The Baratta Global Business Fellows Program prepares students to navigate geopolitical complexity and shape the future of global business.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Baratta Center for Global Business Education has renamed its signature student program the Baratta Global Business Fellows Program, recognizing the philanthropic commitments of alumni Joe (B’93) and Abigail (SFS’96) Baratta to advance global business education and prepare the next generation of leaders.
Housed within Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, the Baratta Global Business Fellows program equips undergraduate students across the Business School, School of Foreign Service, and College of Arts & Sciences with an interdisciplinary, applied, and technology-forward education in global business.
As geopolitical tensions, shifting trade relationships, evolving regulations, and other global pressures reshape business decisions, future leaders must understand how markets intersect with policy, international affairs, and local contexts. The program draws on Georgetown’s strengths across disciplines to help students develop a global perspective and apply it to real-world business challenges.
Since its launch in 2015, the program has given students opportunities to deepen their understanding of global issues, engage with industry leaders, and gain hands-on experience through coursework, global treks, consulting projects, labs, and site visits. Supported by the Baratta family’s 2023 gift, the program expanded its offerings, including international experiences and opportunities to work on global business challenges.
“Georgetown is uniquely positioned to deliver something to its students that other institutions of higher education cannot,” said Joe Baratta. “My focus was to make it easier for students to access it all—to enrich and differentiate their education academically, co-curricularly, and experientially.”
“We are deeply grateful to Joseph and Abigail Baratta for their generosity, which strengthens the Baratta Center’s ability to provide students with an exceptional global business education, meaningful experiential learning opportunities, and the preparation to lead with purpose in an interconnected world,” said Paul Almeida, dean and William R. Berkley Chair of Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business.
About the Baratta Center for Global Business Education
The Baratta Center at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business is a world-leading center for global business education. By integrating interdisciplinary academics with applied, co-curricular programming, it prepares principled leaders to navigate and shape a world defined by geopolitical competition and technological change. The center serves as the home for the Baratta Global Business Fellows program.
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SOURCE Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
