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Global Business Initiative
Initiative’s Advisory Board Meets for the First Time
From left to right: James P. Moore, Jr., Managing Director of the Business, Society, and Public Policy Initiative; Sheikh Dr. Khalid bin Thani al Thani, Chairman, Ezdan Chairman and Managing Director, Qatar International Islamic Bank; Chairman, Vodafone; Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; and Ann M. Veneman, Executive Director, UNICEF (2005-2010); U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (2001-2005)
 

Members of the Business, Society, and Public Policy Initiative’s Advisory Board came together for the first time on April 9 and 10 at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business. Students, faculty, and administrators addressed the board on topics such as curriculum, meaningful research, the work of the school’s nine other centers and initiatives, and the overall goals of Georgetown McDonough. The board also discussed efforts related to the initiative’s work in the local, national, and global arenas. Jason Grumet, president and CEO of the Bipartisan Policy Center, discussed the Memorandum of Understanding recently signed between Georgetown McDonough and the center. At the conclusion of the board meeting, the members held an executive session to discuss the future of the initiative, the work of the board, and specific recommendations.

 
Managing Director Featured in The Financial Times
James P. Moore, Jr., managing director of the Business, Society, and Public Policy Initiative at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, shared his perspective on teaching politics to MBA students in a two-part op-ed in the Financial Times. Stressing that "silos are for farmers," Moore underscored the importance of teaching future business leaders more creative ways to address the challenges they will face. Confining students only to the curriculum of yesterday does them no favors in the 21st century, Moore argued. As part of the op-ed, Mike Bastin, a visiting professor at Beijing University, offered his view on the topic. On April 22, Moore and Bastin followed up their pieces in an online Q&A session with an editor from the Financial Times.
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Congressional Testimony
Q&A with Lady Barbara Judge, Chair of the BSPPI Advisory Board
In a candid conversation, Lady Barbara Judge, chair of the Business, Society, and Public Policy Initiative’s Advisory Board, discusses her passion for advancing the aspirations of women in the workforce, her latest projects, and the reasons why she took on her new responsibilities at Georgetown McDonough. Lady Judge has enjoyed a unique career, with service at the highest levels of government in both the United States and the United Kingdom. She brings an energy, dedication, and sense of purpose to the initiative that has become a true asset for the initiative’s work.
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Georgetown McDonough Launches Steers Center for Global Real Estate
Georgetown McDonough launched the Steers Center for Global Real Estate on April 25, elevating the quality of real estate education at the business school with a focus on merging the practical with the academic. The Steers Center will interact with the Business, Society, and Public Policy Initiative and the school’s other centers and initiatives to support the work of each in the months and years to come. Matthew Cypher, director of the center, highlights the opportunities the center offers students:

"The Steers Center for Global Real Estate has been a work in process for a number of years with alumni such as Robert H. Steers, Tim McBride, and Bob Billingsley asking the question, 'Why shouldn’t Georgetown play a leadership role in the world of real estate education?' Washington, D.C. is a global real estate market and given Georgetown’s reputation as an internationally focused university, it makes perfect sense. Steers, CEO of Cohen and Steers, and his wife Lauren have been particularly influential in getting us to this point philanthropically, and also in helping to make connections with the industry that have allowed us to create a very high quality educational experience for our students."
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Congressional Testimony
Managing Director Discusses Advancing the Mission of the Initiative
In the second of a two-part interview, James P. Moore, Jr., discusses the early days of the Business, Society, and Public Policy Initiative, its relationship with other Georgetown McDonough centers and initiatives, and the support of a proactive advisory board and world class faculty. He also highlights the strategic relationships that are being formed to advance the mission of the initiative.

“It is not the intention of Georgetown McDonough, its center and initiatives, or the initiative itself to simply participate in the dialogue on the intersection of business, government, and society,” Moore said. “Rather, it is our mission to help inform, shape, and lead the discussion to the benefit of our students, our leaders, and the public at large.”
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Congressional Testimony
Inaugural Hariri Symposium Tackles Challenges, Asserts Role of Business Education
In an increasingly global business environment, companies have to grapple with issues ranging from terrorism to cybersecurity to militarism. The Business, Society, and Public Policy Initiative at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business addressed these topics during its inaugural Hariri Symposium on “Doing Business in an Unsafe World” April 9 on the Georgetown campus. In a panel discussion, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, Mosbacher Energy Company Chairman Robert Mosbacher, Jr., former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman, and Business, Society, and Public Policy Initiative Managing Director James P. Moore, Jr., discussed topics ranging from the attacks of September 11, 2001, to the international challenges of cybersecurity, to the role that business students and educators can have in navigating a new set of social and technological risks in the modern business world. The symposium is featured in the July/August issue of BizEd Magazine.
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A Snapshot from the Board Dinner
As part of the inaugural meeting of the initiative's Advisory Board in April, the board members came together for a dinner in the Hariri Building. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright joined the board members as a distinguished guest.

During dinner, former President of the European Commission Jose Barroso was asked: “What was it like a few months ago when you were serving as president of the European Commission to learn that Russia had invaded Ukraine and annexed Crimea to its territory? Clearly you realized that the West would need to impose sanctions against Russian companies and that Russia would in turn do the same." In response, Barroso shared the fact that he had been preparing himself in the days prior and realized the events were inevitable. Albright joined the conversation, sharing stories from her time at the State Department. The dinner capped off the Hariri Symposium and set the stage for successful discussions the following day.
 
Initiative's Advisory Board
 
 

Chair, Lady Barbara Judge, Chair, Institute of Directors; Chairman, UK Pension Protection Fund; Chairman Emeritus, UK Atomic Energy; Authority Member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (1980-1983)

His Excellency Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission (2004-2014); Prime Minister of Portugal (2002-2004)

The Honorable Tom Daschle, Chair, Center for American Progress; Democratic Leader, U.S. Senate (1994-2005); U.S. Senator (D-South Dakota) (1987-2005)

Thomas W. Farley, President and CEO, NYSE Group (New York Stock Exchange)

Carly Fiorina, Chairman, Unlocking Potential Project; CEO, Hewlett Packard (1999-2005)

Robert J. Flanagan, Executive Vice President, Clark Enterprises; Chairman, Federal City Council

His Excellency Vicente Fox, President of Mexico (2000-2006); Chief Executive, Coca-Cola Mexico (1975-1979)

The Honorable Jon M. Huntsman, Chairman, Atlantic Council; Governor of Utah (2005-2009); U.S. Ambassador to China (2009-2011)

Morgan E. O’Brien, Cofounder and Chairman, Nextel Communications (Sprint) (1987-2005)

Sheikh Dr. Khalid bin Thani al Thani, Chairman, Ezdan Chairman and Managing Director, Qatar International Islamic Bank; Chairman, Vodafone

His Excellency Aleksander Kwasniewski, Chairman, International Center for Policy Studies, Kiev, Ukraine; President of Poland (1995-2005)

The Honorable James P. Moore, Jr., Managing Director, Business, Society, and Public Policy Initiative; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce (1983-1989)

The Honorable Robert A. Mosbacher, Chairman, Mosbacher Energy Company; President and CEO, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (2005-2009)

Eric F. Trump, Executive Vice President for Development and Acquisitions, Trump Organization; Chairman, Eric F. Trump Foundation (St. Jude’s Hospital)

The Honorable Ann M. Veneman, Executive Director, UNICEF (2005-2010); U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (2001-2005)

The Honorable Anthony A. Williams, Chief Financial Officer, District of Columbia (1995-1998); Mayor of Washington, D.C. (1999-2007)

 
 

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