IMPACT Story

Prasad Setty, WG'99, leading how organizations leverage data-driven people solutions. Prasad Setty, WG’99, has pioneered what we know today as “people analytics.” In his 15-year career at Google, as vice president of People Analytics, he helped the organization attract and retain top talent and infused rigor and objectivity in how…Read More

Kenneth L. Shropshire, newly appointed director of Wharton's Coalition for Equity and Opportunity. Wharton’s newly convened Coalition for Equity and Opportunity (CEO) is set to become a go-to resource for identifying data-driven solutions to equity and opportunity issues, ranging from closing the wealth gap to defining workplace diversity, equity, and…Read More

For those on a journey from the battlefield to the boardroom, the Wharton School helps its MBA student veterans as they transition into the private sector. Active duty personnel also receive tuition benefits and the support of the School as they embark on their studies while remaining in service. The…Read More

Master Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Edward Byers Jr., WG’21, has had a journey through failure, losses, and triumph. At the 2016 White House ceremony where Byers received his Medal of Honor, President Barack Obama quoted author William Faulkner in describing Byers’s unique combination of grit, gallantry, and gratitude. “I believe that…Read More

A still image from the 3D animated video component of the non-fungible token (Image: Courtesy Penn Medicine and Christie's) Wharton's Stevens Center for Innovation in Finance Leads Development of Penn’s First NFT Innovation abounds at Penn – through scientific breakthroughs addressing COVID-19 and novel partnerships that memorialize such milestones in…Read More

Learn what Dean Erika James and Professor Vit Henisz spoke about in London with alumni. On the London stop of the Wharton Impact Tour this June, Dean Erika James and Professor Vit Henisz, vice dean of Wharton’s new Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Initiative, took questions from an audience of alumni…Read More

Dr. Bruce I. Jacobs, G’79, GRW’86, helping support the future of finance. Finance education and research have long been pillars of a Wharton education. In 2020, the Wharton School furthered that commitment with the establishment of the Dr. Bruce I. Jacobs Scholars in Quantitative Finance. Today, the 2021–22 Jacobs Scholars…Read More