
Thank you for joining us! Meet your host, Anjani Jain, Vice Dean of the Wharton MBA for Executives. Remember that you can submit questions at any time during the event.
Vice Dean Jain explains how we're able to offer a full-time program in a part-time format and introduces EMBA colleagues Bernie Birt and Cathy Molony.
Three professors share their thoughts on what it's like to teach in the executive MBA classroom, as well as some insight into their areas of expertise.
Students and alumni describe the value of the executive MBA program and take questions from viewers.
Wharton executive MBA students earn the same degree as the full-time MBA students. We maintain the same admission and graduation requirements. Check-out the side-by-side program comparison.
Classes are held all-day Friday and Saturday, every other week for 6 consecutive terms. Download the 2011–13 Philadelphia and San Francisco calendars.
The two-year residential program attracts students from throughout the U.S. and around the world. Find out more about our Executive Facilities.
Each class represents a group of high-achieving individuals who are diverse in their professional and academic backgrounds. See the Class of 2012 Profile.
Every candidate meets one-on-one with a member of the Admissions Committee. The interview allows applicants to discuss their specific situations while getting a complete understanding of the program and the admissions process. It's also an opportunity for prospective students to attend class and join students for lunch.
Schedule an interview before you submit your application. All you need to prepare is an updated resume. Call us to get a trip to campus on your calendar!
The Deadline for the May 2011 entering class is February 1, 2011. The 9-day timeframe is doable because, with communication, there's flexibility in completing the application.
So if you know you want to start your MBA studies in 2011 and you have the motivation to make it happen, contact the MBA for Executives office right away to discuss a realistic turnaround time.

Anjani Jain is Vice Dean of the Wharton MBA Program for Executives and Adjunct Professor of Operations and Information Management. Dr. Jain has been an administrator and faculty member at Wharton for nearly 25 years, and he has been instrumental in the growth and success of the Wharton MBA Program, as well as in defining the School's global strategy. His research interests include the analysis and design of manufacturing systems, optimization algorithms, and probabilistic analysis of combinational problems.
Catherine Molony is Director of the Wharton MBA Program for Executives, Philadelphia, and Director of Admissions for the Wharton MBA Program for Executives. Closely involved in the start-up of and the launch of Wharton's MBA Program for Executives in San Francisco, Cathy has an extensive background in admissions work, which includes serving as associate director of Graduate Admissions at Wharton from 1984 to 1988 and as acting director during the spring term of 1992. She serves on the Board of the Trustees for the Executive MBA Council.
Bernadette Birt is Executive Director of the Wharton MBA Program for Executives, West, and Chief Operating Officer of Wharton | San Francisco. She has been with the program since September 2010. Prior to joining Wharton, Bernadette spent 20 years at Northwestern University, 16 of those years with the Kellogg School Executive MBA Program. She is based in San Francisco.
David Bell is Xinmei Zhang and Yongge Dai Professor of Marketing at Wharton. Dr. Bell's research interests include choice behavior, retailing, pricing, spatial diffusion and contagion. He teaches the core Marketing Management: Program & Design course as well as the elective, Marketing Strategy.
Marguerite "Peggy" Bishop Lane is Adjunct Associate Professor of Accounting and Deputy Vice Dean, Wharton Graduate Division. Dr. Bishop Lane's research interests include accrual management, regulated industries, and particularly financial institutions. She regularly teaches the Executive MBA core Financial Accounting course.
Witold "Vit" Henisz is Associate Professor of Management. Dr. Henisz's research interests include the impact of political hazards on international investment strategy and large capital intensive investments with a high degree of political salience often in emerging market settings. He teaches the Geopolitics elective and often accompanies MBA Exec classes on their International Seminar trip.