MBA

PROGRAM for
EXECUTIVES
PHIL ADELPHIA • SAN FRANCISC O • GLOBAL

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Trust Your Talent.
Elevate Your
Potential.
Earn Your MBA.

You are a seasoned professional who excels

in your career. You’ve found success, but also
know that aspects of your potential remain

JOIN WHARTON’S RENOWNED NETWORK OF 104,000+ ALUMNI

untapped. You’ve considered an MBA because
you know that higher education will change
your life for the better, infuse your inherent
ability with new knowledge, and provide the
practical skills that will propel you to reach
your dreams. But maybe you’re stuck on how.

The Wharton MBA Program for Executives

has the answer. With the same outstanding
faculty, the same access to exceptional
professional resources, and the same degree
as Wharton’s full-time MBA, there are
now three ways to earn the Wharton MBA
in a format for working professionals:
in Philadelphia, in San Francisco, or in
Wharton’s new Global format.

Join our renowned network of 104,000+

alumni without pausing your career.

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Join a Transformational,
Global Community

Whether you’re a member of the Philadelphia, San Francisco, or Global cohort,

all three MBA Program for Executive options are designed to ensure you experience
excellence wherever you are. Choose the one that’s the best fit for you.

PHILADELPHIA
Embrace the classic Ivy League experience when you travel to the University
of Pennsylvania’s iconic Philadelphia campus every other weekend. Learn
and build community while you experience a centralized East Coast location
with easy access to major transportation hubs. Spend your evenings on strolls
down tree-lined Locust Walk as you admire Penn’s historic architecture, or
sampling some of the fabulous restaurants for which Philadelphia is famed.
Grow while immersed in your program and alongside fellow members of your
cohort, composed of professionals from a multitude of industries.

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SAN FRANCISCO

Travel to Wharton’s San Francisco campus every other weekend,

strategically located in the Embarcadero neighborhood. As beautiful
as it is accessible, this campus provides both an active entrepreneurial
ecosystem and vibrantly diverse community. Hear perspectives
from tech insiders and other industry influencers who work nearby
Wharton’s San Francisco campus, cradled within the Bay Area and
adjacent to the world’s most famous innovation hubs. For over 20
years, Wharton’s San Francisco campus remains the only institution
on the West Coast with opportunities to earn an Ivy League degree.

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 GLOBAL
Designed for optimal remote delivery to members of
Wharton’s new Global cohort, state-of-the-art technology
will allow you to learn, thrive, and build community
regardless of where you’re based. This is the first time
Wharton’s MBA Program for Executives is inviting a cohort
to learn in a synchronous and virtual format, peppered
with a number of engaging in-person residency sessions
woven throughout the program. It is made for a diverse
pool of experienced professionals from around the globe,
and for whom biweekly travel to the Philadelphia and San
Francisco campuses is not possible. With a curriculum that’s
interspersed with opportunities to learn while abroad, Global
cohort members will come together in-person on five or
more occasions throughout their 22-month program.

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 Your Roadmap for Success

Immediately build relationships with your fellow students during

Wharton’s MBA Program for Executives’ Orientation Week, which
kicks off all three programs with a residential visit hosted at Wharton’s
Philadelphia campus. After Orientation, embark on a rigorous learning ORIENTATION
journey in a collaborative environment. All three cohorts experience WEEK
the same intensive and cross-functional curriculum.

Begin your first term learning about core business and leadership
fundamentals as well as the analytical and communication skills
foundational to your success. In your second year, strategically choose
electives to broaden your experience and hone your expertise, all while
you continue to expand your scope of knowledge.
22 to 24
Your experience is divided into six terms of study in just under two years, MONTH
comprised of 700 hours of active learning abundant with offerings PROGRAM*
to enrich your experience. Each cohort is presented with one or more
credit-earning opportunities to travel abroad with Wharton.† Expand
your network across the world when you participate in one of the School’s
acclaimed Global Business Week courses, which are presented several
times throughout the year at a variety of international locales.

From core courses to study abroad opportunities, plus a swath of

700 HOURS
electives from which to choose, Wharton’s MBA Program for
OF ACTIVE LEARNING
Executives is designed to keep you engaged while you learn. Your new
knowledge is applied immediately to your current professional role
as you plan for the future. Classroom learning is supported by leadership
workshops, career sessions, and powerful insights from a series of renowned
guest speakers. And, when you graduate, you will join one of the most
active and successful alumni networks of business leaders in the world.

† Attendance on two Global Modular Courses abroad is required for Global cohort members, JOIN THE
but is an optional opportunity for both the Philadelphia and San Francisco cohorts. LARGEST B-SCHOOL
* The duration of the program for the Global cohort is 22 months; members of ALUMNI
Philadelphia and San Francisco’s cohorts conclude their program in 24 months. NETWORK

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Philadelphia &

COHORTS DESIGNED FOR YOUR SUCCESS

San Francisco Cohorts

Reap the benefits of in-person learning when you are a member of the Philadelphia or
San Francisco cohorts. Both are anchored in biweekly residencies on their respective
campuses every other Friday and Saturday. Residential requirements foster focused
living-and-learning environments on program weekends as you build networks
of friends and future colleagues. Wharton manages the logistics so you can
focus on your studies and your career without the distraction of administrative details.

IN-PERSON BI-WEEKLY PROFESSIONAL

LEARNING CAMPUS RESIDENCIES COMMUNITY

Interested in the Philadelphia or San Francisco cohort?

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Global Cohort

INT ENT IONAL LE ARNING FOR YOUR LONG-T ERM SUCCE S S

Experience community and a world-class education wherever you are as a member of
Wharton’s new Global cohort. The blended schedule provides the convenience of remote
learning, plus in-person residential weeks to help you develop and maintain strong
relationships. Taught live by Wharton’s esteemed faculty, you attend synchronous and
virtual classes at eastern standard time (EST) every other week. Because they occur every
other week on Thursday evenings, as well as Friday and Saturday mornings, students
can operate around their work schedules and family life to participate from various
time zones. Faculty have access to a technologically advanced classroom that delivers
an elevated learning experience. In addition to your online community, the cohort’s
residential weeks on the Philadelphia and San Francisco campuses are complimented by
numerous international learning opportunities.

BLENDED SYNCHRONOUS 5 RESIDENTIAL

SCHEDULE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM WEEKS

Interested in the Global cohort?

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“One of the things I was looking for was flexibility. I was still active duty in
the military, so I asked myself: how could I go to school, gain as much
information and knowledge as I possibly could, and not pause in my
career? Wharton’s San Francisco campus offered all of those things
and more. One of the things that really stood out to me was the
opportunity to talk to other people in the private sector. I really wanted
the chance to engage with a diverse group of people from a wide
range of industries and backgrounds. It was really rewarding to be part
of a group who is invested in your success as much as you are
in their success.”

— Mike Struthers, WG’21, Senior Business Development Manager, Microsoft

“My path changed when I got to Wharton. I planned to stay in the

nonprofit sector but wound up pivoting into financial services, a
career change made possible only because of the support of my
classmates. Because I came from a nontraditional background, it felt
like everything was new to me; but my classmates were there to help
me, and it was through Wharton’s network in Philadelphia that I was
able to shift careers and land my current job as a Vice President at
Chevy Chase Trust.”

— Ashley Hall, WG’20, Vice President, Chevy Chase Trust

“My experience teaching in a variety of virtual and hybrid formats during the
pandemic was a huge benefit for my in-person teaching. It forced me to
analyze what can be done as well or better online, and how to minimize the
limitations for everything else. For example, every course I teach now is a
flipped class, leveraging asynchronous delivery of basic content to
enhance the interactivity and depth of what happens in the classroom.”
— Exequiel (Zeke) Hernandez, Max and Bernice Garchik Family Presidential
Associate Professor, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

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Experience the Heart of Wharton’s
World-Class Curriculum

The Core Curriculum

Wharton’s core curriculum provides the foundation of your
first year. Dive into learning about business fundamentals
that power the world by completing:
• Three courses on Leadership Essentials
• Three courses on Analytic Foundations
• Eight courses on Business Foundations

Global Business Week

Deepen your understanding of a specific business topic of
interest by exploring the subject in one of five countries during
a required Global Business Week, which combines students
from all three cohorts. Themes of recent Global Business
Week sessions include: global marketing strategy, discussed by
participants in Finland and Sweden; the international healthcare
industry, covered from Cuba; and how to deliver effective
business leadership during times of uncertainty, Argentina.

Electives
Wharton’s broad selection of electives is second to none
among other competitive Executive MBA programs, allowing
for the integration of your passions and interests into your
academic experience. Students in all three cohorts have the
option to register for electives on either coast or with the
Global cohort for one or more terms*. These options in your
second year directly impact your career through flexibility and
topical focus.

* Limit of one credit unit in the Global cohort.

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Block Weeks
Three to four day-long courses held in Philadelphia or
San Francisco. Some examples of past Block Week courses
include Influence, Strategic Implementation, Advanced
Negotiations, and Managing Organizational Change.

Global Modular Courses

Wharton’s Global Modular Courses (GMCs)* deliver
global and experience-based learning to Wharton students
in key business locations around the world. Like full-time
MBA students, Global Modular Courses are available to all
three program cohorts.

Capstone
As your Wharton business education concludes, all three
cohorts cement their MBA journeys with the School’s
Capstone experience.

In a day full of impactful activities, members of the

Philadelphia and San Francisco cohorts are reminded of the
leadership lessons they learned along the way. This special
experience encourages each person to contemplate their next
steps as they complete the program.

The Global cohort’s Capstone experience is a credit-bearing

business simulation that necessitates both team and individual-
based solutions for successful completion. Students work
together to “solve” an urgent—but imaginary—situation,
engineered by program faculty to demonstrate the immediate
and real-world applications of the new knowledge gained
throughout their time at Wharton.

* Two Global Modular Courses are required for students in Wharton’s Global cohort, and
are optional for students in Philadelphia and San Francisco’s cohorts.

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Class Profile

Wharton is a dynamic conduit for learning with a community shaped by its students. How do you
know if The Wharton MBA Program for Executives is right for you? Our students are high-impact
professionals from a diversity of industries who earn their degree while continuing to work.

234*
Women 33%
TOTAL CLASS SIZE
Underrepresented Minority Students 16%
156
Countries Represented 36
MEDIAN EA SCORE
Under 30 5%
710 Over 40 16%
MEDIAN GMAT SCORE
Middle 80% EA Range 150-163
37 Middle 80% GMAT Range 680-750
AVERAGE AGE
Students Holding Advanced Degrees 51%

12 Median Salary and Bonus at Start of Program $220,500

AVERAGE YEARS
Sponsored by Employer (>50% financial support) 28%
WORK EXPERIENCE

Note: All data references the class profile of 2024, which includes the program’s current members of Philadelphia
and San Francisco’s cohorts. The first class of the Global cohort option will begin in 2023.

JOIN THE GLOBAL COHORT

Wharton’s Global cohort is seeking high-achieving professionals across multiple continents.
Ideal candidates have a minimum of ten years of full-time and post-undergraduate professional
experience, plus a minimum of five years of managerial experience. Global students come with a
diversity of backgrounds through their lived experiences from various countries around the world.

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Build Your Network

GUIDANCE FOR YOUR FUTURE

to Advance Your Career

Cultivate your professional growth with world-class leadership development

through Wharton’s Executive Career Advancement Team. Designed to maximize
your potential with personalized, hands-on guidance throughout your tenure at
Wharton, this resources is available exclusively to Executive MBA candidates. You
are also invited to attend a multitude of dedicated entrepreneurial initiatives, all
tailored to help you reach your goals.

“Serving students is my North Star. I love being a part of

their journey and advising them on all things Wharton. The
one-on-one coaching is what I like best, because I have the
opportunity to work with students on an impactful level.”

— Colleen France, Director of Career Advancement,

The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania

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Connect with us to learn
more about the admissions
requirements.

NOT SURE WHICH OPTION IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

CONTACT US.

Philadelphia & Global: 215.898.5887

San Francisco & Global: 415.777.1000
mbaexec-info@wharton.upenn.edu

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