The Georgetown University McDonough School of Business (MSB) is considering expanding through an academic initiative in Miami, which would offer academic and residential programs, an MSB official confirmed to The Hoya on March 11.
A Workday job listing posted Feb. 18 said the MSB is hiring a program associate to begin implementing this expansion. The program, titled the Georgetown Miami Initiative, would include undergraduate and graduate academic programs and undergraduate housing.
The job listing, which is available until June 12, said the role’s duties include helping create the expansion and developing programs such as the master’s in international business and policy (MA-IBP).
“The individual in this role will focus on developmental workstreams that will prepare Georgetown for the launch and growth of undergraduate and graduate offerings in Miami, including early graduate programming (e.g., MA-IBP) and future undergraduate residencies,” the listing reads.
Dennis Quinn, MSB senior associate dean for global strategy, said the associate position is the first step in the potential program.
“The program development associate role, which is a one-year term-limited position, is designed to assist in the exploration of this opportunity,” Quinn wrote to The Hoya. “The new associate will conduct research and assess the market potential for new programs. Georgetown University and the McDonough School of Business will still need to go through a rigorous internal and external review and planning process in the years to come. The establishment of a staff position marks an exciting milestone for the exploration of a Miami opportunity long-term.”
The initiative would be funded entirely by external sources, according to Quinn.
Quinn said Miami is an important entrance for the MSB to other markets, citing Miami’s economic growth.
“Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business is exploring the potential for new academic and co-curricular offerings in the greater Miami region to contribute to our students’ educational experiences,” Quinn wrote. “Miami has rapidly become one of the most important financial hubs and business gateways in the Americas, connecting economic activity between the United States, Latin America and global markets.”
Mia Deschapelles (CAS ’27, GRD ’28), a student from Miami who is planning on completing an MSB graduate program, said the new program would strengthen the university’s global reach.
“I think it could have a positive impact overall,” Deschapelles wrote to The Hoya. “Georgetown already has a strong international outlook and a diverse student body, and Miami would complement that well, particularly given its large Latino population and global connections. It is also a geographically accessible city with direct flights to and from major cities worldwide, which could further strengthen Georgetown’s national and international reach.”
Ashley Sorato (SFS ’27), a global business student from South Florida, said the potential Miami-based programs would allow for business opportunities outside of traditional financial capitals like New York.
“Miami has so many niche opportunities to work in less popular areas of business that it would make the investment worth it,” Sorato wrote to The Hoya. “I think Georgetown should open MSB Miami to allow students to have exposure to the business world away from Wall Street.”
Otto Espino (MSB ’28), another student from Miami, said the proximity to Latin America would be beneficial and similar to other satellite programs such as Georgetown’s initiative in Jakarta, which opened in Jan. 2025.
“I think it would reinforce Georgetown’s certification as being a global institution, in the sense that we have a campus in Jakarta,” Espino told The Hoya. “Miami is the connection, it is the node to all of Latin America. All of Latin American business goes through Miami, all of finance, all the real estate elements, everything goes through Miami. And that’s for good reason.”
Espino said Miami is seeing economic growth due to corporate friendly tax codes.
“We’re seeing that mixture that you can see like Chicago or New York or Los Angeles, but there’s a little bit of everything,” Espino said. “And it goes deeper than the corporate tax benefits, because Florida does not have state income tax, but that also applies to LLCs, etc. And right now, everybody’s following suit, like Citadel, the hedge funds kind of set the pace at first, but now a lot of other people, a lot of other high net worth individuals are also moving there.”
Quinn said the program will only move forward if it is externally funded and viable for the university.
“As a global business school with a strong alumni presence in the region, McDonough has identified Miami as a natural extension of its mission,” Quinn wrote. “Any final decisions around Miami will depend on the academic strength and viability of this expansion, and if launched, will be externally funded.”
