Brianna Belisle

Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business

“I’m passionate about giving back to my community and driven to create scalable social change.”

Hometown: Farmington, Connecticut

Fun Fact About Yourself: I can play 4 instruments (guitar, flute, violin, clarinet) and sing.

Undergraduate School and Major: University of Maryland – College Park; Information Systems and Marketing double major

Most Recent Employer and Job Title: Senior Data Consultant at Capco

What excites you most about studying in Washington, DC?

I am excited to study in Washington, D.C. because it will allow me to explore the cross sections between policy and technology – and how both are applied to the for-profit and non-profit sectors to scale growth and impact.

Aside from your classmates and location, what was the key part of Georgetown McDonough’s MBA programming that led you to choose this business school and why was it so important to you? One aspect of Georgetown McDonough’s MBA program that led me to choose this business school is the plethora of resources and support available from the career services office. McDonough’s Career Center provides MBA students with extensive opportunities to connect with and learn from potential employers by ensuring accessibility of events such as career conferences, MBA employer presentations, career fairs, and specialized training resources to prepare students to obtain their dream careers. I am confident that Georgetown University’s career services will provide me with the support and resources I need to successfully transition into a different industry and job function upon graduation.

What course, club or activity excites you the most at Georgetown McDonough? The activity that excites me the most to participate in at Georgetown McDonough is the Net Impact Conference. As someone who is looking to transition into the non-profit sector, I am excited to be given the opportunity to connect with non-profit organizations within D.C. and start growing a network of individuals who share a common passion for giving back to the D.C. community.

Georgetown McDonough programming focuses heavily on instilling a global mindset. Why is exposure to global diversity so critical to business success? Exposure to global diversity is so critical to business success because it allows individuals to explore new ways of solving critical business problems and leads to better solutions to meet the needs of diverse target markets. In my previous work as a data consultant, I was tasked with designing and implementing a global privacy framework for a client. Understanding the regulatory requirements and business needs across multiple jurisdictions was critical in developing a framework that was successfully adopted across the firm while limiting disruptions to day-to-day responsibilities. Incorporating global perspectives and priorities in the data privacy space allowed my team to adjust our approach and build a framework that met the criteria of all key stakeholders and had a high adoption rate within the first few months of implementation.

Looking at your recruitment, what was the moment when you realized Georgetown McDonough was the right program for you? Why? When I attended McDonough’s Admitted Students Day, I was surprisingly overwhelmed by the emphasis that the school puts on collaboration across disciplines to develop unique ways of solving emerging problems in today’s global business environment. Having the ability to take classes across McDonough School of Business and the McCourt School of Public Policy will allow me to explore my interest in the cross-sections between business, technology, and policy in a location that is a hub for entrepreneurship and leadership for shaping social impact.

Describe your biggest accomplishment in your career so far: My biggest accomplishment in my career so far has been my contribution to a number of publications around an emerging concept known as Privacy User-Experience (PUX). PUX focuses on creating privacy-aware online experiences and providing consumers with mechanisms to exercise their data privacy rights. I worked with a small team to identify a need within the financial services space to benchmark privacy practices against similar firms, and developed and implemented a repeatable methodology for collecting data across the industry and quantifying what good vs. bad PUX looks like. I supported the creation of a blog series and e-book showcasing this methodology and emphasizing the importance of privacy-centric design and marketing in the face of increased regulation and consumer expectations in the data privacy space. The blog series was published on my company’s website and the e-book was published in collaboration with a leading privacy operations technology company, OneTrust, to their 14,000 global consumer base.

Looking ahead two years, what would make your MBA experience successful? My MBA experience will be successful if I am able to build and maintain a strong network of professionals with unique backgrounds and skill sets that I can collaborate with to solve problems across the non-profit sector. I want to gain a broader understanding of how policy shapes technological innovation and social impact, and ways that the workforce can be upskilled to meet emerging business demands. If my time at McDonough allows me to explore these areas and build a strong, lasting network of individuals who hold similar passions, I will consider my MBA experience to be a success.

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