Wharton Stories: Global Combining Finance and a Passion for Storytelling After hosting her first book launch at Penn Wharton China Center, Winter Peng, WG’18, talks about how she found new opportunities and connections in the creative world through business school. Read the StoryImage: Winter addressing the audience at her book launch at the Penn Wharton China Center Joanna Gorin, WG’20, credits Wharton with helping her pivot to a business leadership role at ETS “to bring the best of science to customers around the world who are in need of effective solutions.”How Wharton’s EMBA Program is Helping this Alumna Make a Greater Global ImpactHicham Zahr, WG’16, credits the knowledge, confidence, and friends he gained at Wharton with helping him achieve his career goal of becoming a strategy leader. How Wharton’s EMBA Program Helped this Computer Scientist Transition to ConsultingSarah Hassaine, WG’21, advocates to bring more voices to the table to promote cultures with positive morale and higher engagement. How this EMBA Student is Making an Impact in Diversity and InclusionAll around the world, MBA students are connecting virtually with alumni in their own cities through the new Wharton Alumni Welcome program.Community Away from CampusNHL media strategist Louis Gilbert, G’19, WG’19, is developing a local fanbase for hockey in China, where the sport is growing in popularity.Growing Hockey in China from the Ground Up“This level of education changes the way you think about the world. It doesn’t just have career implications, it has life implications,” said Cory Halbardier, WG’19.Why this Sales and Operations Executive Says Wharton’s EMBA Program is Worth ItEnvironmental advocate Brandon Nguyen, W’21, C’21, reflects on a trip to Tromsø, Norway earlier this year. He was the only undergraduate student from North America to present his research at the Arctic Frontiers Student Forum.The Intersection of Advocacy and Academia: How Wharton Took Me to the Arctic“Employers should make the resources available to their staff that the staff need, and the staff need to take personal responsibility for respecting certain basic new rules for the time being.”The World Health Organization Rep. Shares Her COVID-19 Prediction for the Coming MonthsAngela Specht, WG’20, chief of staff at Johnson & Johnson Global Public Health, came to Wharton for the credential of an MBA, but says she is getting “exponentially more” out of this program.How Wharton’s EMBA Program is Helping this Executive Impact Global Public HealthWharton experts weigh in on the global economy, online teaching, remote work, and flattening the curve of COVID-19 impact.Faculty Insights: How to Lead and Work Through a PandemicLoad More Stories
