Alumni News Archives

Earth Day Spotlight: Alumni Making an Impact in Sustainability

April 21, 2024 To mark Earth Day, April 22, we highlight the noteworthy efforts of three Lauder alumni who are working actively in their careers to address complex and urgent environmental challenges and build a more sustainable future. All three alumni, who occupy a strategic position at the intersection of…Read More

Celebrating our 40-Year Anniversary

Four Decades of the Lauder Institute’s Global Impact As the Lauder Institute celebrates its 40th anniversary, Wharton Magazine takes a look back at our evolution as a one-of-a-kind program to develop international business leaders (and, in the process, a particularly passionate alumni network). We look forward to continuing to educate…Read More

Live with Pride: An Interview with Alexander Robinson

LIVE WITH PRIDE: An Interview with Alexander Robinson (G’23, WG’23) This Pride Month, we sit down with Alexander Robinson (G’23, WG’23), a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community and a recent graduate who served the Penn community as President of the Lauder Student Advisory Board, a Co-President of Wharton’s LGBTQ+…Read More

Alumni Spotlight: Asian-American Founders & Entrepreneurs

In the United States, the month of May is recognized as Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and this year we are proud to showcase three Lauder alumni who are Asian-American founders and entrepreneurs: Ming Khor, Sarah Guo, and Olivia Chen. Although the scope of their ventures are wide-ranging, from…Read More

A Special Interview with Alumnus, Duane L. Hughes

A SPECIAL INTERVIEW WITH ALUMNUS, DUANE L. HUGHES To celebrate this Black History Month, we sat down with Duane L. Hughes (G'88, WG'88, L'91), a trailblazing member of The Lauder Institute’s Advisory Board and a graduate of Lauder’s Latin America (Portuguese) program. Duane is a Managing Director at UBS* and…Read More

Lauder Global Alumni Weekend

Azline Nelson (G’22, WG’22), a recent Lauder graduate, details her experience attending Lauder Global Alumni Weekend (LGAW) in October 2022 and offers helpful networking tips in this article for Poets and Quants. LGAW is an event hosted by the Lauder Institute Alumni Association every three years in New York City. The…Read More

Alumni Spotlight: People who Podcast

In our latest Alumni Spotlight series, we feature alumni who are making an impact in the world of podcasting. Miguel Armaza (G’21, WG’21) Miguel is the host of Fintech Leaders and a Co-Founder of Gilgamesh Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on seed level investments in the Fintech sector across…Read More

Alumnus Laxman Narasimhan Named Next Starbucks CEO

Lauder Institute alumnus Laxman Narasimhan (G’93, WG’93) will become the next chief executive officer of Starbucks and a member of the Starbucks Board of Directors. Narasimhan will join Starbucks as incoming CEO on October 1, 2022 and will work closely with Howard Schultz, interim CEO, before assuming the CEO role and joining…Read More

Teddy Shih (G’21, WG’21) Featured in Poets & Quants

Recent Lauder graduate Teddy Shih (G’21, WG’21) was chosen as one of Poets & Quants “Best & Brightest MBAs”. In this interview, he shares about his Wharton and Lauder journey, and his plans for the future. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3fV1N6G

New Lauder Students Connect with Alumni Network

A group of Lauder students based in China: Wai Cheng, Vicky Chen, and Daniel Miao (G’22, WG’22), developed their own informal Shanghai immersion before their Lauder virtual pre-term courses started. By reaching out to the alumni network of Penn, Wharton, and Lauder, they were able to spend several days meeting…Read More

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