GWSB Alumna Baroness Joanna Shields Named AACSB International “Influential Leader”
On September 20th, the George Washington University School of Business (GWSB) announced that Baroness Joanna Shields, OBE, MBA ’87, has been named one of AACSB International’s “Influential Leaders” for 2016. Shields is a distinguished GWSB alumna and recently delivered the keynote address at GWSB’s 2016 Master’s and Doctoral Commencement Celebration.
The “Influential Leaders from AACSB Business Schools Challenge” recognizes business schools for their work in developing exceptional leaders and industry innovators. In this, its second year, the challenge honors 30 alumni from AACSB-accredited schools.
Shields has been a leading tech executive and entrepreneur, with more than 25 years of experience in key positions at companies like AOL, Facebook and Google. She currently serves as the United Kingdom Minister for Internet Safety and Security and as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for both the U.K. Home Office and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
“This is a very prestigious honor for both Baroness Shields and the George Washington School of Business,” GWSB Dean Linda Livingstone said in a statement. “Her impressive record of achievement in business and government is a tremendous source of pride for the entire GWSB community.”
AACSB International is the world’s largest business education network connecting students, academia and business to advance business education worldwide. AACSB, which provides quality assurance of business school programs, has granted accreditation to 775 institutions in 52 countries and territories.
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