First-year MBAs, are you looking for a paid summer 2021 internship in social impact? Check out these three opportunities. Not only will you gain valuable experience, but you’ll also work with Wharton alumni! 1. Government: Social Enterprise Finance Team Intern with U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) The DFC’s Social…Read More
Students, want to make an impact this summer? For undergraduate, graduate, and MBA students interested in social impact, we offer two opportunities to get paid while working in an impact-related role during summer 2019. Apply soon—these opportunities are selective and funding is limited. 1. Work as a Wharton Social…Read More
“What is gender lens investing and why do we need it?” It’s a question I often hear from classmates and colleagues when I mention my interest in the field. While many students at Wharton are interested in social impact investing, gender lens investment is still a foreign concept to many.…Read More
A new piece from U.S. News & World Report highlights The Wharton School where MBA students can learn to the necessary business skills to create social impact. “Sarah Millar spent her first years out of college doing stock market research for a New York City financial firm. In her spare…Read More
Freetown surprised me. Freetown mesmerized me. Even having previously lived and worked in Africa, I arrived for the summer colored by media portrayals of disease and suffering in Sierra Leone. What I found was a city of poverty, inequalities and inconsistencies yes, but also of beauty, serenity and hope. High…Read More
After eight years, five investments, and numerous awards, Wharton’s student-led impact investing group is ready for something new — and applications are now open. We are pleased to re-introduce the Wharton Impact Investing Partners, rebranded with a new name and new website to better reflect where the organization is going…Read More
Last month, I had the opportunity to see companies from around the world unveiling breakthrough developments through the Cleantech Open, the world’s largest accelerator of early-stage clean-technology companies. Cleantech Open Board Member Ron Lusk invited several Wharton Executive MBA students from the San Francisco campus to the Cleantech Open Global…Read More
Call me a glutton for punishment, but I love working in challenging environments that require difficult and entrepreneurial solutions. That’s how I wound up working with East African startups for three years prior to Wharton and again for my 2015 summer internship. I am passionate about supporting entrepreneurship in emerging…Read More
One of the highlights of my Wharton experience was leading a team of five Wharton students to work with Kate Spade & Company on the On Purpose initiative, which focuses on women’s economic empowerment in Rwanda. When I first heard about Kate Spade & Company’s On Purpose initiative, I was excited to learn that…Read More
This Saturday, April 18, the fourth annual MIINT competition—an international training program for business students interested in impact investing—welcomed over 100 participants, judges and guests to the University of Pennsylvania campus for the most well-attended finals to date. After a full day of pitches and deliberation, student teams from Kellogg…Read More
