The original version of this article appeared on November 20, 2015 on the Wharton Blog Network, written by Matthew Brodsky. View the full piece online. The idea that you can make money and deliver a social benefit is hardly new, but David Musto brings new research that finds that social…Read More
Bob Natiello, WG’56 shares his perspective on how the Wharton curriculum can impact extreme poverty. Before 2014 was a month old, philanthropist Bill Gates announced, “By 2035, there will be almost no poor countries left in the world.” Writing in his annual letter, he added, “Poor countries are (not) doomed to stay…Read More
Like many of today’s Wharton students, getting into social impact finance “was not an epiphany” for Durreen Shahnaz, WG’95—it was something very much a part of her life’s journey. The 1995 Wharton graduate was born and raised in Bangladesh, a country “where women do not receive much opportunity to pursue a career in finance, let…Read More
Chris Marvin, WG’11, was serving as an aviation platoon leader and Blackhawk pilot, deployed to combat operations in Afghanistan, when his helicopter crashed. During his recuperation stateside—which involved 10 surgeries and thousands of physical therapy hours—he received a letter from an organization, thanking him for his service with a $5oo…Read More
This story originally appeared in Wharton Magazine’s blog network. These co-authors share an unexpected and enriching Global Modular Course experience that brought Wharton students and a Rwandan community together. Kristal Dehnad is enrolled in the Wharton MBA for Executives program, and Joseph Sinatra is a second-year MBA candidate. This summer, we and 27 other Wharton MBA students…Read More
