Giving to The Lauder Institute

Giving to The Lauder Institute enables the Institute to develop and implement cutting-edge educational opportunities, expand our reach globally, and remain at the forefront of an ever-changing business landscape.

The Lauder Annual Fund

Annual gifts are a crucial pillar of the Institute’s lifelong mission: providing life-changing opportunities to Lauder students and alumni. Your generosity to The Lauder Annual Fund is our greatest strength.

Through the recent growth of The Lauder Annual Fund, the Senior Global FellowLauder Leadership Immersion Internships, and the Lauder Intercultural Ventures have joined a portfolio full of innovations that benefit students and engage alumni.

Class Campaign

Are you a graduate of The Lauder Institute?

Follow your class’s progress by visiting your Class Campaign page.

The Annual Fund Class Campaign

Lauder graduates make up the most passionate alumni community in the world. Our dedication to the Institute’s ongoing success tells other alumni, prospective students, and the global business community that supporting Lauder is one of our highest collective priorities. The sustained support of Lauderites around the world gives the Institute the resources it needs to remain financially strong and best in its class.

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Kevin Kelly, G’92, WG’92
Lauder Annual Fund Co-Chair

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Melissa Eisenstat, C’84, G’88, WG’88
Lauder Annual Fund Co-Chair

Joseph H. Lauder Society

Lauder Annual Fund

The Institute’s leaders in unrestricted annual giving are members of the Joseph H. Lauder Society. Through their generosity, these donors exhibit an unwavering commitment to The Lauder Institute and motivate their peers to increase the impact of their annual fund participation. Membership in the Joseph H. Lauder Society is also recognized University of Pennsylvania’s Benjamin Franklin Society.

Members of the Joseph H. Lauder Society are recognized each year for outright gifts at the following levels:

▼ Lauder Family Circle ($50,000 and above)

Mr. Sergey Burnell WG00
Ms. Marina Kunis Jacobson G93 WG93 & Mr. Andrew H. Jacobson WG93
Mrs. Marie-France Kern & Mr. Rene M. Kern G90 WG90
Mr. Robert S. Koenigsberger G93 WG93
Mrs. Jo Carole K. Lauder & The Honorable Ronald S. Lauder W65

▼ INNOVATION PARTNERS ($25,000-$49,999)

Mr. Thomas L. Bendheim G90 WG90
Mrs. Mary B. Malhotra G86 WG86 & Mr. Vikram Malhotra WG86

▼ DIRECTOR’S GUILD ($10,000-$24,999)

Mr. Reza Ansari W87 G93 WG93
Mr. Himanshu Bahuguna G07 WG07
Mr. Paul I. Bergman C02 W02 G04 WG04
Mr. David Ivan Buenfil G98 WG98
Mr. Richard Chen G86 WG86
Mr. Wellington Chow G89 WG89
Mr. William Devane
Mr. Bruno Ducharme G85 WG86
Ms. Melissa Beth Eisenstat C84 G88 WG88 & Mr. Jonathan Blau
Mr. Andrew Sir Hua C92 W92 G97 WG97
Mr. Duane L. Hughes, Esquire G88 WG88 L91
Ms. Nancy R. Kail G89 WG89
Mr. Thomas Andrew Klein G92 WG92 & Mr. Erik G. LaValle
Mr. Alvin Tsz-Wang Lam G98 WG98
Mr. Davin Alexander MacKenzie G89 WG89
Mr. Kent Iverson Madsen ENG92 G98 WG98
Mr. Robert M. Mangels WG75 & Mrs. Sandra Jeanne Mangels
Mr. Laxman Narasimhan G93 WG93
Mr. Pavel Oliva G00 WG00 & Ms. Kimberly Y. Oliva GED99
Mr. Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos C93 W93 G97 WG97
Mr. Marcos A. Rodriguez G89 WG89
Mr. Assaf Y. Tarnopolsky G00 WG00 & Mrs. Natalie P. Tarnopolsky WG00
Mr. John Tsai G01 WG01
Ms. Deborah Lynn Wahl G92 WG92

▼ INTERCULTURAL FELLOWS ($5,000-$9,999)

Mrs. Melissa M. Belleville G00 & Mr. William James Belleville G00 WG00
Ms. Janifer M. Burns G86 WG86
Ms. Andrea Applegate Dover G89 WG89 & Mr. Stephen Harold Dover WG88
Mrs. Andra Ehrenkranz G92 WG92 & Mr. John B. Ehrenkranz WG91
Ms. Maria A. Herrera G92 WG92 & Mr. Pedro Chomnalez
Ms. Mayra Ester Kam W88 G94 WG94 & Mr. John David Rauschkolb G94 WG94
Mr. Allan C. Kwan G87 WG87
Ms. Penelope Rossano G00 WG00
Mr. Normand R. Savoie C86 G91 WG91
Mr. David Donald Schmidt G93 WG93
Ms. Susan M. Sherrerd G93 WG93
Ms. Evelyn W. Swanson G89 WG89 & Mr. Bart K. Swanson G89 WG89
Mr. Robert Paul Torretti G00 WG00
Mr. Felix G. Wong G02 WG02

▼ GLOBAL ASSOCIATES ($2,500-$4,999)

Ms. Katherine G. Littlefield G14 WG14
Mr. Banleng James Toh WG93 & Ms. Lynette Toh
Mrs. Jill Scriba Dailey G98 WG98
Mr. Kevin Gerard Kelly G92 WG92
Mr. Stephen M. Sammut WG84

▼ YOUNG LAUDER SOCIETY ($1,000-$2,499)

Mr. Josh Bingsheng Zhou G16 WG16
Mr. Ross Andrew Caton G18 WG18
Mr. Brendan Green Crowley G20 WG20
Mr. Kanishk Raghuvanshi G19 WG19

Joseph H. Lauder Society

Lauder Annual Fund

The Institute’s leaders in unrestricted annual giving are members of the Joseph H. Lauder Society. Through their generosity, these donors exhibit an unwavering commitment to The Lauder Institute and motivate their peers to increase the impact of their annual fund participation. Membership in the Joseph H. Lauder Society is also recognized University of Pennsylvania’s Benjamin Franklin Society.

Members of the Joseph H. Lauder Society are recognized each year for outright gifts at the following levels:

Lauder Family Circle ($50,000 and above)

Mr. Sergey Burnell WG00
Ms. Marina Kunis Jacobson G93 WG93 & Mr. Andrew H. Jacobson WG93
Mrs. Marie-France Kern & Mr. Rene M. Kern G90 WG90
Mr. Robert S. Koenigsberger G93 WG93
Mrs. Jo Carole K. Lauder & The Honorable Ronald S. Lauder W65

INNOVATION PARTNERS ($25,000-$49,999)

Mr. Thomas L. Bendheim G90 WG90
Mrs. Mary B. Malhotra G86 WG86 & Mr. Vikram Malhotra WG86

DIRECTOR’S GUILD ($10,000-$24,999)

Mr. Reza Ansari W87 G93 WG93
Mr. Himanshu Bahuguna G07 WG07
Mr. Paul I. Bergman C02 W02 G04 WG04
Mr. David Ivan Buenfil G98 WG98
Mr. Richard Chen G86 WG86
Mr. Wellington Chow G89 WG89
Mr. William Devane
Mr. Bruno Ducharme G85 WG86
Ms. Melissa Beth Eisenstat C84 G88 WG88 & Mr. Jonathan Blau
Mr. Andrew Sir Hua C92 W92 G97 WG97
Mr. Duane L. Hughes, Esquire G88 WG88 L91
Ms. Nancy R. Kail G89 WG89
Mr. Thomas Andrew Klein G92 WG92 & Mr. Erik G. LaValle
Mr. Alvin Tsz-Wang Lam G98 WG98
Mr. Davin Alexander MacKenzie G89 WG89
Mr. Kent Iverson Madsen ENG92 G98 WG98
Mr. Robert M. Mangels WG75 & Mrs. Sandra Jeanne Mangels
Mr. Laxman Narasimhan G93 WG93
Mr. Pavel Oliva G00 WG00 & Ms. Kimberly Y. Oliva GED99
Mr. Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos C93 W93 G97 WG97
Mr. Marcos A. Rodriguez G89 WG89
Mr. Assaf Y. Tarnopolsky G00 WG00 & Mrs. Natalie P. Tarnopolsky WG00
Mr. John Tsai G01 WG01
Ms. Deborah Lynn Wahl G92 WG92

INTERCULTURAL FELLOWS ($5,000-$9,999)

Mrs. Melissa M. Belleville G00 & Mr. William James Belleville G00 WG00
Ms. Janifer M. Burns G86 WG86
Ms. Andrea Applegate Dover G89 WG89 & Mr. Stephen Harold Dover WG88
Mrs. Andra Ehrenkranz G92 WG92 & Mr. John B. Ehrenkranz WG91
Ms. Maria A. Herrera G92 WG92 & Mr. Pedro Chomnalez
Ms. Mayra Ester Kam W88 G94 WG94 & Mr. John David Rauschkolb G94 WG94
Mr. Allan C. Kwan G87 WG87
Ms. Penelope Rossano G00 WG00
Mr. Normand R. Savoie C86 G91 WG91
Mr. David Donald Schmidt G93 WG93
Ms. Susan M. Sherrerd G93 WG93
Ms. Evelyn W. Swanson G89 WG89 & Mr. Bart K. Swanson G89 WG89
Mr. Robert Paul Torretti G00 WG00
Mr. Felix G. Wong G02 WG02

GLOBAL ASSOCIATES ($2,500-$4,999)

Ms. Katherine G. Littlefield G14 WG14
Mr. Banleng James Toh WG93 & Ms. Lynette Toh
Mrs. Jill Scriba Dailey G98 WG98
Mr. Kevin Gerard Kelly G92 WG92
Mr. Stephen M. Sammut WG84

YOUNG LAUDER SOCIETY ($1,000-$2,499)

Mr. Josh Bingsheng Zhou G16 WG16
Mr. Ross Andrew Caton G18 WG18
Mr. Brendan Green Crowley G20 WG20
Mr. Kanishk Raghuvanshi G19 WG19

The Annual Fund Class Campaign

Lauder graduates make up the most passionate alumni community in the world. Our dedication to the Institute’s ongoing success tells other alumni, prospective students, and the global business community that supporting Lauder is one of our highest collective priorities. The sustained support of Lauderites around the world gives the Institute the resources it needs to remain financially strong and best in its class.

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Melissa Eisenstat, C’84, G’88, WG’88
Lauder Annual Fund Co-Chair

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Evelyn Windhager Swanson, G’89, WG’89
Lauder Annual Fund Co-Chair

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Robert Torretti, G’00, WG’00
Lauder Annual Fund Co-Chair

Specific Funding Priorities

Philanthropic support is critical to sustaining the success of the program and making Lauder’s top-tier curriculum within the reach of the most promising students. Your gift will strengthen the impact of the Institute as the world’s preeminent international joint-degree program, MA/MBA or MA/JD.

Joaquin Ormeno

“My long-term goal is to support Mexico’s next generation by leading transformation of the services that improve opportunities for them…Immediately post-graduation, I will join a mid-cap growth private equity fund with a regional Latin America scope, focusing on my key industries of interest: education and healthcare.”

Said Mena Salim, G’ 18, WG’18
Aguascalientes, Mexico

▼ Student Support

Providing assistance with tuition, experiential learning costs, and fees is a top priority for the Lauder Institute. This type of support increases students’ access to expert faculty and impressive alumni, cultural immersions in locations around the world, instruction in ten languages, and personal career guidance. 

▼ Program Development

Only by offering the most innovative business education possible can the Wharton School and the Lauder Institute maintain their position and impact at the forefront of global business education. The Lauder Institute has launched several initiatives and ventures to fulfill its commitment to providing students experiential, life-changing programs. 

▼ Faculty Research and Thought Leadership

Scholars of world renown and professors of practice, Lauder faculty are uncommonly qualified to bring a global perspective to critical issues in the humanities, social sciences, international business, and law. Dedicated research funds allow faculty to bridge the gap between theory and practice, providing students with real-world relevance. 

▼ New Initiatives Fund

The New Initiatives Fund is a critical resource that enables Lauder to confidently launch new programming that will transform the Institute’s impact on global education. For example, the Lauder Intercultural Ventures help students develop their understanding of an unfamiliar cultural context from the point of view of the globally minded leader who can operate across cultural boundaries. 

▼ The Lauder Annual Fund

The Lauder Institute Annual Fund provides the Institute’s director with the resources to support the Institute’s most pressing needs at his or her discretion. In recent years these have included: the Global Program; dedicated global career advisor and Senior Global Fellows; leadership immersion opportunities; and engagement of the alumni community. 

▼ Global Profile

Funding will expand Lauder’s marketing efforts, providing greater program awareness. The elevated awareness of the program will attract a broader qualified applicant pool and increase engagement with potential employers. 

Specific Funding Priorities

Philanthropic support is critical to sustaining the success of the program and making Lauder’s top-tier curriculum within the reach of the most promising students. Your gift will strengthen the impact of the Institute as the world’s preeminent international joint-degree program, MA/MBA or MA/JD.

Joaquin Ormeno

“My long-term goal is to support Mexico’s next generation by leading transformation of the services that improve opportunities for them…Immediately post-graduation, I will join a mid-cap growth private equity fund with a regional Latin America scope, focusing on my key industries of interest: education and healthcare.”

Said Mena Salim, G’ 18, WG’18
Aguascalientes, Mexico

▼ Student Support

Providing assistance with tuition, experiential learning costs, and fees is a top priority for the Lauder Institute. This type of support increases students’ access to expert faculty and impressive alumni, cultural immersions in locations around the world, instruction in ten languages, and personal career guidance. 

▼ Program Development

Only by offering the most innovative business education possible can the Wharton School and the Lauder Institute maintain their position and impact at the forefront of global business education. The Lauder Institute has launched several initiatives and ventures to fulfill its commitment to providing students experiential, life-changing programs. 

▼ Faculty Research and Thought Leadership

Scholars of world renown and professors of practice, Lauder faculty are uncommonly qualified to bring a global perspective to critical issues in the humanities, social sciences, international business, and law. Dedicated research funds allow faculty to bridge the gap between theory and practice, providing students with real-world relevance. 

▼ New Initiatives Fund

The New Initiatives Fund is a critical resource that enables Lauder to confidently launch new programming that will transform the Institute’s impact on global education. For example, the Lauder Intercultural Ventures help students develop their understanding of an unfamiliar cultural context from the point of view of the globally minded leader who can operate across cultural boundaries. 

▼ The Lauder Annual Fund

The Lauder Institute Annual Fund provides the Institute’s director with the resources to support the Institute’s most pressing needs at his or her discretion. In recent years these have included: the Global Program; dedicated global career advisor and Senior Global Fellows; leadership immersion opportunities; and engagement of the alumni community. 

▼ Global Profile

Funding will expand Lauder’s marketing efforts, providing greater program awareness. The elevated awareness of the program will attract a broader qualified applicant pool and increase engagement with potential employers. 

Stay Engaged

To learn more about supporting the Lauder Institute, please contact Sonja Lee Chen, Lauder External Affairs, at sonjalee@wharton.upenn.edu.

Give Now

Ways to Give

▼ Online

Make an online gift http://whr.tn/give-to-lauder

▼ Phone

Call the Lauder Annual Fund at +1.215.898.3521

▼ Mail

Make checks payable to

The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania
Office of the Treasurer
PO BOX 71332
Philadelphia, PA 19176-9913

▼ Matching Gifts

You can increase the impact of your gift

if you or your spouse are affiliated with a company that has a matching gift program. For more information, call +1-215-898-5069 or visit www.matchinggifts.com/uofpa.

▼ Donor-Advising Funds or Foundation Gifts

You may also recommend or direct gifts

to the Lauder Annual Fund through donor-advised funds or private foundations. You will need to provide the University of Pennsylvania’s Tax ID/EIN which is 23-1352685. Payments should be made payable to “The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania” and designated to the Lauder Annual Fund.

▼ Giving to Penn from Outside the United States

If you live outside the United States,

visit igifts.upenn.edu for more information on how to give. Your contribution may even qualify for tax benefits in your home country.

▼ Planned Giving

Planned gifts can be made through

bequests, unitrusts, life insurance, pooled income funds, and real estate. If you are interested in learning more about planned giving opportunities, call +1.215.898.6171 or visit www.giving.wharton.upenn.edu/gift-plans.

▼ Bank Wires

Send your gift via a bank wire to

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.
420 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104

Account Name
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania – Gifts Accounting
Account# 2000030009956
Reference: Name and Affiliation (example: John Smith, WG’99)

For Domestic Wires and ACH’s
ABA Routing #: 121-000-248

For International Wires Only
SWIFT CODE: WFBIUS6S
CHIPS: 0407

▼ Securities Gifts

To make a gift of appreciated securities,

either you or your broker should contact: Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management

Attention: Kristine Hankins, +1.610-260-8531

DTC: 0015
Customer Name: University of Pennsylvania
Tax ID: 23-1352685
Account Number: 858-010018

To contact the University’s Securities Office contact:

Contact: Jean Suta

Phone: +1.215.898.7254
Email: jeanie@upenn.edu

University of Pennsylvania
2929 Walnut Street, Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19104-5099

A New Chapter of Alumni Leadership

The Lauder Institute Challenge (2013-2018) inaugurated a new chapter of alumni leadership. This partnership between the Lauder family and the alumni community contributed new resources to catalyze innovation, provide greater access, and establish The Lauder Annual Fund…