Laura D'Antonio

Laura D'Antonio is a teaching assistant professor of International Business at the George Washington University School of Business (GWSB). She previously held faculty positions at George Mason University (GMU) and Midway University.

Dr. D’Antonio’s teaching focuses on the international business environment and its economic, social, and environmental impacts. Sample courses she teaches include the Age of Globalization, Competition in the Global Economy, Managing in Developing Countries, and Global Disruptions, a course she developed. Dr. D'Antonio teaches face-to-face, online, and using hybrid formats to both undergraduates and graduate students. 

Dr. D’Antonio incorporates experiential learning into her courses, including interactive dialog, group activities, simulations, guest speakers, and global travel. She is an affiliated faculty member with the GW Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER). She is active in CIBER-sponsored activities including case competitions, semester-long simulations, and trade-related visits.    

An avid traveler, Dr. D'Antonio's recent trips included visiting Poland to take part in the X-Culture Global Symposium. She has participated in multiple “Faculty Development in International Business” trips, including Korea, Sweden, India, Rwanda, and South Africa, which have led to her development of cases and course materials informed by these visits.    

Dr. D’Antonio’s commitment to excellent teaching has resulted in numerous teaching awards, including the 2018 Outstanding Contributions to Teaching award at GMU where she was also a Dean’s Faculty Fellow. In 2024, she won GWSB’s part-time MBA faculty teaching award. Dr. D’Antonio has also made several pedagogical conference presentations focusing on active learning and course gamification in both online and face-to-face environments. 

Prior to her time in academia, Dr. D’Antonio enjoyed a successful commercial banking career. She earned her BA from Yale University, her MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business, and her Doctor of Management degree from the University of Maryland Global Campus. Her doctoral research focused on trust development in global virtual teams.