The list of notable Wharton School alumni are graduates of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Wharton offers four degree programs: undergraduate, an MBA, an EMBA, and a Doctoral degree. As of 2023, there are approximately 105,000 alumni in over 150 countries, including 79,280 in North America, 5,660 in Asia, 4,510 in Europe, 1,370 in the Caribbean and Latin America, 930 in Africa and the Middle East, and 380 in Australia and New Zealand.
Academia
Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference 1952 AM former vice-chancellor of the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology; chairman of Odisha State Planning Board; chairman of Odisha's First State Finance Commission 1986 PhD Dean of the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University MBA Academic administrator at Lawrence University Business professor at Tsinghua University President of the University of Haifa, Israel President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (2015-); former dean of the Wharton School (1999-2007) Daewoo Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School Dean and director, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, 1972–77 Board of directors of the Entrepreneurial School at the Wharton School Dean emeritus of the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006–2014 Law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School Economist and writer; senior fellow and director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations; founder and editor of the journal International Finance 1983 MBA Researcher in risk and uncertainty, originator of the Black Swan theory; author of the Incerto. Considered the "father of American arbitration," Department of Labor Hall of Honor inductee; namesake of the Taylor Law Professor of clinical management and organization, USC Marshall School of Business Dean and director, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi Dean, London Business School
Business, industry, and finance Business and industry
Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference French entrepreneur; lecturer; author; public health advocate 1983 MBA Chairman of Reliance Group British-Syrian billionaire; CEO of Petrofac Vice-president of Employee Experience at Airbnb 1954 BS Former chairman of Burberry 1975 MBA Former chairman of Interserve 1992 MBA CEO of Related Companies 1987 MBA CEO of Consonance Capital 1985 MBA Founder and chairman of PrimeGenesis; CEO of J.D. Power's Power Information Network British businessman; former chief executive of the Dunelm Group and Monsoon Accessorize; senior vice-president of retail at Apple Inc. COO of Starbucks, former president and CEO of Sam's Club Chairman and CEO of H-E-BSafra Cata1983BSFormer CEO of Oracle Corporation 1994 BS HotelierBill ChisholmMBACIO of Symphony Technology Group; Owner of the Boston Celtics Former chairman and CEO of MedtronicA Medical Calling Redirected: Arthur D. Collins , Wharton School, 03-16-2007 President and CEO of Disney Cruise Line 1960 MBA Chairman and CEO of American AirlinesHe Made Airlines Fly Higher: Robert L. Crandall , ‘‘Wharton School’’, 03-16-2007 CEO of Sysco, ‘‘Bloomberg Businessweek’’, 05-12-2013 1979 BS Chairman and CEO of Deutsch NY and DHL 1982 BS CFO and EVP of AmerisourceBergen Brazilian businessman; CEO of BRF S.A. CEO of Rémy Cointreau Chairman and CEO of UPSHe Delivers for UPS: Michael L. Eskew , Wharton School, 03-16-2007 Chairman and CEO of General Electric Company Manufacturer, art patron, and philanthropist 1979 MBA Chairman and CEO of US AirwaysFlying High at US Airways: Rakesh Gangwal, ‘‘Wharton School’’, 10-21-1998 1962 MBA Founder, chairman and CEO of Blyth CEO of BHP BillitonProfile: Charles ‘Chip’ Goodyear, The Guardian, 09-14-2009 1996 MBA CEO of Johnson & JohnsonAlex Gorsky, Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, to Keynote 2013 Wharton School MBA for Executives, Wharton School, 03-12-2013 M.D., M.B.A., former president and CEO of Partners HealthCare Managing director of Lupin Limited defense industry entrepreneur and innovator Chairman, president and CEO of MetLifeMetLife President and COO C. Robert Henrikson Re-elected Chair of Huebner Foundation, ‘‘Business Wire’’, 11-28-2005 1959 BS Founder, chairman and CEO of Huntsman Corporation Founder and CEO of Frank 1939 BS Former chairman and CEO of General ElectricThe Business Leader as Statesman: Reginald H. Jones , Wharton School, 03-16-2007 Richard Kahn Marketing executive Philanthropist and businessman Businesswoman and communications specialist Former CEO and president of PhilipsA Plainspoken Leader for Philips: Gerard Kleisterlee , Wharton School, 03-16-2007 Chairman and co-CEO of Fuji XeroxForward Thinker for a Japanese/American Venture: Yotaro Kobayashi , Wharton School, 03-16-2007 Taiwanese businessman Taiwanese businessman Management consultant who pled guilty to insider trading 1954 BS CEO and chairman of Estée Lauder President and CEO of The Park Circle Motor Company CEO of IAC Chairman and CEO of Oxford Development Company Businessman, former chairman of the New York Republican State Committee’s finance committee Founder and CEO of Universal Health ServicesUniversal Health Services Founder and CEO: Universal Health Services , Fox Business, 03-26-2013 President and CFO of ArcelorMittal Cameroonian businessman, entrepreneur and owner of Adlyn Holdings and the Madlyn Cazalis Group Chairman and CEO of General Dynamics General Dynamics Executive Team: Chairman and CEO Phebe N. Novakovic, ‘‘General Dynamics’’, 03-22-2014 Chairman and CEO of First Pacific Businessperson convicted of insider trading and securities fraudDave Michaels (June 21, 2024). "Jury Convicts Milken Protégé Terren Peizer of Insider Trading," The Wall Street Journal. President and CEO of Philippine Telephone Company CEO of Triarc Companies (Snapple, Arby's, TJ Cinnamon and Pasta Connection) Businessman; philanthropist; founder, chairman and CEO of JEP Management Businessman; philanthropist; founder, chairman and CEO of RGP Holdings Chairman and CEO of MacAndrews & Forbes Group 1966 MBA Chairman and CEO of BoeingBoeing Chairman Platt Talks Trust Again, ‘‘Forbes’’, 05-03-2005 1987 MBA President and Chief Investment Officer, Alphabet, Inc. and Google, former CFO, Morgan StanleyStanford Graduate School of Business, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq1kvyC-6ek. Founder of marketing research firm J.D. Power and AssociatesConsumer Research Pioneer: J.D. Power , ‘‘Wharton School’’, 03-16-2007 CEO and chairman emeritus, PfizerPfizer CEO and Chairman: Edmund T. Pratt, ‘‘Pfizer: Gallery of Leaders’’, 12-08-2013 Entrepreneur; venture capitalist; technologist; philanthropist MBA CEO of Canadian National Railway 1971 MBA Former chairman and CEO of Walt Disney Imagineering and St. Joe Company 1963 MBA CEO of PepsiMarketing Genius for Pepsi and Apple: John Sculley , ‘‘Wharton School’’, 03-16-2007 Founder of over 20 companies, most notably QVC and Franklin MintKing of the Start-ups at Franklin Mint and QVC: Joseph M. Segel , ‘‘Wharton School’’, 03-16-2007 New York City restaurateur British businessman; director of Rothschild & Co; former chairman of Savills Founder and CEO of Steignet CEO and chairman of Grey Advertising AgencyNew York Times: "Herbert Strauss, Ad Official Dies March 18, 1973 BS President of Wharton Properties Director of Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) manufacturing conglomerate; philanthropist CEO and chairman of Advance Auto Parts 1976 MBA CEO of Loews CorporationJoseph Wharton Award for Leadership: James S. Tisch, ‘‘Wharton Alumni Club of New York’’, 10-29-2008 Mark WalesFounder of Kill Katpture 1980, 1981 BS, MBA Banker, industrialist of the Swedish Wallenberg family Founder and CEO of Stuart Weitzman Chairman and CEO of Northwest Airlines Founder and CEO of Wrigley CompanyForbes Faces: William Wrigley, ‘‘Forbes’’, 02-23-2001 Former chairman and CEO of Deutsche PostPapa Madiaw NdiayeChairman at Ecobank Transnational Inc
Finance
Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference CEO of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, the Central Bank of Malaysia Member of the board of directors of the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu Former president and vice-chairman of the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.President of NASDAQ: Alfred Berkeley, ‘‘Forbes’’, 04-14-2008 1991 Senior Blackstone executive, co-founder of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment Founder and chairman of Consonance Capital CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Founder of SAC Capital AdvisorsThe Most Powerful Trader on Wall Street You’ve Never Heard Of, ‘‘Bloomberg Businessweek’’, 07-20-2003 Investor and founder of York Capital Management Founding partner of Alta Communications, founding partner of Marion Equity Partners Managing member, Solari Advisors Global head of Equities, Multi-Asset for O'Connor at UBS Asset Management Vice-chairman of Cowen Group Chairman of Goldman Sachs international Founder and CEO of Mercado Libre First visually impaired trader in the world Founding partner of Leonard Green & Partners 1986 Economics Co-founder of Apollo Global Management and owner of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, the NHL's New Jersey Devils, and the NFL's Washington Commanders Founder, chairman and CEO of Commerce BankWharton Entrepreneurship Alumni Impact: Vernon Hill , ‘‘Wharton Entrepreneurship’’, 10-07-2011 Founder and CEO of Merchant Equity Partners Founder and president of BlackRockBlackRock President, Director and Founder: Robert S. Kapito, Wharton Alumni Club of New York, 09-17-2009 Founder of Brickwork Ratings Managing Director and CEO of the National Stock Exchange of India Limited Venture capitalist Swiss manager and businessperson Former Fidelity Investments Magellan Fund manager; chairman of the Lynch Foundation; author CEO and chairman of First Reserve CorporationChairman and CEO: William E. Macaulay, ‘‘First Reserve’’, 05-12-2013 Founder of Oaktree Capital Chairman and CEO of McGraw-Hill FinancialA Publishing Giant Goes Digital: Harold W. McGraw , ‘‘Wharton School’’, 03-16-2007 Inventor of the high-yield bond market; convicted of securities reporting violations and permanently barred from the securities industry Founder of DST Global and Breakthrough Prize FoundationYuri Milner | Technology Investor & Science Philanthropist Founder of Moelis & CompanyKen Moelis: Founder of Moelis & Company, ‘‘Bloomberg’’, 08-10-2009 Sequoia Capital Chairman of Wellington Management Founder of Och-Ziff Capital Management Philanthropist and co-founder of Weiss, Peck & Greer CEO of S&P Global Hedge fund CEO of Galleon Group; convicted of insider trading Founder of Glenview Capital ManagementForbes: The World's Billionaires - Larry Robbins August 2014 CIO of Goldman Sachs Asset Management Hedge fund manager Swiss investor, owner of Encyclopædia Britannica and Merriam-Webster Founder of BPEA EQT Founder of Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) Founder of Steinhardt, Fine, Berkowitz and Company Businessman and investment advisor Chairman of Investor AB Former CEO of St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank Entrepreneur and investor President and CEO of UBS Investment Bank Americas private equity investor; founder of Wesley Capital Management; minority owner of the Philadelphia 76ers Former CEO of UBS AGAn Understated Integrator for UBS AG: Peter A. Wuffli , ‘‘Wharton School’’, 03-16-2007 Investment advisor, author of Winning on Wall Street
Entertainment and arts