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Interview with Shumeet Banerji, CEO, Booz & Company
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As the first CEO of the new Booz & Company, Shumeet Banerji is prepared to take on the world! After the strategic split of Booz Allen Hamilton's commercial and government businesses this summer, Banerji has been leveraging his 15-year consulting career and experience in academia, to launch Booz & Company, the new global, commercial management consulting firm.
WWIB 30th Annual Conference celebrates women in all aspects of business
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On October 31, 2008, while most of Philadelphia was celebrating the accomplishments of the Phillies, over 400 students, alumni and professionals gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of women in business at the Wharton Women in Business- 30th Annual Conference.
Do not expect business as usual this weekend at Wharton
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If you come to campus on Friday, November 14th or Saturday the 15th, expect to see 2000+ visitors in the halls of Huntsman for the Net Impact North American Conference. As highlighted in the previous two articles, the Net Impact Conference entails 3 days, 90+ unique panels, 3 keynote speakers, 400+ volunteers and a Career Expo all addressing, "The Sustainable Advantage: Creating Social and Environmental Value". (www.netimpact.org)
Don't you care about the world?
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Okay, so I'll go out on a limb and generalize that the majority of people didn't come to Wharton to save the world. At least, it's not our exclusive mission. But give me about 400 words of your life to tell you why it should be, and why you should get drunk as a first step, and go to the 2008 Wharton Energy Conference as your second.
Banking on banking: some thoughts on job searching on the finance frontier
WGA Weekly Update
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As a result of this recent industry-wide upheaval, and without the requisite crystal ball to see into the future, it is difficult for career management (or anyone) to anticipate the net effects of these changes. This makes it very challenging to advise students seeking a career in the banking industry at this dynamic moment in history. In light of these extraordinary circumstances, we wanted to reach out to those students who are interested in a career in finance with some thoughts you might want to consider.
Laughin' it up at Wharton's fall comedy show
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The fall lineup of nine student performers saw a balanced mix of first- and second-year students. Special guests included Charles Johnson, our ever smiling and funny security guard as well as headliner Chris Coccia of Comedy Central fame. The night proceeded with nothing short of shrills of laughter.
Prof. Franklin Allen: on the economic crisis, bailout plan, hope
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Today's report on continuing US jobless claims, up 122,000 to 3.84 million, brings the US back to levels not seen since early 1983. At the same time, US consumption, nearly 70% of our economy, is down 3.1% as of the latest GDP report. To shed some light on recent market events, we sat with Professor Franklin Allen, the Nippon Life Professor of Finance and Economics, and writer of a book on financial crises.
2008 Sports Business Career Panel
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On October 30, following the Wharton Leadership Lecture by David Checketts, Chairman of SCP Worldwide, the Wharton Sports Business Initiative and Wharton Sports Business Club held their first Career Panel of the fall semester. Students from both the Wharton undergraduate and MBA programs came to learn about strategies for finding a job in the sports industry from an accomplished Career Panel.
The Art of Living
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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a three times Nobel Prize nominee and the founder of Art of Living Foundation. I am sure that rings a bell for some. But let me elaborate for the ones who still plead ignorance. Art of Living is one of the largest volunteer driven non-profit organizations in the world and works in special consultative status with the UN's Economic and Social Council, participating in a variety of commi ttees and activities relating to health, education, sustainable development, conflict resolution, and disaster relief.