Elana Krieger, an attorney in New York City, came to Wharton’s MBA for executives program to further her education and expand her career opportunities. Now a second-year student at Wharton in Philadelphia, Elana is discovering many new interests and broadening her network. We asked Elana to tell us more about…Read More
Rana Bader Matly, international development officer for the Mayo Clinic based in San Francisco, says that the amount of information and knowledge gained at Wharton is transformative. She explains that “it’s like a reality check because you start seeing things you didn’t see before.” We asked Rana to tell us…Read More
Wharton EMBA alumna Sally Huang, WG’15, went from being an employee at Microsoft to full-time entrepreneur during her time at Wharton San Francisco. We asked Sally, the founder and CEO of Roominnate, which provides 3d visualization for the interior design and real estate space, to tell us more about this…Read More
Executive MBA students have full plates with school, work and community commitments. The thought of having a baby in the middle of the program can be downright daunting. However, second-year Philadelphia student Garima Mathur, who had her first child last fall, says it’s not as scary as she expected. In…Read More
Like most students, Kelley McKee came to Wharton’s MBA for executives program to further her career. She wasn’t expecting to be in charge of things like scavenger hunts or proms. However, as the social chair of her East Coast class, she coordinates most of the Friday night activities on school…Read More
Jessica Ross, WG'15 Jessica Ross, managing director of cost transformation at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals in Oakland, CA, came to Wharton San Francisco focused on how an MBA would strategically help her move up the corporate ladder. However, she found her experience at Wharton San Francisco to be…Read More 
Deciding to apply to Wharton’s executive MBA program is a big decision for everyone, but there are often some special considerations for female applicants. How will she juggle work, kids and school? Does being a student mean putting off having kids? Will there be many other women in the program?…Read More
Monisha Sharma came to Wharton to learn how to lead businesses into change. As a senior manager of mutual funds strategy at the Royal Bank of Canada in Toronto, we asked Monisha to tell us more about her career goals and experiences in Wharton’s executive MBA program. Here’s what she…Read More
After graduating from college, Monique Rollins spent 10 years working in the field of investment banking, helping corporations think about capital structure and strategies for raising capital. When the financial crisis hit, she says it was a defining moment in her career. She began thinking about ways to make a…Read More
On Jan. 15, we’ll be hosting a special Diversity Night in Los Angeles where a panel of students and alumni will speak candidly about their experiences at Wharton. We asked alumna Marla Bleavins, WG’12, assistant general manager of the Convention and Tourism Development Department for the City of Los Angeles,…Read More
Most of the issues facing Wharton EMBA students are the same for both men and women. Those specific to women were discussed during our recent Women’s Webinar with alumna Caroline Wyspianski, WG’14, vice president of Glenmede Trust Co., and current second-year student Christine Johnson, global digital marketing leader at DuPont. Here’s an edited transcript…Read More
Second-year EMBA student Jessica Ross, managing director of cost transformation at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals in Oakland, CA, is looking forward to our inaugural Diversity Night at Wharton San Francisco on Nov. 20. In addition to serving as a panelist with other students and alumni, she says she’s…Read More
Kristal Dehnad juggled a lot during her time at WhartonSan Francisco. In addition to being promoted from director of charitable trusts to managing director of partner relations and programs at Stanford University, she also co-chaired Wharton’s Social Impact Conference and took a Global Modular Course on Conflict, Leadership and Change in Rwanda.…Read More 
The first week of Wharton’s EMBA program is always an exciting time for students. In addition to orientation and classes, they also participate in teambuilding activities to get to know each other. Having recently attended her first week at Wharton | San Francisco, we asked Ammi Tan, a project manager…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
