Davis Smith, WG ’11, G ’11, founder and CEO of Cotopaxi, Inc. shares his experiences in the Lauder program. What were you doing and where were you living before you came to Wharton and Lauder? Before attending Wharton/Lauder, I was living in Salt Lake City, Utah where I was the…Read More
Michal Benedykcinski, ’19 is a student in the joint Wharton MBA and Lauder MA programs. At Lauder, he is a member of the Global Program of Concentration. Michal shares a bit about his experience in the Lauder program so far. What are some key reasons you chose the Lauder joint degree…Read More
Kartik Das, ’19 is a student in the joint Wharton MBA and Lauder MA programs. At Lauder, he is a member of the South Asia, Middle East, and North Africa Program of Concentration with Hindi as his target language. Kartik shares a bit about his experience in the Lauder program…Read More
When Shawn Xu, WG’19, G’19, chose to go to Wharton, many of his friends from Silicon Valley were against it. Now, he is more convinced than ever that he made the right choice. I finally took the plunge — I ignored many of my closest friends in Silicon Valley and decided…Read More
After more than six years as a Special Forces medical sergeant, Thomas Cavett, WG’18, G’18, decided to return to school. He is using his experiences and his time at Wharton to launch POWTI, the world’s first automated standalone traumatic injury detection device. Since arriving at Wharton, Lauder student Thomas Cavett, WG’18,…Read More
Julia Enyart, G18, WG18, joined the Wharton and Lauder programs in May of 2016 as one of the first members of our inaugural Africa program. She shares with us some of her insights and experience in the program thus far, as well as some tips for anyone considering applying to…Read More
How African Private Sector is Addressing Obstacles to Growth “Welcome to our conference room,” Steve Beck said, beckoning to couches on the patio of his house-cum-office in Nairobi’s Karen suburb. “The heaters aren’t working at the moment, but would anyone like a Masaai blanket?” Looking out over his backyard, we…Read More
A wise Colombian tour guide one said that to speak more than one language is to physically divide oneself in two — and to experience the world as two separate beings. During our time in Cartagena this summer, I couldn’t help but think of the city as having a split…Read More
Both Ellen Hahm, C’12, WG’19, G’19, and Amy Kim, WG’19, G’19, grew up in expat American communities and attended international schools in South Korea, but until they came to Wharton and Lauder, neither had experienced immersive Korean language academics. Ellen and Amy are the first two students in Lauder’s Korean…Read More
Our Africa immersion started with a 5-week language program. It was a priceless opportunity to practice French, to experience the business environment and the cultures of Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire and Morocco. This has been achieved through various classes (French and African cinema/theatre, political economy and sociology), as well as corporate…Read More
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