Virtual Learning and Communities

Wharton Webinars

Wharton Webinars are the roadmaps that guide you to the forefront. These hour-long presentations deliver our world-class faculty members and their latest research directly to your computer or phone. Watch them live or stream at your convenience.
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Wharton Online Alumni Course

Each spring semester, Lifelong Learning and Wharton Online offer a virtual course to all alumni. This non-credit course is tuition free and includes optional live sessions with faculty.

Wharton Circles

The Wharton Circles program is a unique platform for Wharton alumni to build close relationships and network with peers in small, virtual groups.

Find Your Circle

In-Person Learning and Communities

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Wharton in Focus

Wharton in Focus brings world-class discourse and industry insights to cities worldwide. Connect with top leaders and learn from the best in business education.

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Global Forums

San Francisco: June 26-27, 2025

The Wharton Global Forum offers unmatched learning and networking experiences, uniting global thought leaders for over 20 years to address critical business challenges.
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Scale School

Wharton Scale School, a series hosted with Venture Lab in San Francisco, guides Bay Area entrepreneurs from startup to scalable enterprise, provides expert insights on the challenges of rapid growth.

Virtual Learning and Communities

Wharton Webinars

Wharton Webinars are the roadmaps that guide you to the forefront. These hour-long presentations deliver our world-class faculty members and their latest research directly to your computer or phone. Watch them live or stream whenever.
Sign Up for a Wharton Webinar

Wharton Online Alumni Course

Each spring semester, Lifelong Learning and Wharton Online offer a virtual course to all alumni. This non-credit course is tuition free and includes optional live sessions with faculty.

Wharton Circles

The Wharton Circles program is a unique platform for Wharton alumni to build close relationships and network with peers in small, virtual groups.

Find Your Circle

In-Person Learning and Communities

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Wharton in Focus

Wharton in Focus brings high-level discourse and idea-sharing to cities around the globe. Engage with industry game-changers and learn from the crème de la crème of business education.

Panelists on stage at a Global Forum session

Global Forums

Save the Date for San Francisco: June 26-27

The Wharton Global Forum is an unforgettable learning and networking experience. For more than 20 years, we’ve brought the world’s thought-leaders together to discuss the most pressing business issues.
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Scale School

Wharton Scale School, hosted in conjunction with Venture Lab in San Francisco, is designed to guide Bay Area entrepreneurs making the crucial transition from successful startup to scalable enterprise. Our series addresses the critical challenges faced by rapidly growing companies and provides actionable insights and solutions from industry experts.

Career Programs

Lifelong Career Support

Career Support for MBA Alumni

Wharton MBA Career Management offers an array of best-in-class tools and personalized career advising to support various stages of career development for Wharton MBA alumni.

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Career Support for Penn Alumni

Penn Career Services manages Wharton Undergraduate and Doctoral alumni resources and provides a variety of career-related digital resources, including a job board, a Career Tool Webinar Series, and career advising sessions.

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Career Programs

Lifelong Career Support

Career Support for MBA Alumni

Wharton MBA Career Management offers an array of best-in-class tools and personalized career advising to support various stages of career development for Wharton MBA alumni.

View MBA Alumni Career Resources

Career Support for Penn Alumni

Penn Career Services manages Wharton Undergraduate and Doctoral alumni resources and provides a variety of career-related digital resources, including a job board, a Career Tool Webinar Series, and career advising sessions.

View Penn Career Services

Lifelong Resources

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Knowledge at Wharton

The School’s online business journal provides free access to analyses of current trends, interviews with industry leaders, a database of more than 6,300 insightful pieces, and more.

Go to Knowledge at Wharton
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Wharton Executive Education

Each year, more than 100,000 executives around the world choose Wharton for their executive education. Our programs introduce strategies that positively impact careers, companies, and industries.

Wharton and Penn alumni receive 30 percent discount. Learn about the Seven Year Promise.

Go to Executive Education
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Wharton School Press

Print books and eBooks are at your fingertips through Wharton School Press, which aims to inspire bold thinking in business. Immerse yourself in topics such as finance, social responsibility, and many more.

Go to Wharton School Press

Lifelong Resources

Knowledge At Wharton logo

Knowledge at Wharton

The School’s online business journal provides free access to analyses of current trends, interviews with industry leaders, a database of more than 6,300 insightful pieces, and more.

Go to Knowledge at Wharton
Wharton Aresty Institute of Executive Education | University of Pennsulvania logo

Wharton Executive Education

Each year, more than 100,000 executives around the world choose Wharton for their executive education. Our programs introduce strategies that positively impact careers, companies, and industries.

Wharton and Penn alumni receive 30 percent discount. Learn about the Seven Year Promise.

Go to Executive Education
Wharton School Press logo

Wharton School Press

Print books and eBooks are at your fingertips through Wharton School Press, which aims to inspire bold thinking in business. Immerse yourself in topics such as finance, social responsibility, and many more.

Go to Wharton School Press
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Research Centers

Wharton has more than 20 research centers and initiatives that encourage faculty, students, and members of the business community to address business challenges. Their work generates courses, academic programs, community outreach, working papers, published research, and partnerships.

Go to Research Centers Hub

Research Topics Include

  • AI and Analytics
  • Behavioral Economics
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
  • Equity and Opportunity
  • Family Business
  • Health Economics
  • Insurance and Pension
  • Leadership
  • Public Policy
  • Real Estate
  • Retailing
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Research Centers

Wharton has more than 20 research centers and initiatives that encourage faculty, students, and members of the business community to address business challenges. Their work generates courses, academic programs, community outreach, working papers, published research, and partnerships.

Go to Research Centers Hub

Research Topics Include

  • AI and Analytics
  • Behavioral Economics
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
  • Equity and Opportunity
  • Family Business
  • Health Economics
  • Insurance and Pension
  • Leadership
  • Public Policy
  • Real Estate
  • Retailing

Contact Us

Please contact lifelonglearning@wharton.upenn.edu with any questions about Lifelong Learning and its offerings.

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Shannon A. Connelly
Executive Director, Alumni Relations
Wharton External Affairs
+1 215.898.1370
shannona@wharton.upenn.edu

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Emily G. Cieri
Senior Director, Lifelong Learning
Wharton External Affairs
+1 215.898.1614
cieri@wharton.upenn.edu

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Robyn L. Turner
Associate Director, Virtual Programs and Lifelong Learning
Wharton External Affairs
+1 215.898.0919
rlturner@wharton.upenn.edu

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Rebecca Toner
Associate Director, Alumnae Programs and Lifelong Learning
Wharton External Affairs
+1 215.573.6193
rtoner@wharton.upenn.edu

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Eric B. Stills, Jr.
Administrative Coordinator, Lifelong Learning
Wharton External Affairs
+1 215.898.4678
estills@wharton.upenn.edu

Contact Us

Do you have questions about Lifelong Learning? Please contact lifelonglearning@wharton.upenn.edu with any inquiries.

Picture Shannon A. Connelly Executive Director, Alumni Relations

Shannon A. Connelly
Executive Director, Alumni Relations
Wharton External Affairs
+1 215.898.1370
shannona@wharton.upenn.edu

Picture of Emily G. Cieri

Emily G. Cieri
Senior Director, Lifelong Learning
Wharton External Affairs
+1 215.898.1614
cieri@wharton.upenn.edu

Picture of Robyn L. Turner

Robyn L. Turner
Associate Director, Virtual Programs and Lifelong Learning
Wharton External Affairs
+1 215.898.0919
rlturner@wharton.upenn.edu

Picture of Rebecca Toner

Rebecca Toner
Associate Director, Alumnae Programs and Lifelong Learning
Wharton External Affairs
+1 215.573.6193
rtoner@wharton.upenn.edu

Picture of Eric Stills

Eric B. Stills, Jr.
Administrative Coordinator, Lifelong Learning
Wharton External Affairs
+1 215.898.4678
estills@wharton.upenn.edu