Our People
The Baratta Center for Global Business Education at Georgetown McDonough is a top global destination for global business research. Guided by Professors Anil Khurana and Ricardo Ernst, the center provides thought leadership and helps solve key issues for global business.
Our Team
Executive Director of the Baratta Center for Global Business and Research Professor of the Practice
Baratta Chair in Global Business and Executive Director, Latin American Leadership Program
Director of Student and Member Programs
Director for Research and Technology Initiatives
Associate Director of Marketing and Events for The Baratta Center for Global Business
Faculty Fellows
Professor
Research Associate at National Bureau of Economic Research
Karl F. Landegger Professor of International Business Diplomacy | Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service; Adjunct Professor, Law Center; Professor, College – Department of Government
Co-Director, Masters in International Business and Policy Program
Emeritus Faculty
Professor of Operations and Analytics
McCrane/Shaker Chair in International Business and Director of the Izmirlian Program in Business and Global Affairs and Co-Academic Director, International Business and Policy
Teaching Professor
Assistant Professor
Professor of the Practice of International Affairs and Deputy Director, MSFS
Wallenberg Chair in International Business and Finance
Professor
John J. Powers, Jr., Professor of International Business, McDonough School of Business; Professor of Government
Teaching Professor of Global Business, McDonough School of Business and Center for Intercultural Education and Development
Professor
Visiting Fellows
Jerry Haar, Executive Director for Latin America and the Caribbean and Professor, College of Business, Florida International University
Student Research Fellows
- Haley Davis, MBA’26
- Fahad Shahbaz, C’26
- Cameron Taheri, G’26
Board of Advisors
The Baratta Center for Global Business Education has assembled an outstanding team of business professionals from across the world to advise the center on its vision and activities. The Baratta Center Board of Advisors leverages resources to enhance the school’s ability to position itself as a leader in global business education, promoting the school’s faculty research and thought leadership in the field of global business, as well as helping frame key topics and themes for the center to study.
Full Board Members:
- Board Chair: Joseph Baratta (B’93), Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Private Equity Strategies, Blackstone
- Andrea Albright, Executive Vice President, Sourcing, Walmart; Operating Partner, Massmart
- Roberto Canevari, Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer, The Estée Lauder Companies
- Joyce Chang, Managing Director, Chair of Global Research, J.P. Morgan
- Quinten Dreesmann, Partner, CommonWealth Investments
- Ricardo Ernst, Director, Baratta Chair in Global Business, Georgetown University
- Eric Fabrikant (B’02), Chief Executive Officer, Seacor Holdings
- Fabrizio Freda, former President and CEO, The Estée Lauder Companies
- Anil Khurana, Executive Director, & Professor of the Practice, Georgetown University
- Gally Mayer (B’92), Co-Founder, Buena Vida Specialty Coffee
- Haig Nerguizian (B’08), former Group Head of Mergers and Acquisitions and Structured Transactions, Bank of Sharjah
- John Normand, Head of Investment Strategy, AustralianSuper
- Bill O’Leary (MBA’98), Partner, Heidrick and Struggles
- Satya Rangarajan, Managing Partner, Enlightened Capital Management
Guest Board Members:
- Vikram Agrawal (SFS’07), Co-Founder & CEO, American Resilience Partners
- Caroline Cotto (NHS’14), Director, NECTAR, Food System Innovations
- Agustin Porres (MPP’16), Regional Director, LATAM, Varkey Foundation
- Devi Sahny (C’15), Founder & CEO, Ascend Now
- Alexandra Scott (NHS’10, G’15), President, Global Environment & Technology Foundation; Managing Director, Project Last Mile
Extended Board Members:
- Bilal Baloch, Partner, Shorooq
- Maximo Blandon (MBA’88),, Managing Director, Head of Clean Technology & Infrastructure, Stephens
- Alifia Doriwala (C’00), Managing Director, The Rock Creek Group
- Stephanie von Friedeburg (SFS’87), Managing Director, Banking and Capital Markets Advisory, Citi
Ex Officio Board Members:
- Prashant Malaviya, Vice Dean of Programs, and Professor of Marketing, McDonough School of Business
- Stephen Weymouth, Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor, Director of Global Business Fellows Program, McDonough School of Business
Emeritus Board Members:
- Charles Fribourg, Vice Chairman, Continental Grain Company
- Franck Moison, former Vice Chairman, Colgate-Palmolive