EMBA Admissions Interview Questions & Answers

Bernie Birt

Many West Coast students know Bernie Birt as the executive director of the MBA Program for Executives in San Francisco. This isn’t surprising, as she interviewed many of them during the admissions process. However, in addition to being an admissions committee member, she’s also the COO of Wharton San Francisco.Read More

Prof. Jennifer Blouin on Teaching Taxes

Wharton EMBA Professor Jennifer Blouin

Prof. Jennifer Blouin joined the Wharton faculty in 2003, but taught her first MBA for Executives class in San Francisco this past summer. We asked her about her experience of teaching taxes to EMBA students, as well as her current research areas. Here’s what she said: Q. What class didRead More

Meet Career Management Director Steve Hernandez

Whether they’re looking to move up within their company, make a change, or start a company, Steve Hernandez, director of career management for the EMBA program at Wharton San Francisco, takes a “holistic” approach to helping students. Q. What does your role involve as director of career management at Wharton SanRead More

Meet the Class Manager: Amy Weinstein Hazen

Wharton | San Francisco class manager Amy Weinstein Hazen

Wharton’s MBA for Executives Program is supported by four class managers. Amy Weinstein Hazen is one of our managers based in San Francisco. How long have you been a class manager? I joined the Wharton EMBA staff more than six years ago. Previously, I was working in the newspaper industryRead More

Wharton San Francisco Conference to Fill Gap in Social Impact

For the second year running, Wharton executive MBA students are bringing together a community of socially innovative thinkers who understand that what is good for society is also good for business by hosting the student-led Social Impact Conference at Wharton San Francisco on April 10, 2014. Major gaps still exist in theRead More

Meet the Class Manager: Juana Droessler

Wharton | San Francisco class manager Juana Droessler

Wharton’s Executive MBA Program is supported by four class managers. Meet Wharton San Francisco class manager Juana Droessler. What brought you to Wharton? I was enjoying some time off after retiring from SBC Communications (now AT&T), and I wasn’t thinking about my next career move. At the time, my twoRead More

Wharton Executive MBA Program a Good Bet for Gaming Executive

Wharton | San Francisco EMBA student Josh Kanter

When you think of Wharton, you might not immediately think of the gaming industry, but first-year Wharton San Francisco Executive MBA Program student Joshua Kanter says that it’s a great fit. The senior vice president of revenue acceleration at Caesars in Las Vegas explains that while gaming is a uniqueRead More

Wharton | San Francisco EMBA Students Get VIP Tour at Boeing

Wharton | San Francisco EMBA Students at Boeing

First-year Wharton | San Francisco EMBA student Pradeep Fernandes recently organized a unique tour for classmates at the Boeing Company, where he is director of product strategy. We asked him to tell us about the visit. Here’s what he said: Since I’ve been in Wharton’s EMBA program, I’ve noticed aRead More