THE WHARTON WAY
Elevate Our Research Impact
THE WHARTON WAY
Elevate Our Research Impact

Hear from Joao Gomes, Wharton’s senior vice dean of research, centers, and academic initiatives, on ways in which Wharton is expanding the impact of its critical business research from the classroom to the boardroom — and beyond.

Wharton’s legacy as an analytical research powerhouse is undisputed within academic circles. So how can we leverage that reputation to ask and answer the questions most salient to the broader business community? Elevating our research impact means wielding our influence to benefit more people in more places for more outcomes.

OUR SUCCESS WILL ALLOW US TO:

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Set the standard for the application of business research to drive positive change in the world.

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Draw the world’s best and brightest minds to the beacon of our ever-inquiring community.

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Deliver multifaceted solutions infused with data-informed insights for immediate deployment in the modern world.

 

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"One of our greatest assets is that we have the largest, very prolific, and incredibly global faculty."

—Joao Gomes
Senior Vice Dean of Research, Centers, and Academic Initiatives
Howard Butcher III Professor of Finance
Professor of Economics

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