Wharton Stories: Alumni

“Before getting my MBA, I didn’t believe I had the credentials for a CMO role. After Wharton, I felt a lot more confident that I understood the complexity involved at that level and was ready to make a change.”

How PetSmart CMO Josh Kanter Used Wharton’s EMBA Program to Advance to the C-Suite

Wall Street veteran and Alphabet CFO Ruth Porat, WG’87, shares four lessons from the global financial crisis that she says are “relevant today for all industries.”

The 4 Lessons Alphabet CFO Ruth Porat Learned from the Financial Crisis

Pivot Health is a data analytics company that improves hiring for health organizations and ultimately patient outcomes.

Pivot Health: The Hiring Solution for Health Orgs

Founder of Laguna Beach Textile Company, Danny Meurer, WG’17, is aiming to secure brand longevity by taking a different business approach to other fast-growing digital retail brands.

4 Key Differentiators in a Lean Approach to Founding a Digital Brand, from a Startup Challenge Semi-Finalist

Alumna social entrepreneur Gayle Jennings-O’Byrne is changing the market for women entrepreneurs of color.

How This Alumna Is Driving $1 Billion to Women of Color Tech Entrepreneurs

EMBA alumnus Lee Leibowitz, WG’13, shares tips to jumpstart your career when you’re feeling stagnant in your professional life.

4 Ways to Break Through a Career Plateau

Penn/Wharton alumni and industry experts from leading Chinese companies explore the rise of these industries in China and share insights about the new opportunities and challenges they pose.

PWCC Panel Discussion Explores the Future of China’s Cultural and Creative Industries

Penn alumni and Chinese musicians connect at the Penn Wharton China Center in Beijing for a folk arts performance.

Penn Wharton China Center Celebrates Chinese Folk Performing Arts

How Shujaat Ahmad, WG’17, made a radical pivot from strategy consulting to his passion for people analytics through Wharton’s MBA Program for Executives.

4 Academic and Coaching Resources this EMBA Alum Used to Land a People Analytics Job at LinkedIn

The impact of the Beijing-based center and research fund has been far-reaching on campus and in China.

Three Years On: A Look at the Penn Wharton China Center