THE WHARTON AI ADVANTAGE
We prepare learners to be leaders who use AI with the knowledge, judgment, and accountability their career stage demands. From pre-college through senior leadership, our faculty teach, research, and engage across the full continuum—creating a feedback loop that informs what we teach, how we teach, and how AI is applied in business and society.
By the Numbers
90+
AI and Analytics Affiliated Faculty
65+
AI and Analytics Courses Across Degree Programs
10
AI and Analytics Executive Education Programs
8
AI and Analytics Research Centers and Labs
FROM THE DEAN
Erika H. James
Dean
Reliance Professor of Management and Private Enterprise
“As AI continues to commoditize the world’s access to information, leaders need to prioritize the human skills AI can’t replicate. Things like sense-making, judgement, consensus-building, and above all, accountability. At Wharton, we believe people have and will continue to be essential to business’ ability to positively impact society. In this moment, we must make sure we don’t lose sight of humanity as AI becomes even more embedded in how we learn, work, and live.”
OUR APPROACH
Faculty insight moves between research, the classroom, and practice
Wharton has always been an innovator and early mover, and our approach to AI is no different. Our world-class faculty teach learners at every stage, from pre-college students to seasoned executives. They see firsthand how people and organizations are using AI to create value—and where the most consequential questions, opportunities, and risks are emerging. Those insights move between research, the classroom, and the world of practice, strengthening learning at every stage. Wharton is where ambitious students, scholars, and leaders come to understand AI’s impact on business and society—and help shape what comes next.
FACULTY EXPERTISE
Advancing how the world understands AI
Wharton is the undisputed research powerhouse among business schools. Our 240+ faculty members are studying AI’s impact on everything from monetary policy, to career progression, to medical decision-making—and bringing new insights directly into the classroom. We created the Wharton AI Research Fund to support faculty in further exploring how AI is being applied and its human impact. The AI Education Innovation Fund provides faculty with resources to develop new AI courses, enhance existing curricula, and create innovative learning experiences.
COURSE SPOTLIGHT
AI in Our Lives: The Behavioral Science of Autonomous Technology
Taught by Stefano Puntoni, Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing and Faculty Co-Director of Wharton Human-AI Research, this class examines the ways AI impacts individuals, organizations, and society, offering students a chance to critically assess both the benefits and risks of this rapidly evolving technology.
FROM THE DEPUTY DEAN
Nancy Rothbard
David Pottruck Professor; Professor of Management
“In a world where AI is rapidly evolving how industry addresses its technical skill needs, leadership becomes the critical differentiator in producing future-ready graduates.”
LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVE
Faculty-led Learning for an AI-enabled World
Cait Lamberton
Professor of Marketing
Vice Dean, Undergraduate Division
“Our role is to help students develop the discipline to learn first, because AI can be a tempting shortcut, and then move from superficial efficiency toward deeper, creative use.”
Michael Roberts
Professor of Finance
Vice Dean, MBA Program
“AI has raised the bar for everyone by producing more of the work. The value of a Wharton MBA is the ability to think a problem through, make the call, and answer for it.”
Kevin Werbach
Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics
Vice Dean, Executive MBA Program
“Wharton gives our students dedicated time—and the context—to wrestle with where AI can automate work and make life easier, and where they should double down on the value they uniquely provide as human beings.”
Nancy Zhang
Professor of Statistics and Data Science
Vice Dean, Doctoral Programs
“For doctoral students, AI is both a powerful research tool and a subject of inquiry. Our goal is to prepare scholars who can use these technologies rigorously and imaginatively while asking the fundamental questions that will shape their development and role in human society.”
Student Experience
At Wharton, AI isn’t treated as an elective—it’s viewed as a core business competency and embedded throughout our students’ learning experience. We were the first leading business school to create a dedicated AI MBA major and undergraduate concentration. Our Artificial Intelligence for Business Curriculum explores the technical skills needed to work with and evaluate AI systems, along with the business, economic, legal, ethical, psychological, and societal impacts of AI. Outside the classroom, our AI & Analytics Accelerator pairs students with industry experts to explore real-world business challenges and develop solutions using the latest techniques in machine learning and AI. Students further explore their interests in AI through nearly a dozen AI and Analytics clubs and our annual Wharton Hack-AI-thon.
Artificial Intelligence for Business Curriculum
A dedicated MBA major and undergraduate concentration combine technical fluency with the business, economic, legal, ethical, psychological, and societal dimensions of AI.
AI & Analytics Accelerator
Students work alongside industry experts to explore real-world business challenges and develop solutions using the latest techniques in machine learning and AI.
Wharton Hack-AI-thon
Student teams explore their interests in AI through rapid prototyping, interdisciplinary collaboration, and real-world business challenges.
FROM CAPABILITY TO IMPACT
Equipping Leadership at Every Career Stage
AI Upskilling with Wharton Executive Education
Our AI insights extend to professionals around the world through a portfolio of AI and Analytics Programs for Executives, taught by our world-class Wharton Executive Education faculty.
AI in Marketing: Creating Customer Value in an AI-Driven Enterprise
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming how marketing drives enterprise value. To lead in this evolving landscape, executives must leverage intelligent technology. The program AI in Marketing: Creating Customer Value in an AI-Driven Enterprise teaches leaders how AI elevates insight generation and empirical decision-making, ultimately driving smarter strategies, stronger customer connections, and measurable business impact.
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Digital Strategy in the Era of AI Certificate
Designed for working professionals, this fully online, four-course program equips you to navigate digital and AI-driven disruption. Rather than treating transformation as merely a technology issue, the curriculum emphasizes the strategic and organizational leadership required for success. You will learn to diagnose disruption, evaluate where AI creates true competitive advantage, and confidently translate digital initiatives into sustained action.
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Research and Insights
UNIVERSITY-WIDE COLLABORATION
The Power of Penn’s AI Community
Wharton’s approach to AI is strengthened by its place within the University of Pennsylvania, where expertise across 12 schools expands what our faculty and learners can explore. Wharton brings the business perspective—connecting advances in AI with the leadership, judgment, and accountability required to put them to work responsibly.