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| Motto | Deus Nobis Fiducia |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1928 |
Parent institution | George Washington University |
| Dean | Sevin Yeltekin |
Academic staff | 236 |
| Undergraduates | 1593 |
| Postgraduates | 1904 |
| Location | , D.C., 20052 |
| Campus | Urban—Foggy Bottom |
| Website | business |
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TheGeorge Washington University School of Business (known asGW School of Business orGWSB) is the professionalbusiness school ofGeorge Washington University inWashington, D.C. The GW School of Business is ranked as one of the top business schools in theUnited States, with globally rankedundergraduate andgraduate programs. GW's campus is also adjacent to some of the world's leading financial institutions, including theFederal Reserve,World Bank, andInternational Monetary Fund.[1]
U.S. News & World Report ranks GWSB'sinternational business program as 4th best in the world, itshealthcare MBA as 16th best, itsundergraduate business program as 40th best, and itsMBA program as 61st best.[2][3] In 2024,The Financial Times ranks GWSB as the 32nd best business school in the United States.[4] Among the school's alumni are numerous prominent public and business figures, includingLee Kun-hee (Chairman of theSamsung Group),Faure Gnassingbé (currentpresident of Togo),Ted Lerner (owner of theWashington Nationals),Jerry Reinsdorf (owner of theChicago Bulls and theChicago White Sox),Peter Pace, formerchairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, andIna Garten, celebrity chef and author.
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In 1928, the school was founded on the idea that business and government might become partners in promoting national prosperity and international development. Beginning with a $1 million endowment from League of Masonic Clubs, GW PresidentCloyd H. Marvin established what was known as the School of Government, with degree programs that integrated business and politics on the national and international levels.[5]
In 1960, the school was renamed the School of Government, Business, and International Affairs. In 1966, PresidentLloyd H. Elliott split its faculties into a new School of Government and Business Administration (SGBA) and a School of International Affairs—which today bears President Elliott's name. The SGBA was renamed the School of Business and Public Management in 1990. In 2004, it became the School of Business.
Throughout its history, the GW School of Business has attracted leaders from academia, government, and the business world. In 1992,F. David Fowler, a managing partner ofKPMG, became dean of the school. He was succeeded in July 1998 bySusan M. Phillips. A former member of the board of governors of theFederal Reserve System, Dean Phillips brought to the School her expertise in such specializations as derivatives, bank supervision, and financial management.
She was succeeded in August 2010 byDoug Guthrie, whose expertise lies in the fields of leadership and organizational change, corporate governance and corporate social responsibility, and economic reform in China.[6] He was succeeded by Dean Livingstone. During her tenure at GWSB, her research was focused on creativity in business organizations. In April 2017, Livingstone left GWSB in order to become President ofBaylor University, and Vivek Choudhury replaced her as the interim Dean.[7] In July 2018, Anuj Mehrotra became GWSB Dean.
In January 2006, theGW School of Business opened its new unified complex, the Ric and Dawn Duquès Hall, which was newly constructed, and the renovated Norma Lee and Morton Funger Hall.
The school is currently led by Sevin Yeltekin, Ph.D., a distinguished scholar who has published broadly in fiscal policy design, social insurance design, computational economics and asset pricing implications of macro policy. The dean is supported by a wide-ranging advisory board. The school was previously led by Vanessa Perry, M.B.A., Ph.D., professor of marketing, strategic management and public policy who began serving as interim dean on January 1, 2024.[8][9]
The school consists of various academic departments including:Accountancy,Finance,Information Systems andTechnology Management,International Business,Management,Marketing, Strategic Management and Public Policy, Tourism and Hospitality Management, andDecision Sciences.[10]
At the undergraduate level, the school offers eight majors, ten concentrations with the option of an individualized concentration, and eight minors.[11] At the graduate level, the school awardsMBAs, specialized master's, andPhD degrees. GWSB also offers different degrees as fully online programs.[12]
The school offers and has offered various other specialized programs and degrees in the past, like part-time and accelerated (one-year) MBAs, specialized MBA programs for law firms or specialized MBAs for athletes.[13][14][15][16]
The school also offers a Global and Experiential Education program (G&EE), providing students with a range of international study and educational options.[17] Female Enrollment at GWSB was at50% in 2024, up from 40% in 2015.[18]
The GW School of Business is accredited by theAssociation to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.[19]
The GW School of Business is home to various research centers and initiatives:[20]
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| U.S. MBA Rankings | |
| Bloomberg (2026)[21] | 46 |
| Global MBA Rankings | |
| FT (2026)[22] | 58 |
Many of the school's former students have gone on to distinguished careers in both the private and public sectors. Some notable alumni includeRaya Haffar al-Hassan (Finance Minister,Lebanon),Kun-Hee Lee (Chairman ofSamsung),Darla Moore (Financier and philanthropist),Pedro Heilbron (CEO ofCopa Holdings, S.A.),Colin Powell (formerUS Secretary of State),Ellen Malcolm (Founder ofEMILY's List),Peter Pace (formerchairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff),Kent Conrad (U.S. senator fromNorth Dakota),Randall Edwards (Oregon State Treasurer),Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (Prime Minister of Pakistan),Edward M. Liddy (CEO ofAIG; former chairman and CEO,Allstate),Ina Garten (Host ofBarefoot Contessa),Faure Gnassingbe (President of Togo),Omar Ayub Khan (former Pakistani Minister of State for Finance),Scott Cowen (President of Tulane University),William Dale Montgomery (U.S. ambassador toBulgaria,Croatia, andSerbia and Montenegro), andRichard Armour (Director of Information Technology,Dell Computer Corporation).
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