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Entrepreneur in
Residence
Program Returns
with New Roster
of Company
Founders
Wharton's "Entrepreneur
in Residence" program,
which allows University
of Pennsylvania students
the chance to tap the
brainpower and expertise
of successful entrepreneurs,
has anounced a new slate of
successful business owners participating this year. Penn
students are provided one-on-one, 30-minute sessions
with the Entrepreneurs in
Residence, gaining the
opportunity to access
their insight, experience
and business advice.
Entrepreneurs arrive
nearly every Tuesday while
school is in session and
represent a full range of
industries and life experiences.
In all, there are ten visiting
entrepreneurs for the fall
semester.
"We are delighted that
students get involved in this
program for such varied
reasons such as an industry
interest or to solicit feedback
for a business concept,
or to simply gain inspiration,"
said Nicole Righini,
associate director for
Wharton Entrepreneurial
Programs.
Entrepreneurs coming to
campus this fall include:
- John Osher, who sold his
SpinBrush toothbrush to
Crest for $475 million
and also helped produce
"Hairspray" on Broadway
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Michelle Peluso, W'93,
founder of travel website
Site59, and now COO of
leading online travel agency, Travelocity
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Rebecca Mathias, a Penn
alum, who launched
maternity apparel maker
Mothers Work and is on
Penn's School of Arts and
Sciences Board of Overseers
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Dennis Weiss, WG'70,
family business member and
owner of West Central
Produce of Los Angeles
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Chris Ingram, founder of
British advertising agency
CIA, which he sold to WPP for £64 million.
For more information,
visit:
www.wep.wharton.upenn.edu/
student_involvement/entrepreneur_inresidence.asp
For more news, visit
www.wharton.upenn.edu.
Correction: In our Summer 2003
profile of Lucinda Kasperson, WG'53
("Innovation is the Key"), we incorrectly
identified Ms. Kasperson’s undergraduate
institution. The correct institution is
Mount Holyoke College.
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