Bonnie Pierce

Bonnie J. Pierce has been a part-time faculty member in the Department of International Business at the GW School of Business since 2007. Her courses include Competition in the Global Economy (formerly known as Global Perspectives), International Business Finance, International Banking, International Marketing, Managing the Multinational Enterprise, International Business Strategy, the Masters in International Business Cornerstone and Capstone, and the former International Business Negotiations course. She has also collaborated with GE&E and SMPP in offering three popular Business and Society Courses on autonomous vehicles, fintech, and cryptocurrency as well as sourced capstone projects for the Global MBAs by leveraging her global network. In addition, she is the director of the Family Leadership Circle within GW’s Development and Alumni Relations team, where she partners with families to meet their philanthropic goals.

Bonnie’s passion is to prepare her students for the workplace. She instructs her students on the various theories of business, strategy, finance, and economics, while always delivering it from the practitioner’s perspective. She challenges her students to think beyond the textbook to create recommendations and solutions that are executable and achievable. She draws on her 30 years of experience working in institutional asset management, global financial services and banking, venture capital, private equity, advocacy, and consulting. Her areas of expertise include investments, communications, corporate and business strategy and implementation, cultural awareness, public policy, new product development, marketing, new business development, and fundraising. Over her career she has worked for Fortune 500 companies and startups. Her proven problem-solving skills not only allows her to unravel complex quantitative data and overlay it with qualitative information to create impactful solutions, but she effectively communicates them adding value to her many clients from microenterprises to Fortune 100 companies. 

Bonnie has MBAs from Columbia Business School and London Business School, with concentrations in Finance and Corporate Strategy respectively, and a MA in International Relations and a BA in European History from Boston University. She is a member of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies Dean’s Advisory Board at BU, a member of the BU Alumni Council (BUAC) and MidAtlantic Leadership Council where she is working on implementing BU’s new Strategic Plan, chair of the BUAC Scholarship Committee, former member of the BU President’s Alumni Relations Task Force and Chair of its Data Analytics Subcommittee, a member of The Field School’s Parents Association, a former trustee of the National Presbyterian School in Washington, D.C. where she chaired its Capital Campaign and assisted in the implementation of its strategic plan, a former Girl Scout troop leader, and a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Bonnie also is a certified sommelier. She resides in Washington, D.C. and York, ME.