Executives on Campus
Wharton’s strong connections with businesses, governments, and public policy organizations give you frequent opportunities to hear directly from the world’s business leaders. In addition to presentations on campus, faculty also bring executives into the classroom, providing real-time context and discussion around the management issues facing business leaders and key figures in organizations in all parts of the world.
Throughout the year, national and international business leaders offer perspectives on their careers and the challenges of their industries.
Wharton Leadership Lectures
Planned by a student committee, the Wharton Leadership Lectures series invites top-level executives from business and government to address MBA students on a variety of business issues. The speakers' remarks and an informal follow-up Q&A provide insight into the personality, goals, and career decisions that helped shape the executives' paths. After each lecture, the speaker usually has dinner with a small group of MBA students.
Recent speakers include:
- Sam Zell
Founder & Chairman, Equity Group Investments - P. Chidambaram
Finance Minister of India - Betsy Holden
CEO, Kraft - Michael Kowalski
CEO, Tiffany & Co - Sheikh Hisham Nazer
Former Minister of Petroleum for Saudi Arabia & Chairman, The Nazer Group - Anne Mulcahy
Chairman and CEO, Xerox - General Peter Pace
Vice Chair, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff - Anne Sweeney
President, Disney-ABC Television Group - Indra K. Nooyi
President and CFO, Pepsi - Michael Parker
President & CEO, The Dow Chemical Company - Orit Gadiesh
Chairman, Bain & Co. - Carter Roberts
President and CEO, World Wildlife Fund - Gen. Sir Michael Rose
Head of the Bosnian peace-keeping forces - Dieter Zetsche
Chairman of the Board of Management, Daimler AG
Conferences
You can meet industry-specific leaders at conferences organized by students and Wharton’s Career Management team. Throughout the year, faculty-organized Impact Conferences bring students cutting-edge research from around the world on a wide range of topics.
Alumni Engagement
Wharton alumni leaders participate in a wide range of campus events, from our unique Entrepreneur-in-Residence program – which allows students to consult one-on-one with successful businesspeople about their own business plans – to conferences on such topics as private equity and aerospace.
