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The Spring/Summer ’25 issue of Wharton Magazine is online now! Inside: Meet 10 inspiring Graduates of the Last Decade, read faculty perspectives on five years post-pandemic, and learn from unstoppable alumni entrepreneurs.
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Seamless integration between online and in-person shopping is here to stay, according to marketing professor Barbara Kahn. Read more of her predictions on how the pandemic impacted retail.
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Green roofs and urban gardens: these are the kinds of tangible results that inspire Suzanne Shaw WG20 in her role at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. "I can directly see the infrastructure resulting from my projects," she says.
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Contrary to popular belief, entrepreneurship isn't all about taking risks. Charbel Zreik WG05's story, which he shares in Unstoppable Entrepreneurs, shows how startup success can be the result of scaling an established business in a smart, calculated way.
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"Viewing the world as a series of unlimited opportunities is intrinsically optimistic. Every new thing you learn is useful," writes @bipulsinha WG09. Read more about what he calls maximal thinking in this issue.
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Afternoon pick-me-ups often involve loads of sugar. Megan Burton G24 WG24 aims to change that with BrainFood, which she presents as a smarter beverage choice. Read why in this issue's Watchlist.
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Dispatches from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange: Andy Mok WG02 writes about witnessing #CATL 's record gong and what it means for investors worldwide.
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Professors David Reibstein and Z. John Zhang analyzed which part of the United States owns the most crypto. The answer? The Midwest. "That was most surprising to us," says Reibstein. Read more:
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When Ren Hooi WG16 saw how many people in the U.K. lost their jobs during the pandemic, she decided to use her tech skills for good. She eventually raised one million pounds to create Lightning Reach — a financial-support portal that boasts 170,000 users.
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When Penn Wharton Budget Model was referenced in the 2024 U.S. presidential debate, it caught the public's attention. This summer, Wharton Magazine went behind the scenes with PWBM's leaders to find out how it became a trusted source of economic research.
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"Watch and learn" is the idea behind @standardbots, a startup co-founded by David Golden WG08 that is developing AI-powered robots that can learn tasks from human demonstrations. Read more in this issue's Watchlist.
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After the success of Leonard Tannenbaum W93 WG94's first credit-focused firm, he's back — this time with his family. Read an exclusive Q&A on his Florida-based alternative-investments venture and his experience starting a business with loved ones.
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When Dr. Fahim Rahim WG24 visited his foundation's clinic in Pakistan, he finally found the treasure he had been chasing. Read his latest blog in Wharton Magazine's Blog Network.
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Flashback to the Fall/Winter '20 cover. Dean @erikahjames recently reflected on her five-year anniversary leading @Wharton. "The privilege I feel in leading the nation's oldest and best business school remains as strong as ever."
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"The urge to quit my job went from a poke to a full-on punch," says Allie Miller WG17. Today, the CEO of Open Machine is considered an AI expert — she's even teaching a MasterClass on GenAI with Professor @emollick.
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From allocating scarce resources to creating resilient supply chains, professor @ZekeEmanuel explains what the health care field can learn from the pandemic.
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"Taking chances is what a liberal arts education demands by its own definition." Read more from Francesco Salamone W26 in this issue's View From Locust Walk.
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"The transformation is going to be faster than anything in history," said @reidhoffman about AI in conversation with Dean @erikahjames. In his new book, the LinkedIn co-founder explores how to embrace an AI-powered future.
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📣 Wharton Magazine is putting together a feature on MBA Pub through the years — and we want your photos!. 👉 Tell us your Pub story at: (Google sign-in required). 📧 No Google account? Submit photos to magazine@wharton.upenn.edu
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RT @whartonknows: 🎙️ Introducing This Week in Business! 🎙️. Keep up with the latest news impacting the business world through our weekly po….
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Michael Greer WG21 still taps into his background as a professional ballet dancer to lead ArtsFund. "Once you're onstage, no matter what happens, you have to see it through," Greer says. "This is similar to executive management in so many ways."
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