Faculty Perspectives & Alumni Connections
The Faculty Perspectives & Alumni Connections series features engaging presentations by GW School of Business faculty members on current topics, interests, experiences and insights. These events serve as networking receptions at unique locations, allowing alumni to reconnect with former professors and fellow GW graduates while exploring intriguing subjects and building their professional networks. For more information, please email us at gwsbalum
gwu [dot] edu (gwsbalum[at]gwu[dot]edu).
Upcoming Event
Throw Out Your Assumptions About Whistleblowing featuring Professor Kyle Welch
Thursday, September 17, 2026
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Jackie Restaurant (JFK Room)
79 Potomac Ave SE, Washington, DC
Registration: $20 per person (advance registration required)
Our featured speaker, Kyle Welch, Associate Professor of Accountancy at the GW School of Business, will present "Throw Out Your Assumptions About Whistleblowing." Drawing on his research, Professor Welch will challenge many of the common assumptions surrounding whistleblowing and offer surprising insights and what is often misunderstand about the process. Don't miss this engaging and thought-provoking presentation that is sure to challenge the way you think about whistleblowing.
Following the presentation, continue the conversation while networking with Professor Welch and fellow GW Business alumni over light hors d'oeuvres and beverages.
Past Events
- April 25, 2025 - Reimagining Leadership: Winning Strategies in Virtual Work
Dr. N. Sharon Hill, Professor of Management
On April 25, 2025, Professor N. Sharon Hill, a distinguished faculty member at the GW School of Business, led an engaging online presentation exploring the evolving demands of virtual leadership.
The event provided attendees with research-based strategies for navigating the complexities of leading teams across distance and through digital tools. Drawing on more than two decades of research on virtual work arrangements—including virtual teams and remote and hybrid work—Professor Hill shared a framework for reimagining leadership to meet the needs of today’s virtual workforce. Attendees gained insights into effective strategies for leading, collaborating and succeeding in an increasingly virtual workplace.
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- November 12, 2024 - Green Minds, Global Innovation: How Sweden Merges Culture, Sustainability, and High-Tech
Anna Helm, Director of the Center for International Business Education & Research (GW-CIBER) and Teaching Associate Professor of International Business
On Tuesday, November 12, 2024, Professor Anna Helm delivered a captivating presentation in the JFK Private Room at Jackie American Bistro exploring the intersection of cultural differences and high-tech solutions, offering insights into Sweden's leadership in sustainability-driven innovation and what the world can learn from their approach to building a greener, more connected future.
Originally from Sweden herself, Professor Helm has led hundreds of students to Sweden since 2010 through her international consulting courses. These courses hold projects in both clean-tech and healthcare industries, with a particular focus on high-tech startups, inspiring her thought-provoking presentation topic.
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- September 4, 2024 - Covid’s Legacy: Leadership and Life
James Bailey, Hochberg Professorial Fellow of Leadership Development and Professor of Management
Covid has fundamentally changed the world in a way that no other pandemic has, in part because it came about in an electronic age and in part because it seemed nefarious. Its impact brought about “collateral damage” that will echo for many decades. It changed the way we lived, the way we led, our relationship to our employers, and much more. Its bearing on public health — beyond the unfortunate victims — is staggering. Although iconoclastic to ask, was Covid a long simmering evolution, or a violent, revolutionary paradigm shift?
Professor James Bailey, a distinguished faculty member at the George Washington University School of Business, delivered a captivating short presentation on this topic at this engaging Faculty Perspectives & Alumni Connection event.
- May 1, 2024 - The Power of Personal Connections in Academia
William C. Handorf, Professor of Finance
Professor William C. Handorf, a distinguished faculty member at the GW School of Business, delivered a captivating presentation at the University Club of DC during the fourth edition of the Faculty Perspectives & Alumni Connections event series on May 1, 2024. Professor Handorf’s nearly 60 years of experience made his perspective particularly insightful as he discussed his career and the evolution of teaching over the years. In his talk, he emphasized the enduring power of personal connections in both business and teaching, highlighting how genuine relationships impact success.
- November 15, 2023 - It's Not Just Because She's Your Sister: Economic (and Other) Reasons to Support and Promote Women
Kathy Korman Frey, Industry Instructor of Entrepreneurship and Director of the Center For Entrepreneurial Excellence
Want to invest in a high-growth market? Invest in women. Women and diversity is a popular topic these days. But what does it really mean for teams and leaders in organizations? Learn why this topic is more than just a hashtag. For example, multiple research studies show us that when women are on a formal track to management at a company, the profitability of that company increases. Countries that support women entrepreneurs show increases in GDP. On November 15, 2023 at All Set Restaurant & Bar in Silver Spring, MD, we explored this topic with Professor Kathy Korman Frey through the lens of GWSB's nationally award-winning course Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership.
- Sept 14, 2023 - A Thread Connects All Beads: Aligning Global CSR Strategy by Hotel MNCs
Larry Yu, Professor of Hospitality Management
On September 14, 2023 at the Mission Navy Yard restaurant and bar in Washington, D.C., Professor Larry Yu delivered an engaging talk on aligning global corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies within hotel multinational corporations (MNCs). These MNCs, such as Hilton and Marriott, face the challenge of creating sustainable and equitable economies. Professor Yu explored the mechanisms of implementation for alignment between the headquarters of Hilton and Marriott and their affiliated hotels in China and Turkey. These contexts involve multiple logics that intersect and sometimes clash with the global CSR framework. The presentation emphasized how logic reconciliation and activation can drive systemic and transformative change in hotel MNCs’ global CSR strategies.
- April 20, 2023 - Not Your Grandmother's Energy Crisis: The Russian Invasion in the Shadow of Climate Change
Rob Weiner, Program Director of the MS in International Business Program and Professor of International Business, Public Policy and Public Administration
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent sanctions disrupted oil trade, boosted oil prices, and raised the specter of another energy crisis. Yet this crisis differs from the past, playing out in the shadow of the energy transition from fossil to renewable fuels. What are the consequences for the global petroleum environment? Are there opportunities and threats for business and government? Is the future in conflict with the present? On April 20, 2023, we explored these topics in depth with Professor Robert J. Weiner at the Mission Navy Yard restaurant and bar in Washington, D.C.
