Darden Center for Global Initiatives

The Darden Center for Global Initiatives (DCGI) enhances global business education at Darden and expands the School’s visibility and influence around the world through its academic and student life programming, and global partnerships and network.

Vision

DCGI aims to bridge Darden and the world.

Mission

DCGI strengthens and expands Darden’s global community, in Charlottesville and around the world, by providing educational opportunities and by building partnerships.

Support

DCGI is supported by the Tayloe Murphy Endowment, a 1962 gift from an anonymous donor honoring prominent banker and legislator W. Tayloe Murphy, in "recognition of his support” of Darden.

Reach

Darden’s network presents many opportunities for student and faculty learning, research and influence. In 2018-2019, Darden connected with 147 countries and territories through various programs, activities and visits. 

Learn More

• Global Academic and Student Experiences  
• Impact by Region
• Global Voices of Darden Blog 

Purpose Travels Well

Darden Worldwide Courses are one- to two-week courses led by Darden faculty outside the United States in January, March and May. This video shows footage from some of the Darden Worldwide Courses offered to residential students in spring 2018. Each course provides the opportunity to visit a different country and experience its business practices and cultures firsthand. Courses includes classes with practitioner presentations as well as onsite visits to companies, governmental agencies and cultural sites. The video includes footage from spring 2018 courses in the following countries: Spain, Israel, United Kingdom, South Africa, China, Argentina, Sweden, Japan, Uganda, and Germany. 

Darden’s global headquarters are located in Charlottesville, Virginia. Darden has field offices in the Washington, D.C. area and Shanghai. The School also has representatives in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Darden presence in Shanghai is part of the University of Virginia China Office, which strengthens the University’s academic programs, research, alumni engagement, student recruitment, and outreach to other key regions in Asia.

Charlottesville, Virginia

Office Location

100 Darden Boulevard
Charlottesville, VA 22903

+1-434-924-3900 (general main line)

Center for Global Initiatives

CGI@darden.virginia.edu

Katherine Beach
Director, Global Engagement
+1-434-243-2198
BeachK@darden.virginia.edu

Washington, D.C., Area

Greg Fairchild
Associate Dean for Washington, D.C. Area Initiatives and Academic Director of Public Policy and Entrepreneurship
+1-434-243-8879
FairchildG@darden.virginia.edu

Laura Hennessey Martens
Director, Washington, D.C. Area Initiatives
+1-434-243-9345
martensl@darden.virginia.edu

Contact information for the Darden team in D.C., as well as office locations and general contact information, can be found on the D.C. Contact Us page.

San Francisco Bay Area

Robyn Swift
Director, West Coast Initiatives
+1-434-227-7889
GuerinR@darden.virginia.edu

Shanghai, China

曹波 Doris Cao
Director, China Initiatives
+86-21-6437-2118
CaoD@darden.virginia.edu 

Office Location

55 West Fuxing Road, Room 101
Xuhui District, Shanghai 200031 China

复兴西路55号101室
中国上海徐汇区邮编：200031

Find Us on Social Media

Darden
WeChat: UVaDarden
Weibo: http://weibo.com/darden
Youku: http://i.youku.com/dardenmba

UVA China Office
WeChat: UVaChinaOffice
Weibo: weibo.com/uvachina
Youku: i.youku.com/uvachina
http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/r30OQr4T6tx64tfBnL37YA

Mumbai, India

Sannam S4
Hemant Das
Providing Principal Advisor services, for Darden’s India Initiatives
+91 9987951221 
DasH@darden.virginia.edu