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Wharton Faculty to Present on Asset Management, AI and Quantitative Finance, and Megatrends in the Global Economy at One-Day Seminars for Business Journalists Program in London, U.K. on February 5, 2026
Applications now open, deadline to apply is Thursday, January 22 What: The Wharton School is pleased to invite full-time business journalists to apply for the next one-day Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists program, held in London, U.K. at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London. The February 2026 program will feature...Read More
Wharton Online Launches Innovation Strategy and Design Thinking Certificate
Three Self-Paced, Online Courses Offer Flexible Pathways to Master Innovation PHILADELPHIA, November 6, 2025 – Wharton Online today announced the launch of its new Innovation Strategy and Design Thinking Certificate, a fully online, self-paced credential designed to help professionals master innovation from idea generation through execution. Developed and led by Wharton professors Christian Terwiesch and Karl Ulrich, ...Read More
Wharton Executive Education Launches AI in Marketing: Creating Customer Value in an AI-Driven Enterprise
Blended Executive Program Equips Leaders to Drive Strategic Growth Through AI PHILADELPHIA, October 30, 2025 – Wharton Executive Education today announced the launch of AI in Marketing: Creating Customer Value in an AI-Driven Enterprise, a new blended online and in-person program designed for senior leaders and executives who want to understand and apply AI to marketing ...Read More
Guild Brings Wharton Online to the Forefront of Business Transformation
Leading employers can now leverage Wharton Online’s world-renowned executive education through Guild’s Learning Marketplace, equipping leaders at every level with the skills they need to thrive through disruption DENVER, October 16, 2025 – Guild, the leading talent development company, today announced a new partnership with Wharton Online, the digital learning platform of the Wharton School of ...Read More
The Wharton School Launches Master of Science in Quantitative Finance with $60 Million Gift from Dr. Bruce I. Jacobs
Transformational donation is the largest single gift in School history Dr. Bruce I. Jacobs, G’79, GRW’86Photo credit: Hechler Photographers PHILADELPHIA, September 15, 2025—The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania today announced the launch of the Dr. Bruce I. Jacobs Master of Science in Quantitative Finance (MSQF) program, the School’s first...Read More
PRI Academy and Wharton Executive Education Launch Global Program on Responsible Investment Leadership
LONDON and PHILADELPHIA, September 12, 2025 – The PRI Academy and Wharton Executive Education are announcing the launch of a new executive education program, the Wharton/PRI Executive Certificate: Impact, Value and the Materiality of Sustainability, designed to equip investment professionals with the tools and insights needed to navigate today’s complex financial landscape. The course is ...Read More
Wharton Executive Education Launches Owner/President/CEO Program For Established Business Leaders
PHILADELPHIA, September 10, 2025 – Wharton Executive Education today announced the launch of the Owner/President/CEO (OPC) Program, a new, immersive learning experience designed exclusively for leaders of established, often founder-led or family-owned enterprises who are ready to shape the future of their companies and their legacies. Founders, owners, and chief executives face a set of challenges ...Read More
Wharton Online Launches Creativity in Business and Other Disciplines
New Coursera-Hosted Course Equips Professionals to Use Creativity as a Strategic Tool Across Industries PHILADELPHIA, August 6, 2025 – Today, Wharton Online, the digital learning platform of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, announced the launch of Creativity in Business and Other Disciplines, available on Coursera, one of the world’s leading online learning platforms. ...Read More
Wharton Online Launches Leading an AI-Powered Future
Self-Paced, Online Executive Program Is Designed for the Next Generation of AI Leaders PHILADELPHIA, July 9, 2025 – Wharton Online today announced the launch of Leading an AI-Powered Future, a self-paced online executive program designed to equip professionals at every stage of their careers with the practical skills and confidence to lead in an era defined ...Read More
Wharton School Professor Cait Lamberton Named Vice Dean and Director of the Wharton Undergraduate Division
PHILADELPHIA, July 1, 2025—Wharton School Dean Erika James has announced the appointment of Cait Lamberton, the Alberto I. Duran President’s Distinguished Professor of Marketing, as Vice Dean and Director of the Wharton Undergraduate Division, effective July 1, 2025. Professor Lamberton succeeds Vice Dean Diana C. Robertson who, having served two successful terms, will return to the ...Read More