need advice. They are extremely generous with their time. That makes this experience meaningful long after you’ve completed it. I value very deeply what the program has done for me.

“The GW program allowed me to maintain my work obligations with little impact. The program is rigorous but it is also very responsive to the needs of today’s business environment.” —Adrian Riddell

A Dynamic Course of Study Our curriculum: better than ever. We listen to our students, professionals who know what they want to be successful. That means we are continually upgrading our course requirements and experiences.

World Executive MBA with Cybersecurity Curriculum Map FALL DC Opening Residency 11 days Business Ethics Organization & Leadership The Global Economy Business Communication

1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

MODULE 1

MODULE 2

Financial Accounting I 1.5 Judgment, Uncertainty & Decisions 1.5 Micro for the Global Economy 1.5

Financial Accounting II Data Analysis and Decisions Macro for the Global Economy

MODULE 3

MODULE 4

1.5 1.5 1.5

SPRING International Cybersecurity Residency I January – 8-10 Days Global Perspectives Consulting Practicum

1.5 3.0

Nature of Markets Financial Markets Managerial Accounting

1.5 1.5 1.5

Marketing Decisions 1.5 Financial Management 1.5 Business Law and Communication 1.5

SUMMER International Residency II May/Jun – 8-10 Days International Management Consulting Practicum

MODULE 5 1.5 3.0

Business can play a powerful role in society, creating prosperity, addressing challenges, improving lives. But to accomplish that, business organizations need forward-looking and highly skilled leaders. That’s where our World Executive MBA program comes in.

SUMMER BREAK

Managing Human Capital 1.5 Entrepreneurship 1.5 Business & Innovation (ISTM) 1.5

FALL MODULE 6 Operations Strategy Business & Public Policy Business Strategy Business Challenge (begins)

1.5 1.5 1.5

MODULE 7

DC Closing Residency 7-9 Days

Elective (Cybersecurity) 1.5 Elective 1.5 Elective 1.5 Business Challenge (continues)

Elective 1.5 Elective 1.5 Elective 1.5 Business Challenge (concludes) 1.5

Key: Core Curriculum Theme Leading People Core Curriculum Theme Global & Local Environment Core Curriculum Theme Mastering Business Functions Practicum Elective

Total Credits:

Be an Agent of Change

52.5

Our program is designed to give professionals from a broad spectrum of organizations the competitive edge they need to achieve their own and their companies’ aspirations. Pivotal to this is leadership training anchored in ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility. Also important is the knowledge gained in the global arena. This is derived through experiential learning underscored by our international residencies.

Administration Dr. George Jabbour Associate Dean, Executive Education Program Director, Master of Science in Finance Professor of Finance Dr. Scheherazade Rehman Academic Director, World Executive MBA Director, European Union Research Center Professor of International Finance/Business Professor of International Affairs

The GW School of Business MBA believes that business can change the world. Let us help you become one of the powerful drivers of that change. D. Christopher Kayes Interim Dean Professor of Management

Shane Maye Director, Executive Education Programs

Margaret Louderback Associate Director, Executive Programs

School of Business

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