The Wharton Social Impact Initiative is pleased to announce the 2018 recipients of the John M. Bendheim Loan Forgiveness Fund for Public Service. These 17 Bendheim Fellow are examples of Wharton alumni using their skills—in finance, management, marketing, entrepreneurship, and more—for social impact. A look at previous winners reveals a diverse network of…Read More
This past June, Turner Social Impact Society member Will Slotznick, C’17, traveled to Cartagena, Columbia to represent Penn’s Digital Seeds Program at the Action Research Network of the Americas (ARNA). The convention brought together academic communities from across the Western Hemisphere to share their experiences with actionable research for social…Read More
Durreen Shahnaz, WG’95, started her career with Morgan Stanley in 1989 and was the first Bangladeshi woman investment banker on Wall Street. After stints with various organizations including the Nobel Prize-winning Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, Shahnaz went on to set up Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), the world’s first social stock exchange, in 2009…Read More
Penn alumna Simi Wilhelm Shah, GEd’04, was featured as part of the Inspirational Women Series, an interview series with women across the world who are dedicated to effecting positive change in the lives of women and girls worldwide. In the discussion, she shares her perspective as an investor with a passion for…Read More
There are countless reasons to believe that bringing women fully into the global economy is the right thing to do. Today, on International Women’s Day, Wharton Social Impact Initiative highlights the work we are doing to understand how advancing an inclusive economy is also the smart thing to do. Because…Read More 
Are you a recent Wharton MBA bringing your business talents to a nonprofit organization or role in the public sector? We invite you to apply for the John M. Bendheim Loan Forgiveness Fund — an annual program to ease the burden of student loans for Wharton graduates pursuing careers in the nonprofit and public…Read More
As philanthropists, board members, and employees, Wharton alumni have long been using their Wharton training to address pressing social and environmental problems. In recent years, a growing number of our alumni have also become involved with impact investing, social entrepreneurship, corporate sustainability, and other emerging areas of social innovation. Wharton…Read More
At tonight’s StartOut Awards in San Francisco, Wharton alumna Erika Karp, W’85, will receive the 2016 Wells Fargo Leadership Award, which recognizes an entrepreneur whose career and accomplishments have had a profound effect on the LGBT entrepreneurial ecosystem. StartOut, the leading national nonprofit dedicated to empowering lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender…Read More
This past summer in Oakland, CA, I had an opportunity to work at a bank that is focusing on social justice, environmental resilience, and economic sustainability. Beneficial State Bank is a triple-bottom-line community development financial institution (CDFI) that was founded during the financial crisis to change the banking system for good.…Read More
Graduation is a time of great joy and excitement—and some tears. Over the years, Wharton Social Impact Initiative has had the honor to work with so many students from across the university, and more than 80 of our social impact fellows graduated this year alone. We will miss them, and…Read More
