Wharton Stories: San Francisco

“This is the kind of program you would never get to do on your own. I learned about leadership and teamwork from some of the most courageous people in the world.” – Siddhant Jain Jaiswal, WG’24

EMBA Student Shares His FDNY Wharton Leadership Venture Experience

“I like being there for students…I’m a real people person, and I love working with [those who] really do some soul searching throughout the two years they are with us.” – Fele Uperesa, Class Manager, the San Francisco cohort of The Wharton MBA Program for Executives.

From American Samoa to Wharton’s MBA Program for Executives: Meet Fele Uperesa, Class Manager of the San Fransisco Cohort

“Embracing our different cultural backgrounds lets us see each other in a different lens and cements relationships. It’s a fun, interesting dynamic to see people excited to celebrate and share their traditions.” – Kim Cowperthwaite, Global Class Manager

How Students in Wharton’s MBA Program for Executives Celebrate Their AAPI Heritage

“While this program is a challenge, it’s also a once in a lifetime opportunity. You’ll make lifelong friends, join the world’s largest business school alumni network, and learn more than you thought possible.” – Maria Devassy, WG’23

How This Tech Industry Expert Found Value in Wharton’s MBA Program for Executives

“Whether you’re running a for-profit or a non-profit, the core business concepts are the same. I know the impact of my work will be exponentially bigger and wider from what I’m learning in the Wharton MBA Program for Executives.” – Dr. Fahim Rahim, WG’ 24

How This Physician Is Reaching New Heights in Healthcare Through Wharton’s MBA Program for Executives

“The members of my learning team came into Orientation Week as strangers to one another and left as a family… I left orientation feeling lucky that I get to embark on this journey with the support of my team and the class overall.” -Naquan Ishman, WG’24

An Inside Look at the Wharton MBA Program for Executives’ Orientation Week

“I left Wharton a CEO, and I’m not the only one. We’ve been brought into these positions because we now have the confidence to embrace our identities as leaders.”

MD & CEO: How the Wharton EMBA Program Helped This ER Doctor Launch an Award-Winning Luxury Sake Brand

“We need to use analytics to help people understand why diversity, inclusion, and belonging is important but there are practical systemic realities that inhibit it, and why we need to re-code the system with first principles and new frameworks to make a difference!” said Shujaat Ahmad, WG’17.

How this Alumnus is Merging People Analytics with Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging

Speaking to new students at Orientation, Ryan Morley, WG’21, focused on the importance of giving back to the community to enhance their experience.

Why this Wharton EMBA Alumnus Advises New Students to See Networking Differently

Mercedee Renz Hutton, WG21, said the EMBA program gave her the knowledge and confidence needed to drive change. It also gave her the opportunity to interview Sundar Pichai, WG’02, CEO of Google and Alphabet, at graduation.

How Wharton is Adding Value for this ESG Executive