Alumni Stories Archives

Changing the Game

Thanks to a partnership between the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Africana Studies, the Wharton Coalition for Equity and Opportunity (Wharton CEO), and the Wharton Sports Analytics Business Initiative (WSABI), the 2023 Race and Sports event returned on Thursday, April 27 during the Penn Relays weekend. This year’s event was especially meaningful as it marked the first successful return of the event since 2019. Attendees welcomed “Game Theory” host and long-time sports media analyst Bomani Jones for a conversation on race and sports.…Read More

Alumni Spotlight: Kelly Schrader Talks About What Helped Her Break Into Sports Business and Her View on Esports

Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (WSABI) had a chance to connect with Wharton’s recent alumni, W’19 Kelly Schrader and Associate at the National Basketball Association (NBA). In her interview, Kelly talks about what helped her break into sports business, shares advice to current students, and her view on esports.…Read More

Alumni Spotlight: Jeff Seltzer Talks About Investing in Sports and Shares Advice to Current Students

We continue to connect with Wharton alumni to share their inspiring career stories in the sports industry. This week, Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (WSABI) had the opportunity to speak with Jeffrey Seltzer, Managing Partner at Pierce Yates Ventures and W’78. Jeff was the 2019 recipient of the Penn…Read More

Alumni Spotlight: Joanna Levy Shares Her Story of Building a Career in The Sports Industry

This week, Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (WSABI) had the opportunity to connect with Joanna Levy, Director of Strategy and Analytics at Philadelphia Flyers and WG’18. Joanna shared her story of building a career in the sports industry, advice to current students and lessons learned throughout her career. Please…Read More

Wharton School Establishes New Sports Analytics and Business Initiative

PHILADELPHIA, December 4, 2019 — The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced today the establishment of the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (WSABI). WSABI represents an expansion of school-wide sports business activities by building on the Wharton Sports Business Initiative (WSBI), founded in 2008. The addition of sports analytics…Read More

Congratulations! Alumni on SportsBusiness Journal’s New Voices Under 30 List

The SportsBusiness Journal introduced their Inaugural New Voices Under 30 recipients. These individuals have been selected as the up and coming leaders and innovators in the sports field who’ve made significant impacts before the age of 30. 2019 We are proud to have five alumni, Hilary Ash W’13, Kevin Esteves C’12, Kerry…Read More

Congratulations! Alumni on SportsBusiness Journal’s Forty Under 40 List

The SportsBusiness Journal introduced their 2019 Forty Under 40 recipients. These 40 individuals have been selected as the leaders and innovators in the sports field who’ve made significant impacts before the age of 40. 2019 We are proud to have three alumni, Amanda Herald W’09, Zach Leonsis C’11, Devi Mahadevia WG ’08 who…Read More

The Rise and Future of E-Sports: 3 Insights from President of Philadelphia Fusion Tucker Roberts

Check out this Wharton Stories article recapping the E-Sports Breakout Session at the Wharton Sports Business Summit 2018.

The Billion-Dollar Business of eSports

Check out this article in Wharton Magazine about the rapidly growing business of eSports and the Wharton alumni who are leading the industry.…Read More

Wharton 40 Under 40 Winners

Congratulations to Akshay Khanna and Todd Mortensen who have been named in Wharton’s 40 Under 40 for the great strides they are making the business world and have had a connection–past or present to sports! Below is part of the article from The Wharton Magazine: Akshay K. Khanna G15 WG15 …Read More