Applications now open for NPF fellowships, deadline to apply is August 23 What: The Wharton School is pleased to invite U.S.-based business journalists to apply for an all-expenses-paid fellowship to the flagship Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists program in Philadelphia. Each year, the National Press Foundation offers two fellowships that…Read More
Applications open July 1, 2019 PHILADELPHIA, June 28, 2019 — The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced today a new gift from 1970 undergraduate alumnus Barry Lipman and his wife Marie Lipman to expand the Lipman Family Prize. Building on the prize they originally established in 2011, their…Read More
PHILADELPHIA, June 19, 2019 — Dean Geoffrey Garrett has announced that Angela Bostick will join the Wharton School on Monday, August 5 as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer. In that role, Bostick will lead the Marketing and Communications Department, which contributes to the growth of Wharton revenue and brand reputation.…Read More
PHILADELPHIA, June 11, 2019 — Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Wendell Pritchett today announced that Wharton Dean Geoffrey Garrett will be leaving Penn at the end of the 2019-20 academic year to become dean of the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business in Los Angeles effective July 1, 2020. “Geoff has…Read More
PHILADELPHIA, June 10, 2019 — Wharton School Dean Geoffrey Garrett has announced the appointment of Professor of Statistics, Nancy Zhang, as the Vice Dean of Wharton Doctoral Programs (WDP), effective July 1, 2019. In her new role, Professor Zhang will oversee the operations and management of the nine academic areas of…Read More
PHILADELPHIA, May 30, 2019 — The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce a new online program: “Fintech: Foundations and Applications of Financial Technologies.”…Read More
Wharton Dean Geoffrey Garrett and Penn President Amy Gutmann to open conference that explores global business challenges What: The 54th Wharton Global Forum London will bring together hundreds of leaders in business and government along with Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania professors and alumni to explore the most critical…Read More
PHILADELPHIA, May 22, 2019 — Wharton School Dean Geoffrey Garrett has announced the appointment of Diana C. Robertson, the Samuel A. Blank Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, as Vice Dean and Director of the Wharton Undergraduate Division, effective July 1, 2019. Professor Robertson succeeds Vice Dean Lori Rosenkopf who,…Read More
PHILADELPHIA, May 16, 2019 — University of Pennsylvania Provost Wendell Pritchett has announced the appointment of Wharton Associate Professor of Management Martine Haas as the Anthony L. Davis Director of the Joseph H. Lauder Institute for Management & International Studies, effective July 1, 2019. Professor Haas, who joined Wharton in 2007, is…Read More
Brings together state-of-the-art analytical teaching, research, and industry engagement initiatives, funded by an anonymous $15 million gift PHILADELPHIA, May 7, 2019 — The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced today the establishment of Analytics at Wharton, uniting the School’s trail-blazing teaching, research, and industry engagement initiatives that use big…Read More
PHILADELPHIA, May 6, 2019 – Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce the winner of the third annual Startup Challenge, sponsored by Eric Aroesty, C’92: Aerate, founded by six Wharton and Penn Engineering undergraduate students. …Read More
What: The Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists, led by the Wharton School’s most prominent professors, help reporters gain a better understanding of key business and economic issues through intensive lectures and hands-on exercises. This no-cost, one-day program will feature Wharton Prof. of Operations, Information and Decisions Gad Allon and Prof. of Management…Read More
AÇEV and The Global FoodBanking Network Win $50,000 Each PHILADELPHIA, April 29, 2019 — World Bicycle Relief has been named as the winner of the 2019 Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize. Chosen from more than 100 applicants around the globe, Chicago-based World Bicycle Relief mobilizes people through the Power…Read More
PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 23, 2018– Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship is delighted to announced the third annual Startup Showcase, sponsored by Eric Aroesty, C’92, on Friday, May 3, 2019. This annual exposition showcases 28 of the best student-founded ventures from across the Penn community. The presenting teams are semifinalists of the annual Startup…Read More
PHILADELPHIA, April 18, 2019 — The University of Pennsylvania today released architectural renderings of the design for the transformative Tangen Hall. The new building, made possible through a $25 million gift from the AKO Foundation on the recommendation of Wharton School alumnus Nicolai Tangen and his wife, Katja, will be Penn’s first dedicated space for cross-campus student entrepreneurship and innovation activity.…Read More
Sixth $100,000 Ross Prize Awarded to Finance Scholars Amir Yaron and Ravi Bansal for Research on Long Run Risk PHILADELPHIA, April 4, 2019 — The Foundation for Advancement of Research in Financial Economics (FARFE) has awarded its sixth Stephen A. Ross Prize in Financial Economics to the paper “Risks for the Long…Read More
PHILADELPHIA, March 14, 2019 — The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced today the establishment of the Stevens Center for Innovation in Finance with the support and partnership of 1991 undergraduate alumnus Ross Stevens, founder and CEO of Stone Ridge Holdings Group. …Read More
The special series will feature entrepreneurs sharing the secrets behind their successful, socially–responsible companies SiriusXM’s “Purpose Built” will air on both SiriusXM’s Business Radio and Insight channels NEW YORK – March 12, 2019 – SiriusXM announced today the launch of Purpose Built, a special series hosted by Allbirds Co-Founder and Co-CEO…Read More
SHANGHAI, March 8, 2019 —The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania today welcomed nearly 1,000 global business leaders to the 53rd Wharton Global Forum at the Pudong Shangri-La in Shanghai. The three-day event brings together an international group of Wharton alumni with leaders from business and academia to explore…Read More
Winning Honoree will be announced April 26 PHILADELPHIA, March 1, 2019 — ACEV, Global Foodbanking Network and World Bicycle Relief have been named as honorees for the 2019 Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize. Chosen from an applicant pool of more than one hundred organizations, all three honorees are guaranteed an unrestricted…Read More
