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Warren Buffett, enrolled in Wharton's undergraduate program in 1947 and dropped out in 1949

The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has over 92,000 alumni in 150 countries.[1] As of 2014, there are approximately 79,280 alumni 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.[2] This is a listing of notable Wharton School alumni.

Industry[edit]

John Sculley, President of PepsiCo (1977–1983), CEO of Apple (1983–1993), Partner at Sculley Brothers, LLC (1995–present), Co-Founder of Zeta Interactive (2007-Present)
Donald Trump, Founder and CEO of the Trump Organization, earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Wharton
Ronald Perelman, Chairman and CEO, MacAndrews & Forbes Group, earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Wharton

Finance[edit]

Private equity CEOs, all Wharton alumni, at the Wharton Global Alumni Forum in Milan, Italy
Daniel Och, Founder of Och-Ziff Capital Management, earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Wharton
Robert S. Kapito (far left), Founder and President of BlackRock, earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Wharton
Frank Quattrone, Founder of the Technology Groups at Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse, Founder of Qatalyst Partners, earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Wharton

Technology[edit]

Elon Musk, Founder and CEO of Paypal,[38] Tesla Motors[39] and SpaceX,[40] earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Wharton

Government, law and nonprofit[edit]

Alassane Ouattara, President of the Ivory Coast (2010-present), Governor of the Central Bank of West African States, Deputy Head of the International Monetary Fund
Boediono, Vice President (2009-present), Minister for the Economy (2005-2009), Minister of Finance (2001-2005), Indonesia
Cesar Virata, Prime Minister (1981-1986), Secretary of Finance (1970-1986), Philippines
Corrado Passera, Minister of Economic Development, Infrastructure and Transport, Italy
Paul Judge, Chairman of the British Royal Society of Arts, Founder of the Judge Business School at Cambridge University

Media[edit]

Real estate[edit]

Writers[edit]

Sports[edit]

Music[edit]

  • Hoodie Allen, aka Steven Markowitz, hip-hop artist and rapper

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Wharton School: Facts and Figures". Wharton School. Retrieved 23 April 2014. 
  3. ^ http://www.cablecenter.org/honorary-board-of-directors/item/julian-brodsky.html
  4. ^ A Medical Calling Redirected: Arthur D. Collins, ‘‘Wharton School’’, 03-16-2007
  5. ^ He Made Airlines Fly Higher: Robert L. Crandall, ‘‘Wharton School’’, 03-16-2007
  6. ^ Sysco CEO, President and Director: William J. DeLaney, ‘‘Bloomberg Businessweek’’, 05-12-2013
  7. ^ He Delivers for UPS: Michael L. Eskew, ‘‘Wharton School’’, 03-16-2007
  8. ^ Flying High at US Airways: Rakesh Gangwal, ‘‘Wharton School’’, 10-21-1998
  9. ^ Profile: Charles ‘Chip’ Goodyear, ‘‘The Guardian’’, 09-14-2009
  10. ^ Alex Gorsky, Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, to Keynote 2013 Wharton School MBA for Executives, ‘‘Wharton School’’, 03-12-2013
  11. ^ The Business Leader as Statesman: Reginald H. Jones, ‘‘Wharton School’’, 03-16-2007
  12. ^ A Plainspoken Leader for Philips: Gerard Kleisterlee, ‘‘Wharton School’’, 03-16-2007
  13. ^ Forward Thinker for a Japanese/American Venture: Yotaro Kobayashi, ‘‘Wharton School’’, 03-16-2007
  14. ^ Universal Health Services Founder and CEO: Universal Health Services, ‘‘Fox Business’’, 03-26-2013
  15. ^ General Dynamics Executive Team: Chairman and CEO Phebe N. Novakovic, ‘‘General Dynamics’’, 03-22-2014
  16. ^ Boeing Chairman Platt Talks Trust Again, ‘‘Forbes’’, 05-03-2005
  17. ^ Consumer Research Pioneer: J.D. Power, ‘‘Wharton School’’, 03-16-2007
  18. ^ Pfizer CEO and Chairman: Edmund T. Pratt, ‘‘Pfizer: Gallery of Leaders’’, 12-08-2013
  19. ^ Marketing Genius for Pepsi and Apple: John Sculley, ‘‘Wharton School’’, 03-16-2007
  20. ^ King of the Start-ups at Franklin Mint and QVC: Joseph M. Segel, ‘‘Wharton School’’, 03-16-2007
  21. ^ Joseph Wharton Award for Leadership: James S. Tisch, ‘‘Wharton Alumni Club of New York’’, 10-29-2008
  22. ^ Chairman Emeritus at Northwest Airlines Corporation: Gary Wilson, ‘’CrunchBase’’, 11-13-2012
  23. ^ Forbes Faces: William Wrigley, ‘‘Forbes’’, 02-23-2001
  24. ^ Chairman and CEO of Deutsche Post: Klaus Zumwinkel, ‘‘Encyclopedia of Business, 2nd ed’’, 07-18-2013
  25. ^ Z ‘‘Encyclopedia of Business, NBC
  26. ^ President of NASDAQ: Alfred Berkeley, ‘‘Forbes’’, 04-14-2008
  27. ^ H&R Block Newsroom: Richard A. Bloch, ‘‘H&R Block’’, 02-10-1997
  28. ^ The Most Powerful Trader on Wall Street You’ve Never Heard Of, ‘‘Bloomberg Businessweek’’, 07-20-2003
  29. ^ MetLife President and COO C. Robert Henrikson Re-elected Chair of Huebner Foundation, ‘‘Business Wire’’, 11-28-2005
  30. ^ Wharton Entrepreneurship Alumni Impact: Vernon Hill, ‘‘Wharton Entrepreneurship’’, 10-07-2011
  31. ^ BlackRock President, Director and Founder: Robert S. Kapito, ‘‘Wharton Alumni Club of New York’’, 09-17-2009
  32. ^ "School News". The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved July 18, 2014. 
  33. ^ Chairman and CEO: William E. Macaulay, ‘‘First Reserve’’, 05-12-2013
  34. ^ Ken Moelis: Founder of Moelis & Company, ‘‘Bloomberg’’, 08-10-2009
  35. ^ Och-Ziff Capital Management: Daniel Och, ‘‘The Richest’’, 03-04-2013
  36. ^ Forbes: The World's Billionaires - Larry Robbins August 2014
  37. ^ An Understated Integrator for UBS AG: Peter A. Wuffli, ‘‘Wharton School’’, 03-16-2007
  38. ^ a b He Won’t Back Down: Elon Musk, ‘‘Wharton School’’, 09-01-2010
  39. ^ a b Entrepreneur Elon Musk: Why It’s Important to Pinch Pennies on the Road to Riches, ‘‘Knowledge@Wharton’’, 03-27-2009
  40. ^ a b SpaceX Leadership: Elon Musk, ‘‘SpaceX’’, 11-21-2011
  41. ^ Len Bosack, Co-Founder of Cisco Systems, ‘‘Wharton Entrepreneurship Club’’, 12-04-2011
  42. ^ Oracle’s President and CFO: Safra Catz, ‘‘Wharton School’’, 03-16-2007
  43. ^ "University of Pennsylvania: Famous Alumni". Retrieved 2012. 
  44. ^ Devices with Minimal Invasion, Maximum Benefit: Peter M. Nicholas, ‘‘Wharton School’’, 03-16-2007
  45. ^ Founder of Zynga: Mark Pincus, ‘‘Bloomberg Businessweek’’, 02-27-2014
  46. ^ A Gentleman in Silicon Valley: Lewis E. Platt, ‘‘Wharton School’’, 03-16-2007
  47. ^ Biography: John Sculley, ‘‘A&E Television Networks, LLC: Biographies’’, 07-12-2008
  48. ^ James L. Vincent Helped Turn Biotech into a Winner, ‘‘The Boston Globe’’, 12-16-2013
  49. ^ http://www.crunchbase.com/person/jeff-weiner
  50. ^ Kantor, Jodi (November 11, 2011). "Leaving Obama’s Shadow, to Cast One of His Own". The New York Times. p. A24. Retrieved April 23, 2014. 
  51. ^ Charlie Savage and Ben White. Bailout role elevates U.S. official. The New York Times, Oct. 8, 2008. Accessed Dec. 30, 2013.
  52. ^ "Ralph K.M. Haurwitz, UT's 'Mr. Anonymous' a force behind research: Peter O'Donnell, Jr., wife have given more than $135 million for science, engineering efforts, July 4, 2010". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved September 12, 2013. 
  53. ^ "A Lifetime of Dedicated Service: Sheriff Susan Lewellyn Pamerleau, Major General (Ret.)". University of Wyoming. September 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2015. 
  54. ^ Thomas, Robert McG., Jr. "Charles Wall, 91, Long Director Of George Washington's Home", The New York Times, May 5, 1995. Accessed July 23, 2010.
  55. ^ Who is Laura Lang, Time Inc’s New CEO?, ‘‘Advertising Age’’, 11-30-2011
  56. ^ "Obituary of Gerald S. Lestz". Lancaster Newspapers, Inc. Retrieved 2009-09-21. 
  57. ^ A Publishing Giant Goes Digital: Harold W. McGraw, ‘‘Wharton School’’, 03-16-2007
  58. ^ Dreamer Behind a Born in Brooklyn Empire: Laurence A. Tisch, ‘‘Wharton School’’, 03-16-2007

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