Over the past decade, the Anne and John McNulty Leadership Program (MLP) and Penn Wharton Budget Model (PWBM) have supported the development of future leaders. While MLP’s 30-plus programs tend to focus on helping students build skills in areas such as authentic leadership and influencing others, PWBM deals in hard — and nonpartisan — data, benefiting both voters and lawmakers. Read more about these pioneering donor-supported programs in Wharton Magazine.

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Wharton has launched the Pincus Artificial Intelligence Lab for Organizational Innovation, thanks to a $5 million gift from Mark J. Pincus, W’88, founder of social gaming company Zynga and a pioneer in generative AI applications. This transformative contribution — the largest gift to Wharton’s Generative AI Labs — will propel research and real-world applications of AI in business, supporting Wharton’s mission to lead in AI education and equip leaders for a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Read the full story to learn about Pincus’ hopes for the new lab and Dean Erika James’ perspective on the power of his support.

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In December, the University of Pennsylvania announced a $5 million gift to create the Wieler Family Professorship, a first-of-its-kind professorship in philanthropy. The faculty recipient will hold appointments at the School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) and at Wharton, building upon SP2’s expertise in social innovation and Wharton’s ties to the business world. “With the new professorship, we feel that Penn can shape a world where entrepreneurship and empathy coexist,” said Scott A. Wieler, WG’87, who, alongside his wife, Mary Baily Wieler, has a longstanding history of giving across the University.

Explore the impact of the Wielers’ gift.