Meet Our Staff

Director

Anna Helm
Associate Teaching Professor of International Business

Administrative Staff

Alexis Gaul
Administrative Director

Nevena Yakova
Program Manager

Focal Area Faculty Coordinators

Meghana Ayyagari
Professor of International Business, International Affairs, and Finance

Jennifer Brinkerhoff
Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs

Maggie X. Chen
Professor of Economics

Stephen Kaplan
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs

Danny Leipziger
Managing Director of The Growth Dialogue; Professor of Practice of International Business

Robert Orttung
Research Professor of International Affairs; Director of Research, Sustainable GW

Anupama Phene
Professor of International Business; Phillip Grub Distinguished Scholar

Jennifer Spencer
Professor of International Business and International Affairs; George Coelho Distinguished Scholar

Robert Weiner
Professor of International Business, Public Administration and International Affairs

Request for Proposals Competition Faculty Coordinator

Noel Maurer
Associate Professor of International Business and International Affairs

Business Languages Faculty Coordinators

Margaret Gonglewski
Associate Professor of German and International Affairs