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Announcing the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative Advisory Board

We are thrilled to announce the formation of the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative (WAIAI) advisory board, comprised of esteemed business leaders from diverse industries. This board brings significant industry expertise, real-world business insights, and invaluable thought leadership to our mission of integrating AI and analytics into business education and practice.

Through regular meetings, workshops, and collaborative projects, our advisory board members will partner with us to create impactful content and shape the future trajectory of WAIAI. Their invaluable input will ensure that we continue to meet the evolving needs of our students and industry partners.

“We are incredibly excited to welcome such a distinguished group of leaders to our advisory board. Their combined experience and insights will be instrumental in guiding the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative as we strive to stay at the forefront of AI education and industry collaboration.” – Eric Bradlow, Vice Dean of AI & Analytics at Wharton.

The Wharton AI & Analytics Advisory Board is comprised of the following distinguished members. Click here to learn about them in more detail.

David Blitzer, W’91
Global Head of Tactical Opportunities,
Blackstone

Roger Gu, PAR’23
Co-founder and President,
Wacai

Sajjad Jaffer, WG’01
GrowthCurve Capital,
Ex-Co-Founder, Two Six Capital

Eric Leathers, C’95, W’95
Founding Partner, Further Global
Capital Management

Sejal Pietrzak, WG’00, PAR’27
Chairperson and Board Member,
Comply, Inc. and Panopto, Inc.

Louis Salvatore, WG’96
Senior Managing Director,
Blackstone

Daniel Schwab, W’91
Co-President,
D&H Distributing

Philip L. Yang, WG’83
Founder, CEO, and CIO,
Willowbridge Associates, Inc.

Victor Cho, W’93
CEO and Co-Founder, Emovid
Former CEO, Evite

Nobel Gulati, W’94
Chairman and CEO,
Numeus Group

Carleigh Jaques, WG’95
SVP, Global Head of Risk &
Identity, Visa, Inc.

Jim Manzi
Founder and Partner,
Foundry.ai

Ritcha Ranjan, PAR’28
Vice President, Microsoft Office
Copilot Experiences

Apoorv Saxena, WG’08
Managing Director and Chief Data Scientist,
Silver Lake

Sanjay Shetty, WG’08
President,
CenterWell at Humana

Jason Young, W’04
Head of the Direct Investments Group
(North America), GIC