Considered as one of the best academic institutions in the world, Wharton School has the largest alumni community. Its alumni went on to become world leaders, business magnates and revolutionaries in technology and many other fields. Want to know about some of the famous personalities who are a part of this prestigious alumni network? Read on to find out!
| Name | Donald John Trump |
| Date of Birth | June 14, 1946 |
| Place of Birth | Queens, New York City, United States |
| Schooling | Kew-Forest School (Until seventh grade) New York Military Academy |
| UG | B.S. Economics, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, United States |
| Roles | 45th President of the United States (2017 – 2021) 47th President of the United States (2025 – ) |
| Awards & Honors | A Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (2007) |
| Name | Elon Musk |
| Date of Birth | June 28, 1971 |
| Place of Birth | Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa |
| Schooling | Bryanston High School Waterkloof House Preparatory School Pretoria Boys High School |
| UG | B.S, Physics, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada (Discontinued) B.A, Physics & B.S, Economics, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, United States |
| Roles | Co – Founder, Zip2 (1995 – 2003) Co – Founder, X.com (1999 – 2000) Founder & CEO, Space X ( 2002 – ) Tesla, Inc.: Owner (13% stake, 2004 – ) CEO, (2008 – ) Co – Founder, OpenAI (2015 – 2018) Founder, The Boring Company (2017 – ) Owner, CTO & Chairman, X (formerly Twitter) (2022 – ) Other Initiatives: President, The Musk Foundation (2001) |
| Awards & Honors | Royal Aeronautical Society’s Gold Medal (2018) Time Magazine’s Person of the Year (2021) |
| Name | Sundar Pichai |
| Date of Birth | June 10, 1972 |
| Place of Birth | Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Schooling | Jawahar Vidyalaya Senior Secondary School Vana Vani Higher Matriculation School |
| UG | B.Tech, Metallurgical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur |
| PG | M.S, Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University MBA, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, United States |
| Roles | Product Manager, Applied Materials (1997 – 2002) Management Consultant, McKinsey Company (2002 – 2004) Google: Senior Product Manager (2004 – 2008) Vice President, Product Management (2008 – 2014) Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer (2014 – 2015) CEO (2015 – 2019) CEO, Alphabet (2019 – ) – Overseeing Google and other subsidiaries |
| Awards & Honors | Time’s 100 Most Influential People (2016 & 2021) Padma Bhushan by Government of India (2022) |
| Name | John Sculley III |
| Date of Birth | April 6, 1939 |
| Place of Birth | New York City, New York, United States |
| Schooling | St. Mark’s School, Southborough, Massachusetts, United States |
| UG | B.Tech, Architectural Design, Brown University, Rhode Island, United States |
| PG | MBA, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, United States |
| Roles | PepsiCo: Vice President, PepsiCo (1970 – 1977) President, (1977 – 1983) CEO, Apple Inc. (1983 – 1993) Partner, Sculley Brothers LLC (1995 – 2005) Co-Founder, Zeta Global (2007 -) Founder, Obi Worldphone (2014-2018) |
| Awards & Honors | Ellis Island Medal of Honor (2015) Joseph Wharton Award for Outstanding Leadership |
| Name | Ivana Marie “Ivanka” Trump |
| Date of Birth | October 30, 1981 |
| Place of Birth | New York City, New York, United States |
| Schooling | Chapin School, New York City Choate Rosemary Hall |
| UG | B.S. Economics, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, United States |
| Roles | Project Manager, Forest City Enterprises (2005) Executive Vice President, The Trump Organization (2005 – 2017) Founder, Ivanka Trump Collection (2007–2018) Advisor to the President (2017 – 2021) Director of the Office of Economic Initiatives and Entrepreneurship (2017 – 2021) |
| Books | The Trump Card: Playing to Win in Work and Life (2009) Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success (2017) |
| Awards & Honors | Joseph Wharton Award for Young Leadership (2012) Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum (2015) Fashion Award for Excellence in Accessory Design (2016) Friend of Israel Award, Israeli-American Council (2020) |
| Name | Rakesh Gangwal |
| Date of Birth | 25 July 1953 |
| Place of Birth | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Schooling | Don Bosco School, Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| UG | B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| PG | MBA, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, United States |
| Roles | CEO & Chairman, US Airways Group (1998-2001) CEO & Chairman, Worldspan Technologies (2003-2007) Co-Founder, IndiGo Airlines (2006 – ) Chairman, Southwest Airlines (2024 – ) |
| Awards & Honors | Ranked 359th in the Forbes 400, United States |
| Name | Ruth Porat |
| Date of Birth | July 20, 1957 |
| Place of Birth | Sale, Cheshire, England |
| UG | B.A, International Relations and Economics, Stanford University, California, United States |
| PG | MSc, Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, London, England MBA, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, United States |
| Roles | Various Roles, Morgan Stanley (1987-1993) Senior Executive, Smith Barney (1993-1996) Vice Chairman of Investment Banking & Global Head of the Financial Institutions Group, Morgan Stanley (1996 – 2010) Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Morgan Stanley (2010 – 2015) Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Alphabet Inc. (2015-2024) President & Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Alphabet Inc. (2024 – ) |
| Awards & Honors | Best Financial Institutions CFO, Institutional Investor Magazine (2014) Best Internet CFO, Institutional Investor Magazine (2018) Ranked 12th on Most Powerful Woman in the World by Forbes (2023) Ranked 6th on Most Powerful Woman’s List by Fortune (2023) Second Most Influential Woman in Technology, Technology Magazine (2024) |
| Name | Anil Ambani |
| Date of Birth | 4 June 1959 |
| Place of Birth | Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Schooling | Campion School, Mumbai, India Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai, India |
| UG | B.Sc., Kishinchand Chellaram College, Mumbai, India |
| PG | MBA, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, United States |
| Roles | Managing Director, Reliance Industries Limited (1986 – 2002) Vice Chairman and Joint Managing Director, Reliance Industries Limited (2002 – 2005) Chairman, Reliance Group (2005 – ) Chairman, Reliance Power, Reliance Infra, Reliance Capital (2005 – ) |
| Awards & Honors | CEO of the Year, Platts Global Energy Awards (2004) Businessman of the Year, The Times of India (2006) Best Role Model for Corporate Governance, The Asian Centre for Corporate Governance (2008) India’s Business Icon, NDTV Profit (2011) |
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