Wharton Magazine

The Fall/Winter ’25 issue of Wharton Magazine is out now! Inside: Follow the footsteps of Leadership Ventures fellows to remote corners of the Earth, get a rush of nostalgia from Pub Thursdays of the past, and meet four alumni leading the charge on crypto. whr.tn/4oKwzB1

A new blog by Philipp Stauffer WG04 posits that investment in a contrarian idea can compound just like traditional investing; building quality relationships, knowledge, and reputation. whr.tn/4t157RB

After its success on Shark Tank, Dave Vasen WG10's Brightwheel software has expanded its educational curriculum. whr.tn/4aQ6hJp

Leonard Lauder W54's brother Ronald W65 (pictured left) reflected on the legacy the @LauderInstitute co-founder will leave. “Together, we created the Institute because as students, we did not have the international training we desperately desired." whr.tn/3L0CR0t

Since Watchlist soil analytics company Nirby, founded by Piotr Lazarek ENG25 W25, won the 2025 President's Sustainability Prize, it has lowered fertilizer expenses by 40% for users. Read more from @Penn_Today: bit.ly/4bgdpis

Congrats to Ivy League Champs @PennMBB! With yesterday's win, Fran McCaffery W82 got the Quakers into March Madness, joining an elite group of coaches to bring five different teams to the tournament. Look back on our interview with the new Coach: whr.tn/4ofxRE0

Excited to share our new report out in @whartonmagazine on investing in the founder’s brain. How protecting brain health offsets the hidden psychological costs of entrepreneurial superpowers. Kudos to the team! #JiooLee #MichaelFreeman #ZabJohnson @whartonbrain magazine.wharton.upenn.edu/digital/invest…

Across YouTube, TikTok, and other social media channels, Jason Y. Lee W09’s @jubileemedia brings provocative conversations and debates to the table. Read more from this issue’s Watchlist: whr.tn/3O97fHK

The @Wharton AI & Analytics Club is a space to explore how machine learning is shaping the world, as two of its members write. Read more about how the club encourages experimentation and creativity through AI: whr.tn/4q7bmm2

“My philosophy is to reach out. Make life more fulfilling, not just for yourself but for others,” says Tom Hadlock WG66. Read more reflections from the former chair of the @Wharton Graduate Emeritus Society. whr.tn/3WFVGsu

After years of covering financial markets as a journalist, @mkmfitzgerald WG24 found a new beat at Wharton. Read how she made her pivot into real estate: whr.tn/42MiDOb

“We organized unforgettable events, bringing in food and celebrating cultural nights—and, of course, Graduation Pub, where 500 burgers disappeared in minutes,” reminisces former Wharton #MBA Pub co-president Özgür Geter WG14, pictured below. whr.tn/497zcIb

AI may boost individual performance, but it can limit how teams think, according to a study by @Wharton professors Christian Terwiesch and Gideon Nave, along with Lennart Meincke G23 GEN24. Read more: whr.tn/46X0WOn

Co-founded by @dhruvlife ENG15 W15 (right), @ObvioInc is using AI to improve communities’ road safety with its solar-powered cameras. Read more from the Watchlist: whr.tn/4rEj7Qm

Happy 200th birthday to our founder, Joseph Wharton! 🎉 An industrialist, reformer, and philanthropist, his pioneering vision led to the creation of the world's first collegiate business school in 1881 – a distinction we've been #WhartonProud to carry ever since. Learn about Joseph Wharton’s life and legacy in honor of this bicentennial: whr.tn/4rc7AY7

Wharton Leadership Ventures has evolved in 25 years, but its role at Wharton hasn’t changed, says professor Michael Useem. “These experiences intensify an individual’s commitment to think more analytically, which is the purpose of a @Wharton education.” whr.tn/4hkLmjc

In an exclusive blog post, Leonard Tannenbaum W93 WG94, founder of Tannenbaum Capital Group, writes about how to navigate the changes of the wealth management industry. whr.tn/4rDniwd

Finance professor Itay Goldstein shared takeaways from his podcast series Future of Finance: The Rise of Crypto & Digital Money and praised Bitcoin as a “potentially groundbreaking technology.” Read more: whr.tn/4qVcc5l

“Wharton afforded me the capability and resolve to translate my past and passions into my future,” writes Simi Shah WG25. Read more about why she thinks her Wharton MBA was worth it. whr.tn/3Jk3ltr

Ahead of the Philadelphia Flower Show opening this weekend, Matt Rader WG11, president of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, reflected on the nation's 250th anniversary inspired this year's theme “Rooted: Origins of American Gardening." whr.tn/4r7gyWB

Often visiting her home base at @LumenField, CEO Kate Johnson WG94 has learned a lot about what it takes to build a great team. She reflects on shaping culture as a leader in an exclusive blog post for Wharton Magazine. whr.tn/4s0v8Qr