THE WHARTON MBA · AI AND LEADERSHIP

Where AI Meets Wharton Expertise.

Start with AI foundations. Build practical solutions. Learn from faculty whose research and work with industry help shape how AI is understood and applied in business.

THE WHARTON MBA · AI AND LEADERSHIP

Where AI Meets Wharton Expertise.

Start with AI foundations. Build practical solutions. Learn from faculty whose research and work with industry help shape how AI is understood and applied in business.

WHARTON’S APPROACH TO AI IN THE MBA

AI is reshaping business. Wharton prepares leaders for it.

Wharton prepares students to combine business expertise with a working knowledge of AI, to redesign how work gets done, and to take responsibility for the results.

“As AI becomes more capable, the deeper question is what we ask of ourselves. A Wharton MBA develops the expertise to frame the right problem, the judgment to question even a convincing answer, and the conviction to own the outcome, whoever or whatever made the decision.”
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WHAT YOU CAN EXPLORE IN THE WHARTON MBA

Engage with AI at every level.

AI learning from Pre-Term

AI learning begins during Pre-Term, and Wharton gives MBA students access to ChatGPT, Codex, Claude, and Claude Code. Students follow each instructor’s expectations for AI use.

AI throughout your MBA, whatever your focus

You don’t have to major in AI to learn how to apply it. Through courses spanning business disciplines, Wharton students explore AI’s impact on decision-making, strategy, and the future of work.

Go deeper with the AI for Business major

For students who want to specialize, the Artificial Intelligence for Business major pairs technical fluency with the business, economic, legal, ethical, and societal dimensions of AI.

RIGOR MEETS REAL-WORLD APPLICATION

Where rigorous thinking meets
real-world AI application.

At Wharton, AI learning goes beyond using the technology. Students develop the judgment to evaluate its outputs, challenge assumptions, and put ideas into practice through hands-on experimentation.

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RIGOR IN AI LEARNING

Use AI to deepen your thinking.

Stronger models can sound more convincing, which makes business expertise and judgment more important. Wharton’s MBA AI programming helps students use AI to support their own learning and analysis, with application, discussion, and problem-solving at the center.

Explore Wharton’s Generative AI Lab

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT · GENERATIVE AI STUDIO

Build an AI idea through experimentation.

Wharton profiled Hetvee Marviya, WG’27, building an AI-powered platform that turns current events into personalized comic strips for children. In the Generative AI Studio, students develop their ideas through prototyping, critique, and weekly iteration.

Read Hetvee’s story

FACULTY EXPERTISE

AI Research.
Business Practice.
MBA Learning.

Wharton faculty study how AI is transforming business and engage directly with organizations applying it in practice. Their research, industry experience, and collaboration with students shape learning across the MBA Program. The result is an AI-infused educational experience that helps students understand not only how the technology works, but how to lead with it in a rapidly changing business environment.

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EXPLORE WHARTON’S AI CAPABILITIES

Learn more about AI at Wharton.

Explore Wharton’s schoolwide AI teaching and research, and read the MBA’s guidance on school-supported AI tools. The faculty research, student project, and AI learning opportunities featured here link to their Wharton sources.

Wharton’s AI Advantage