Subscribe to RSS FeedPenn Receives $5 Million to Create the First-of-its-Kind Professorship in Philanthropy
The Wieler Family Professorship in the field of philanthropy will hold a primary appointment in Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice and a secondary appointment in the Wharton School PHILADELPHIA, December 3, 2024—The University of Pennsylvania today announced a $5 million gift to create the Wieler Family Professorship, a position to be focused on ...Read More
Wharton Online Launches AI in Education: Leveraging ChatGPT for Teaching Developed in Collaboration with OpenAI
New Coursera-Hosted Course Empowers Teachers to Integrate AI into Their Classrooms PHILADELPHIA, November 21, 2024 – Today, Wharton Online, in collaboration with OpenAI, announces the launch of a new course, AI in Education: Leveraging ChatGPT for Teaching, available on Coursera, a leading online-learning platform to more than 162 million learners globally. Designed for educators in higher ...Read More
Wharton Executive Education Announces New AI Leadership Program Featuring Reid Hoffman
Leading an AI-Powered Future Offers Exclusive Insights from AI Visionary Reid Hoffman and Wharton Faculty to Equip Leaders for an AI-Driven World PHILADELPHIA, October 22, 2024 – The Aresty Institute of Executive Education at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announces Leading an AI-Powered Future, a new program featuring LinkedIn co-founder and AI visionary ...Read More
Wharton Executive Education Helps Business Leaders Achieve Environmental Sustainability with Net-Zero Transformation
Open-enrollment, live online program will run April 1–May 20, 2025 PHILADELPHIA, October 17, 2024 – Major companies and countries in increasing numbers are pledging a net-zero impact by the middle or end of this century. In fact, the count of businesses officially working on environmental pledges more than doubled from 2022 to 2023 and now exceeds ...Read More
Wharton’s Jacobs Levy Center to Investigate AI in Finance, at Annual Conference
PHILADELPHIA, PA, September 17, 2024—The Jacobs Levy Equity Management Center for Quantitative Financial Research at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania will examine the impact of artificial intelligence on the financial sector at its annual conference on Friday, September 20 in Jon M. Huntsman Hall on the University of Pennsylvania’s campus in Philadelphia. “The world ...Read More
University of Pennsylvania Launches Penn Center on Media, Technology, and Democracy
The Center will bring together six schools at Penn with $10 million in support from Knight Foundation and the University The University of Pennsylvania today announced $10 million in funding dedicated to its new Center for Media, Technology, and Democracy. The Center will be housed in the Penn School of Engineering and Applied Science (Penn Engineering) ...Read More
Wharton Executive Education Guides Ultra-High-Net-Worth Families and Their Advisors with New Wealth Management Programs
PHILADELPHIA, July 18, 2024 – “We are at the beginning of the greatest intergenerational transfer of wealth that has ever happened,” says Wharton professor Raffi Amit. The reporting backs him up. Baby boomers and the silent generation are expected to bequeath about $84 trillion by 2045, most of it going directly to their heirs, according ...Read More
Knowledge at Wharton
- The Future of Financial Technology December 2, 2024Professor Itay Goldstein welcomes Alesia Haas, CFO of Coinbase, and Michelle Lai, board member of Electric Coin Co, to discuss the ongoing fintech revolution. They examine the transformative role of technology in finance, from blockchain innovations to the future of digital currencies, and provide insights into how FinTech is set to evolve in the coming […]
- The Regulatory Challenges of AI in Finance November 25, 2024Professor Itay Goldstein is joined by Tobias Adrian, financial counselor and director of the International Monetary Fund, to explore the regulatory challenges posed by the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence in finance. The conversation delves into the emerging risks AI introduces to the financial sector, the steps regulatory bodies are taking to mitigate these risks, […]
- New Phenomena in Behavioral and Social Investing November 18, 2024Professor Itay Goldstein interviews Bloomberg columnist Matt Levine to examine the GameStop and AMC stock saga and the powerful influence of social media on market events. The discussion highlights the role of behavioral finance in shaping investor actions and how social trends can disrupt financial markets on a global scale.This discussion is part of a […]
- Charitable and Political Giving | Pinar Yildirim November 12, 2024Wharton’s Pinar Yildirim untangles the relationship between charitable and political giving, which are both on the rise. This Ripple Effect podcast episode is part of a series on “Charitable Giving.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- The Future of Banking November 11, 2024Professor Itay Goldstein is joined by Hyun Song Shin, economic adviser and head of research at the Bank for International Settlements, and Loretta Mester, former President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Together, they explore the 2023 banking crisis, focusing on the collapse of Credit Suisse, Silicon Valley Bank, and other small […]
- How to Prepare for Retirement and Live Your Best Life October 15, 2024Wharton’s Stephanie Creary speaks to Teresa Amabile, emeritus professor of business administration at Harvard Business School, and Kathy Kram, emeritus professor of management and organizations at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business, about how to prepare for retirement and other insights from their book Retiring: Creating a Life That Works for You.This episode is part […]
- Elections and National Debt | Joao Gomes October 1, 2024In this year’s presidential election, both political parties are unwilling to tackle the burgeoning national debt. Wharton’s Joao Gomes warns that inaction is putting the country on a perilous economic path. This Ripple Effect podcast episode is part of the “Business of Elections" series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.