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The Power of the Wharton Alumni Network

Students who come to Wharton quickly realize they have joined a family, a network of 80,000+ alumni who will serve as friends and colleagues throughout their lifetimes. The Wharton Club of New York illustrates the power of this network.

Currently, the New York club hosts five affinity groups that offer a great way to network with other professionals in one’s own industry and attend events centered around shared professional interests. These current groups include:

• Hedge Fund Network
• Business Owners & Entrepreneurs
• Media & Entertainment
• Fine Arts & Design
• Angel Investors.

Future groups being considered include:

• CFO/Finance
• Boutique Consulting
• Technology
• Private Equity
• Financial Advisor/Financial Planner/Private Client
• Real Estate Investing (Small and Large groups)
• Investors

01 Mar 2006 05:20 PM in Alumni | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack

Alumni Events Focus on Industry/Affinity Groups

Alumni gatherings, traditionally based on geographic locale, are increasingly organized around shared interests or affinity groups. This month, Wharton hosts a series of alumni and student-run conferences, many of them designed to attract alumni, members of the Wharton community, and the public based on shared industry/affinity interests. One example is today’s Aerospace Conference, which has attracted approximately 160 people. Other February conferences include:

Restructuring Conference
(February 10, 2006)

Wharton Aerospace Conference
(February 10, 2006)

Health Care Business Conference
(February 16-17, 2006)

Media and Entertainment Conference
(February 17, 2006)

Technology Conference
(February 24, 2006)

Wharton Service Supply Chain Thought Leaders Forum
(February 9, 2006)

Find your interest and join us!

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Students' idea gets $4 mill Occasionally we will feature alumni that we hope will offer insight into the breadth of opportunities provided by an MBA degree. The first alumnus to feature is Onne Ganel who, along with other Wharton students, won the 2002 Wharton Business Plan Competition, and has now landed a multi-million dollar federal grant to further develop its "virtual bone biopsy" technology.

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