A lot of serious thought and financial preparation go into the decision to sponsor yourself in Wharton’s EMBA program. However, it often results in significant career impact for students who choose that path. Alumna Marla Bleavins, WG’12, is a good example. She was recently named deputy executive director and chief…Read More
Wharton’s MBA for Executives Program has experienced quite a few turning points since it was launched in 1975. While many aspects that made the program unique then have stayed the same, the program has evolved in significant ways to always meet the changing demands and expectations of students. One big…Read More
Zander Adell, WG’12, came to Wharton San Francisco’s EMBA program to help him transition from artist to entrepreneur. Now, he’s the founder and CEO of Doorman, which was recently featured on the ABC show Shark Tank. We asked Zander to tell us about how his Wharton education is helping him…Read More
Wharton EMBA alumnus Gus Giraldo, WG’06, CEO and country manager of CIGNA Thailand, says that his Wharton education has been very valuable in accelerating his international career. We asked him to tell us more about his experience at Wharton. Here is what he said: On coming to Wharton’s EMBA program……Read More
Alumnus Ivan Corneillet, WG’14, an entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, has taken about every type of elective offered in Wharton’s MBA for executives program. With a goal to diversify his business education, he took traditional electives as well as Global Modular Courses and participated in the Global Consulting Practicum. As an…Read More
In a recent blog on Wharton’s Mack Institute for Innovation Management’s site, EMBA alumna Kelly Brown (WG’14), who is director of client relations at Morrison & Foerster LLP, talks about coming to Wharton’s EMBA program to learn how to apply business practices to law firms. The following is an excerpt…Read More
If you’re interested in learning more about diversity at Wharton’s EMBA program, please join us for a special Diversity Night on Jan. 15, 2015 in Los Angeles. Alumni and students will share their experiences at Wharton during a panel discussion, and will be available to talk to prospective applicants afterward…Read More
Wharton alumnus David Pottruck, the former CEO of Charles Schwab, author, and chairman/CEO of Red Eagle Ventures in San Francisco, brings a lot of experience to Wharton’s EMBA program where he teaches his award-winning Managing Organizational Change course. We asked David to tell us more about his class and new…Read More
We invite you to join us at our inaugural Wharton Diversity Night on Thurs. Nov. 20 at our San Francisco campus. We’ll be talking with alumni, students, admissions and career management staff about our EMBA program, and a panel of students and alumni will speak candidly about their experiences here.…Read More
Andrew Gould (WG’11) came to Wharton’s EMBA program to stay on the front lines of innovation. Recently, he was promoted to senior vice president of creative, North America at BMG Chrysalis in Los Angeles. As an alumnus in the music industry, Andrew talked to us about his time at Wharton and how his education…Read More
Growing up in Kenya in a “modest peasant family” with 12 siblings, Wharton’s executive MBA program was not always on John Gachora’s radar. Now back in Kenya as group CEO of NIC Bank, a leading financial services provider in East Africa, we caught up with John (WG’02) and asked him to tell…Read More 
We may never have learned about the importance of strengthening our core muscles for safe exercise and everyday living — or sports buffs may never have heard about the dreaded “sports hernia” — if not for Wharton leader Dr. William Meyers, WG’03. Through 25 years and 15,000 patients, Meyers is…Read More
Since graduating from Wharton | San Francisco’s EMBA program in 2012, Wendy Guthrie has transformed her career. After working for nearly 20 years in the field of college athletics — most recently as commissioner of the Northwest Conference in Seattle – she’s now a special advisor at the Federal Bureau…Read More
Several Wharton executive MBA graduates are featured in the most recent issue of the Wharton Alumni Magazine. In “The 2014 Startups to Watch,” Nexercise cofounders Benjamin Young, WG’09, and Gregory Coleman, WG’09, and Graphene Frontiers cofounder Michael Patterson, WG’12, talk about how they launched their ventures during the EMBA program.…Read More
When we last blogged about Wharton EMBA alumna Maxine Gowen, WG’02, she had recently launched Trevena, Inc., a privately-held pharmaceutical company located in King of Prussia, PA. On Jan. 31, 2014, Trevena celebrated its IPO on the NASDAQ Stock Market. To mark the occasion, Maxine, president and CEO, rang the…Read More
