The mission of Wharton’s executive boards is to advise the School and enhance and expand Wharton’s impact as the foremost teaching, research, and experience-led business school in the world. The Board of Advisors provides counsel and advocacy to the Dean regarding priorities and the future direction of the Wharton School.
Erika H. James
Dean, The Wharton School
Reliance Professor of Management and Private Enterprise
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Chair
Marc Rowan, W’84 WG’85
Co-Founder and Senior Managing Director
Apollo Global Management, LLC
Emeritus Chair
William Mack, W’61
Co-Founder & Chairman
The Mack Real Estate Group (MREG)
Members
Larry Bailey, WG’76
President and Chief Executive Officer
LDB Consulting Inc.
Bonnie Bandeen, C’80 WG’85
Owner and Managing Partner
Podere Tramonti Societa Agricola Srl.
David Blitzer, W’91
Senior Managing Director & Head of Tactical Oppor.
Blackstone Group L P
Mitchell J. Blutt, M.D., C’78 M’82 WG’87
Chief Executive Officer
Consonance Capital
Frank Destribats, WG’80
Former Director
Glencore UK Ltd.
James Dinan, W’81
Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer
York Capital Management LP
Connie K. Duckworth, WG’79
Corporate Director
Equity Residential/Steelcase
Alberto Duran, WG’93
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Mundivox Communications
Sebastian Escarrer, WG’93
Chairman ICC Spain
Former CEO and Vice Chairman, Board Member – Melia Hotels International
Karen Finerman, W’87
Chief Executive Officer
Metropolitan Capital Advisors, Inc.
Alex Gorsky, WG’96
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Johnson & Johnson Corporation
Joshua Harris, W’86
Co-Founder, Senior Managing Director, and Director
Apollo Management L.P.
Peter Huntsman
Chairman and CEO
Huntsman Corporation
Beth Kaplan, W’80 WG’81
Managing Director
Axcel Partners, LLC
Michael Klein, W’85
Managing Partner
M. Klein & Company
William Lawrence, W’83
Richard Mack, W’89
Co-Founder & CEO
Mack Real Estate Group
Anne Welsh McNulty, WG’79
Managing Partner
JBK Partners
Scott Mills, W’90
President
BET Networks
Megha Mittal, W’97
Former Owner and Managing Partner
ESCADA
Kenneth Moelis, W’80 WG’81
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Moelis & Company LLC
Daniel S. Och, W’82
Founder
Willoughby Capital Holdings, LLC
William J. Quinn, W’92
Managing Partner
Pearl Energy Investments
Jacqueline Reses, W’92
Former Chief Executive
Square Capital
Jeff Sutton, W’81
Founder and President
Wharton Properties
Nicolai Tangen, W’92
Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer
AKO Capital LLP
K. Bobby Turner, W’84
Principal and Chief Executive Officer
Turner Impact Capital, LLC
Anré Williams, WG’90
Group President, Global Merchant & Network Services
American Express Company
Gang Yu, GRW’90
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman
111 Inc.
Xin Zhou
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chairman
E-House China
For questions regarding the Wharton Board of Advisors, please contact Alex Toner, Director of Board Relations, at atoner@wharton.upenn.edu.