Wharton’s 20+ research centers and initiatives serve as a hub for exchange and study where faculty, students, and members of the business community address pressing global business challenges. Their work generates courses, academic programs, community outreach, working papers, published research, and partnerships among academics, industry, and government.
AI, Analytics, and Data Science
AI & Analytics at Wharton
Eric T. Bradlow, Vice Dean
Raghu Iyengar, Faculty Director of Innovation, Experiential Learning and Research Initiatives
- Wharton Human-AI Research
Robert Meyer, Kartik Hosanagar, Stefano Puntoni, and Prasanna Tambe, Faculty Co-Directors - Computational Social Science Lab at Penn
Duncan Watts, Faculty Director - Wharton Generative AI Labs
Ethan Mollick & Lilach Mollick, Faculty Co-Directors - Wharton Healthcare Analytics Lab
Hamsa Bastani and Marissa King, Faculty Co-Leads - Wharton Neuroscience Initiative
Michael Platt, Faculty Director - Wharton People Analytics and the Center for Human Resources
Mathew Bidwell and Peter Cappelli, Faculty Co-Directors - Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative
Cade Massey and Adi Wyner, Faculty Co-Directors
Behavioral Economics
Behavior Change for Good Initiative
Angela Duckworth and Katherine Milkman, Faculty Co-Directors
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Venture Lab
Lori Rosenkopf
Vice Dean of Entrepreneurship at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
William and Phyllis Mack Institute for Innovation Management
Nicolaj Siggelkow, Harbir Singh, and Christian Terwiesch, Faculty Co-Directors
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Initiative
Witold (Vit) Henisz, Vice Dean and Faculty Director
- Climate Center
Arthur van Benthem and Sarah Light, Faculty Co-Directors - Impact Investing Research Lab
Katherine Klein and Tyler Wry, Faculty Co-Directors - Political Risk & Identity Lab
Witold (Vit) Henisz and Exequiel (Zeke) Hernandez, Faculty Co-Directors - Opportunity Lab
Fareeda Griffith, Managing Director - Zicklin Center for Governance & Business Ethics
William S. Laufer and Mary Hunter (Mae) McDonnell, Faculty Co-Directors
Finance
Finance at Wharton
Joao F. Gomes, Senior Vice Dean
- Harris Family Alternative Investments Program
Burcu Esmer and Bilge Yilmaz, Faculty Co-Directors - Jacobs Levy Equity Management Center for Quantitative Financial Research
Christopher Geczy and Craig MacKinlay, Academic Directors - Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research
Itamar Drechsler and Luke Taylor, Faculty Co-Directors - Stevens Center for Innovation in Finance
Itay Goldstein and David Musto, Faculty Co-Directors - Wharton Initiative on Financial Policy and Regulation (WIFPR)
Itay Goldstein, Faculty Director and Christina Skinner, Co-Director
Insurance & Pension
Boettner Center for Pensions and Retirement Research
Olivia S. Mitchell, Director
Pension Research Council
Olivia S. Mitchell, Executive Director
Operations Management
Fishman-Davidson Center for Service and Operations Management
Morris A. Cohen and Marshall L. Fisher, Co-Directors