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
In this episode of “Dollars and Change,” Shane Jensen, Co-Director of Wharton’s PhD program, Associate Professor of Statistics at the Wharton School and Host of Wharton Moneyball, joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Sandi Hunt to discuss urban analytics, understanding the economics and social functions of a city, on Dollars and…Read More
In this episode of “Dollars and Change,” hosts Nick Ashburn and Sandi Hunt talk with Alan Murray, President of Fortune and Chief Content Officer at Time Inc., to discuss the important role the press plays in advancing the dialogue for businesses to do social good, as well as his perspective…Read More
Mallika Dutt, Founder of Breakthrough, joins host Laura Zarrow, Senior Director of Wharton People Analytics, for an episode of Women@Work, a series that explores how women can join, stay and succeed in the workplace. Mallika Dutt is a human rights pioneer whose work has focused on fighting violence against girls…Read More
In this Knowledge@Wharton interview, social entrepreneur Derek Handley spoke with Vice Dean Katherine Klein on the importance of vision and what it takes to make a difference. An edited transcript of the conversation follows: Katherine Klein: How did you find your purpose as a businessperson? Derek Handley: I think the common pattern…Read More
Derek Handley's professional triumphs have landed him among some of the world's biggest names and corporations (and maybe even in space). The New York-based social entrepreneur, speaker and author was previously the founding CEO of B Team, where he collaborated with Sir Richard Branson to catalyze better ways of doing business. Last month, he…Read More 
This piece was originally published on WomenEffect.com, an independent knowledge hub about gender lens investing. Women Effect’s content is now part of the Wharton Social Impact Initiative. Read more about the transition here. James Dien Bui is the Managing Director of Lotus Impact, a social impact fund and incubator based…Read More
This piece was originally published on WomenEffect.com, an independent knowledge hub about gender lens investing. Women Effect’s content is now part of the Wharton Social Impact Initiative. Read more about the transition here. In this latest update from her gender lens investing interview series, Women Effect managing director Simi Shah…Read More
WSII’s Investing in Women program presents a series of interviews to introduce thought leaders and create a conversation around a more gender informed economy. We have selected individuals from across the impact spectrum—multinational companies, impact investors, social entrepreneurs, and more—to share their candid thoughts on trends, missteps, best practices, and…Read More
In the fall, we welcomed social impact strategist Diana Ayton-Shenker as the first Nazarian Social Innovator in Residence at Wharton. Named one of “25 Dynamic Women Changing the World” by Good Business New York, Ayton-Shenker is a leader in social impact, strategic philanthropy, leadership and organizational development, and private-nonprofit partnership. She is also…Read More
