“I’ll be back.”

Two years ago, Arnold Schwarzenegger reiterated the famous phrase during a speech at Georgetown. Last night, he kept his promise. The California Governor offered influential words to a community of business leaders at a dinner event celebrating the new Rafik B. Hariri Building of the McDonough School of Business.

George Daly, Dean of the MSB, presented the Georgetown dad with the school’s Dean’s Medal in honor of Schwarzenegger’s leadership in entertainment, athletics, and public policy.

Daly commemorated Schwarzenegger as someone who has “represented the best qualities of the American national character.” The Governor, who holds a business degree from the University of Wisconsin, acknowledged his belief in a “business aspect to everything.” He attributes the success of his career to his affinity for entrepreneurship.

Reflecting on his body building career, he recalled, “While I was pumping iron, they [the business leaders] were pumping their wallets.” Thus, his self-marketed career began. According to Schwarzenegger, refined marketing and promotional skills serve as the key elements to successful business. His “30 Cities in 30 Days” book tour as a body builder and dedication to international promotion as an actor facilitated his phenomenal achievements.

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Freshman Christina Schwarzenegger with her dad, Arnold

Looks like the Class of 2013 has upped Georgetown’s gubernatorial connections pretty significantly: two Governors—Arnold Schwarzenegger (R—Calif.) and Martin O’Malley (D—Md.)—have daughters starting as freshman at Georgetown this year, according to the Washington Examiner’s Yeas and Nays column.

In choosing Georgetown, Schwarzenegger’s younger daughter, Christina, is taking after her mother, alum Maria Shriver (COL ‘77).

She’s sharing the “political royalty of the freshman class” status with Grace O’Malley. (For all you “Wire” fans out there, her father was formerly the Mayor of Baltimore, and served as an inspiration for the character of Tommy Carcetti).

Photo from the Daily Mail.