Coco Brown

Coco Brown C92, is a CEO and board member, actively leading Silicon Valley based professional services and tech companies since 1997. From 2002 to 2012 Coco was President and COO of Taos, a Gartner top 20 global IT professional and managed services company servicing hundreds of F1000 and top tier private growth companies nationally. She was also on the board of Taos for 12 years, leading the company through massive economic cycles and business model evolution and growth. Coco led the company to $54m in revenue, and the company has subsequently been sold to IBM.  In 2016 Coco founded Athena Alliance, a digital platform for learning and agency for top business women striving for the c-suite and the boardroom. Athena has seen 2.8x growth in membership in the last 12 months since launching as a true subscription model and hosts over 1,000 women leaders today. Coco is a well-published expert and speaker on The Modern Boardroom. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Coco serves on the commercial boards of Athena Alliance, Inc and Archerpoint (an ESOP), as well as the non-profit board of Athena Rising Foundation.

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cocobrown" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Coco Brown</a> C92, is a CEO and board member, actively leading Silicon Valley based professional services and tech companies since 1997. From 2002 to 2012 Coco was President and COO of Taos, a Gartner top 20 global IT professional and managed services company servicing hundreds of F1000 and top tier private growth companies nationally. She was also on the board of Taos for 12 years, leading the company through massive economic cycles and business model evolution and growth. Coco led the company to $54m in revenue, and the company has subsequently been sold to IBM. In 2016 Coco founded <a href="https://athenaalliance.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Athena Alliance</a>, a digital platform for learning and agency for top business women striving for the c-suite and the boardroom. Athena has seen 2.8x growth in membership in the last 12 months since launching as a true subscription model and hosts over 1,000 women leaders today. Coco is a well-published expert and speaker on The Modern Boardroom. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the <a href="https://upenn.edu" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">University of Pennsylvania</a>. Coco serves on the commercial boards of Athena Alliance, Inc and Archerpoint (an ESOP), as well as the non-profit board of Athena Rising Foundation.

Coco Brown C92, Founder & CEO the Athena Alliance

Ali Kriegsman is the co-founder and COO of Bulletin, a B2B wholesale marketplace where retailers go to discover, shop, and support the best brands on the planet. A recipient of "Forbes 30 Under 30" and one of Fast Company’s "Most Creative People in Business," Ali has helped thousands of brands expand their distribution and sell in stores all around the country. She is a salesperson, self-taught publicist, marketer, and growth strategist and has experience scaling both bootstrapped and venture-backed businesses. Ali's new book, "How to Build a Goddamn Empire: Advice on Creating Your Brand with High-Tech Smarts, Elbow Grease, Infinite Hustle, and a Whole Lotta Heart" is available in bookstores now!

Ali Kriegsman is the co-founder and COO of Bulletin, a B2B wholesale marketplace where retailers go to discover, shop, and support the best brands on the planet. A recipient of "Forbes 30 Under 30" and one of Fast Company’s "Most Creative People in Business," Ali has helped thousands of brands expand their distribution and sell in stores all around the country. She is a salesperson, self-taught publicist, marketer, and growth strategist and has experience scaling both bootstrapped and venture-backed businesses. Ali's new book, "How to Build a Goddamn Empire: Advice on Creating Your Brand with High-Tech Smarts, Elbow Grease, Infinite Hustle, and a Whole Lotta Heart" is available in bookstores now!

Ali Kriegman C13

Tara Viswanathan

Tara Viswanathan W12, M.S. Stanford ’15, spent the last 15 years passionate about helping people make better health-related decisions. From working hands on with chronically ill patients to becoming a certified nutrition counselor to designing Stanford research experiments on the mind-body connection - she developed deep experience across the health space throughout her career. Previously, Tara worked at Parsley Health, Lululemon, and the Stanford d.School. Now, Tara is founder &amp; CEO of Rupa Health, an integrative health tech company that aims to make root cause medicine the standard of care. Their first product, Rupa Labs, is a lab ordering portal for telemedicine providers that turns 15 hours of weekly physician admin work into 15 mins. Rupa is HQ’d in San Francisco and backed by world class investors like First Round Capital, Floodgate Capital, Ron Conway / SV Angel, and more.

Tara Viswanathan W12, M.S. Stanford ’15, spent the last 15 years passionate about helping people make better health-related decisions. From working hands on with chronically ill patients to becoming a certified nutrition counselor to designing Stanford research experiments on the mind-body connection - she developed deep experience across the health space throughout her career. Previously, Tara worked at Parsley Health, Lululemon, and the Stanford d.School. Now, Tara is founder &amp; CEO of Rupa Health, an integrative health tech company that aims to make root cause medicine the standard of care. Their first product, Rupa Labs, is a lab ordering portal for telemedicine providers that turns 15 hours of weekly physician admin work into 15 mins. Rupa is HQ’d in San Francisco and backed by world class investors like First Round Capital, Floodgate Capital, Ron Conway / SV Angel, and more.

Tara Viswanathan W12 - Founder & CEO of Rupa Health

Gillian Johnson

Gillian is an entrepreneurial leader who ensures the successful integration of strategic plans, operational goals, and performance targets to drive growth. She applies her background in finance and operations to deliver profitable business outcomes across multiple industries, including asset management, wealth management, transportation, and consulting.  She is adept at managing client relationships and forging partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.

Gillian is an entrepreneurial leader who ensures the successful integration of strategic plans, operational goals, and performance targets to drive growth. She applies her background in finance and operations to deliver profitable business outcomes across multiple industries, including asset management, wealth management, transportation, and consulting.  She is adept at managing client relationships and forging partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.

Gillian Johnson C91, WG98 - Don't Follow the Herd

Sarah Ribner

Sarah Ribner C11, is the Founder &amp; CEO of PiperWai, the first all-natural, charcoal-based, nontoxic deodorant. Sarah began her journey with wellness almost a decade ago, however, until five years ago, an effective nontoxic, natural deodorant was the missing piece in her quest to lead a healthy, low waste lifestyle. Deodorant was becoming a controversial personal care product as active ingredients in deodorant and antiperspirant were linked to long term illnesses. When her childhood friend asked her to try her DIY formula, Sarah saw an opportunity to fill a market need and to create a powerful brand to bring this formula to the masses. She holds an MBA from Columbia, a BA from Upenn, and an aromatherapist certification from the New York Institute of Aromatic Studies. Sarah is a proud member of the EY Winning Women Class of 2017, Forbes 30 Under 30 2018, and she has appeared on ABC, HSN, AOL Build, Fox and many other major media outlets. #powerofpennwomen #momentum2020

Sarah Ribner C11, is the Founder &amp; CEO of PiperWai, the first all-natural, charcoal-based, nontoxic deodorant. Sarah began her journey with wellness almost a decade ago, however, until five years ago, an effective nontoxic, natural deodorant was the missing piece in her quest to lead a healthy, low waste lifestyle. Deodorant was becoming a controversial personal care product as active ingredients in deodorant and antiperspirant were linked to long term illnesses. When her childhood friend asked her to try her DIY formula, Sarah saw an opportunity to fill a market need and to create a powerful brand to bring this formula to the masses. She holds an MBA from Columbia, a BA from Upenn, and an aromatherapist certification from the New York Institute of Aromatic Studies. Sarah is a proud member of the EY Winning Women Class of 2017, Forbes 30 Under 30 2018, and she has appeared on ABC, HSN, AOL Build, Fox and many other major media outlets. #powerofpennwomen #momentum2020

Sarah Ribner C11 - CEO & Founder PiperWai

In founding Robyn, Allison Kaiser Eng09, set out on a mission to make sure no other aspiring, expecting or new parent ever felt as alone and confused as she once did on her journey to parenthood. Prior to launching Robyn, Allison was a Vice President at J.P. Morgan’s Corporate &amp; Investment Bank. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science. She is a mom to three boys, Jacob, Freddy, and Billy (Penn Class of 2039 + 2041). Robyn is a digital platform for aspiring, expecting and new parents to find parental wellness providers, resources, and classes.  

In founding <a href="https://wearerobyn.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Robyn</a>, Allison Kaiser Eng09, set out on a mission to make sure no other aspiring, expecting or new parent ever felt as alone and confused as she once did on her journey to parenthood. Prior to launching Robyn, Allison was a Vice President at J.P. Morgan’s Corporate &amp; Investment Bank. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science. She is a mom to three boys, Jacob, Freddy, and Billy (Penn Class of 2039 + 2041). <a href="https://wearerobyn.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Robyn</a> is a digital platform for aspiring, expecting and new parents to find parental wellness providers, resources, and classes.

Allison Kasirer Eng09, Founder of Robyn

Caroline Strzalka

Caroline Strzalka C00, WG05, is a serial entrepreneur and media executive. She is the CEO and Co-Founder of It's By U (itsbyu.com) which is a farm-direct subscription company disrupting the floral industry that she founded with her sister Christine. She is also currently acting as an Advisor to Overplay Games. Previously, Caroline held leadership roles at media companies, particularly in the children's and educational spaces.  She was the EVP of Partnerships at Sandbox &amp; Co, VP Digital Content &amp; Global Development at Scholastic, and Director of Digital Media Business Development at Sesame Workshop. She has executed multi-million dollar partnership deals with some of the largest media companies in the world including Google, Netflix, Apple, and Microsoft, and led new media projects in audio, video, and interactive gaming. Prior to this, she was an investment banker in Equity Capital Markets at Salomon Smith Barkey, Citibank and took many companies public, including Kraft, Constellation Brands, GameStop, and Leapfrog. She is a Wharton MBA, Penn undergrad, Startup Leadership Program Fellow, and is on the Council on Foreign Relations. Caroline prides herself in recognizing and monetizing blue sky opportunities, and is particularly passionate about female founded startups and getting women's ideas funded.

Caroline Strzalka C00, WG05, is a serial entrepreneur and media executive. She is the CEO and Co-Founder of It's By U (<a href="http://itsbyu.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">itsbyu.com</a>) which is a farm-direct subscription company disrupting the floral industry that she founded with her sister Christine. She is also currently acting as an Advisor to Overplay Games. Previously, Caroline held leadership roles at media companies, particularly in the children's and educational spaces.  She was the EVP of Partnerships at Sandbox &amp; Co, VP Digital Content &amp; Global Development at Scholastic, and Director of Digital Media Business Development at Sesame Workshop. She has executed multi-million dollar partnership deals with some of the largest media companies in the world including Google, Netflix, Apple, and Microsoft, and led new media projects in audio, video, and interactive gaming. Prior to this, she was an investment banker in Equity Capital Markets at Salomon Smith Barkey, Citibank and took many companies public, including Kraft, Constellation Brands, GameStop, and Leapfrog. She is a Wharton MBA, Penn undergrad, Startup Leadership Program Fellow, and is on the Council on Foreign Relations. Caroline prides herself in recognizing and monetizing blue sky opportunities, and is particularly passionate about female founded startups and getting women's ideas funded.

Caroline Strzalka C00, WG05 - CEO & Co-Founder of It's By U

Lucy Xu W13

Lucy Xu W13, is Founder &amp; CEO of The Port Global, a marketing and business consultancy supporting startups and growing businesses across Greece and the U.S. She holds a business degree from Wharton, is a TEDx speaker, and has a background in technology and marketing (formerly IBM, Curalate, and Startup Grind NYC). In 2017, Lucy moved from New York City to Athens to explore a unique thesis on the potential for innovation, cooperation, and expansion that exists between these markets. 

Lucy Xu W13, is Founder &amp; CEO of The Port Global, a marketing and business consultancy supporting startups and growing businesses across Greece and the U.S. She holds a business degree from Wharton, is a TEDx speaker, and has a background in technology and marketing (formerly IBM, Curalate, and Startup Grind NYC). In 2017, Lucy moved from New York City to Athens to explore a unique thesis on the potential for innovation, cooperation, and expansion that exists between these markets.

Lucy Xu W13, Founder & CEO The Port 

Manisha Juthani

Dr. Manisha Juthani C94, an Infectious Diseases physician at Yale School of Medicine. She’s helped to lead Yale’s COVID preparedness and treatment of patients as well as runs the Infectious Diseases Fellowship program, which keeps her very busy! She completed her undergraduate training @upenn, attended Cornell University Medical College, completed residency training at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Campus, and was a Chief Resident at Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She arrived at Yale School of Medicine in 2002 for Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training and joined the full-time faculty in 2006. She assumed the role of Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program Director in 2012. Her federally funded research has focused on infections in older adults, specifically urinary tract infections and pneumonia. Most notably, she was the Principal Investigator of an R01-funded research project that resulted in the 2016 JAMA publication entitled, “Effect of Cranberry Capsules on Bacteriuria Plus Pyuria Among Older Women in Nursing Homes: A Randomized Clinical Trial.” This publication received widespread attention in the lay press, including The New York Times and CNN to name a few, and achieved an Almetric Attention Score of 1564 that keeps on rising, placing it in the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric. In December 2016, The New Yorker identified this research as one of the most notable medical findings of 2016, and Dr. Juthani was interviewed and featured in the GeriPal and Gastropod podcasts. Additionally, in her parallel work with pneumonia prevention, she was the first author on the 2015 Clinical Infectious Diseases publication entitled, “A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of a Multicomponent Intervention Protocol for Pneumonia Prevention Among Nursing Home Elders.” In addition to her academic responsibilities, Dr. Juthani enjoys writing about medical topics in the lay press.

Dr. Manisha Juthani C94, an Infectious Diseases physician at Yale School of Medicine. She’s helped to lead Yale’s COVID preparedness and treatment of patients as well as runs the Infectious Diseases Fellowship program, which keeps her very busy! She completed her undergraduate training @upenn, attended Cornell University Medical College, completed residency training at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Campus, and was a Chief Resident at Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She arrived at Yale School of Medicine in 2002 for Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training and joined the full-time faculty in 2006. She assumed the role of Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program Director in 2012. Her federally funded research has focused on infections in older adults, specifically urinary tract infections and pneumonia. Most notably, she was the Principal Investigator of an R01-funded research project that resulted in the 2016 JAMA publication entitled, “Effect of Cranberry Capsules on Bacteriuria Plus Pyuria Among Older Women in Nursing Homes: A Randomized Clinical Trial.” This publication received widespread attention in the lay press, including The New York Times and CNN to name a few, and achieved an Almetric Attention Score of 1564 that keeps on rising, placing it in the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric. In December 2016, The New Yorker identified this research as one of the most notable medical findings of 2016, and Dr. Juthani was interviewed and featured in the GeriPal and Gastropod podcasts. Additionally, in her parallel work with pneumonia prevention, she was the first author on the 2015 Clinical Infectious Diseases publication entitled, “A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of a Multicomponent Intervention Protocol for Pneumonia Prevention Among Nursing Home Elders.” In addition to her academic responsibilities, Dr. Juthani enjoys writing about medical topics in the lay press.

Manisha Juthani C94, Infectious Diseases Physician at Yale

Carolyn Yachanin

Carolyn Yachanin C13, is the Founder &amp; CEO of Copina Co. - a company dedicated to redefining the beauty industry through positive messaging and game-changing plant-based vegan collagen blends. Copina Co.’s delicious edible beauty products help you feel amazing in your own skin and promote healthy hair, skin, and nails without the use of animal products. Copina Co. launched in February 2020 and has been featured in Well + Good, Refinery 29, Sporteluxe and more and can now be found in stores from coast-to-coast. A native of California and current San Diego resident, Carolyn is passionate about holistic wellness and plant-based living solutions for all. She spends her free time mentoring young female entrepreneurs and enjoying the outdoors with her husband Alex. Carolyn was on the Penn Momentum 2020 planning committee and served as the Marketing Chair of Wharton Women during her time at Penn. She graduated cum laude with a B.A. in History.

Carolyn Yachanin C13, is the Founder &amp; CEO of Copina Co. - a company dedicated to redefining the beauty industry through positive messaging and game-changing plant-based vegan collagen blends. Copina Co.’s delicious edible beauty products help you feel amazing in your own skin and promote healthy hair, skin, and nails without the use of animal products. Copina Co. launched in February 2020 and has been featured in Well + Good, Refinery 29, Sporteluxe and more and can now be found in stores from coast-to-coast. A native of California and current San Diego resident, Carolyn is passionate about holistic wellness and plant-based living solutions for all. She spends her free time mentoring young female entrepreneurs and enjoying the outdoors with her husband Alex. Carolyn was on the Penn Momentum 2020 planning committee and served as the Marketing Chair of Wharton Women during her time at Penn. She graduated cum laude with a B.A. in History.

Carolyn Yachanin C13 - CEO & Founder of Copina Co.

The Power of Penn Women celebrates the power of Penn women of all backgrounds and generations. We'll hear from alumnae about their life and career lessons, what they're working on around the world and how the impact they're making in their communities. Momentum 2020 is a three-day conference celebrating the power of Penn women Oct. 1-3, 2021 (new date due to Covid). Join us on campus as alumnae of all backgrounds and generations gather to learn, connect, and share how women are making an impact in their communities and the world. For more information visit: www.PennMomentum2020.comShow Producer and Editor: Meesh Pierce W93, WG98

Love listening to these and learning so much about all the different paths Penn alumni have taken. Go Quakers!

Great profiles of Penn alumni!

Compelling, insightful interviews that feel more like conversations.

Momentum 2020

The Power of Penn Women celebrates the power of Penn women of all backgrounds and generations. We'll hear from alumnae about their life and career lessons, what they're working on around the world and how the impact they're making in their communities. Momentum 2020 is a three-day conference celebrating the power of Penn women Oct. 1-3, 2021 (new date due to Covid). Join us on campus as alumnae of all backgrounds and generations gather to learn, connect, and share how women are making an impact in their communities and the world. For more information visit: <a href="http://www.PennMomentum2020.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.PennMomentum2020.com</a> Show Producer and Editor: Meesh Pierce W93, WG98

Penn Momentum

Jordana Horn Gordon

Jordana Horn is a host and the head writer of the Call Your Mother podcast from Kveller, where Jews and Jewish-adjacent people are interviewed and nothing in life goes unexamined. She was the New York bureau chief for The Jerusalem Post, and has written for various newspapers and magazines; she is a lawyer and has practiced law in both New York and London. She's also a mother to six kids and has been deemed a "parenting expert" by both NBC's Today Show, on which she's appeared with Matt Lauer, and Fox and Friends -- so it must be true (!). One day, she hopes to write a book, but in the meantime, she's busy - she's President of Penn's Class of 1995, and is tremendously excited about her upcoming 25th reunion!

Jordana Horn is a host and the head writer of the Call Your Mother podcast from Kveller, where Jews and Jewish-adjacent people are interviewed and nothing in life goes unexamined. She was the New York bureau chief for The Jerusalem Post, and has written for various newspapers and magazines; she is a lawyer and has practiced law in both New York and London. She's also a mother to six kids and has been deemed a "parenting expert" by both NBC's Today Show, on which she's appeared with Matt Lauer, and Fox and Friends -- so it must be true (!). One day, she hopes to write a book, but in the meantime, she's busy - she's President of Penn's Class of 1995, and is tremendously excited about her upcoming 25th reunion!

Jordana Horn Gordon, C95 - 6 pack Mom and Brain Behind No Rescue Parenting

Dr. Lara Danziger-Isakov C93, is a Professor at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. She and host Meesh Pierce discuss a variety of covid-19 FAQs. These are strictly Dr. Danziger-Isakov's personal perspectives as she does not speak on behalf of her employer or the University of Pennsylvania.  For more info on Dr. Danziger-Isakov, please tune in to her podcast episode posted Feb. 25, 2020.

Dr. Lara Danziger-Isakov C93, is a Professor at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. She and host Meesh Pierce discuss a variety of covid-19 FAQs. These are strictly Dr. Danziger-Isakov's personal perspectives as she does not speak on behalf of her employer or the University of Pennsylvania.  For more info on Dr. Danziger-Isakov, please tune in to her podcast episode posted Feb. 25, 2020.

Dr. Lara Danziger-Isakov C93 - COVID-19 update 3/15/2020

Angela Duckworth

Angela Duckworth is the Founder and CEO of Character Lab, a nonprofit whose mission is to advance the science and practice of character development. She is also the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, faculty co-director of the Penn-Wharton Behavior Change For Good Initiative, and faculty co-director of Wharton People Analytics. A 2013 MacArthur Fellow, Angela has advised the White House, the World Bank, NBA and NFL teams, and Fortune 500 CEOs. Prior to her career in research, Angela founded a summer school for low-income children that was profiled as a Harvard Kennedy School case study and, in 2018, celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary. She has also been a McKinsey management consultant and a math and science teacher in the public schools of New York City, San Francisco, and Philadelphia. Angela completed her undergraduate degree in Advanced Studies Neurobiology at Harvard, graduating magna cum laude. With the support of a Marshall Scholarship, she completed an MSc with Distinction in Neuroscience from Oxford University. She completed her PhD in Psychology as a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. Angela has received numerous awards for her contributions to K-12 education, including a Beyond Z Award from the KIPP Foundation. Angela’s TED talk is among the most-viewed of all time. Her first book, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, is a #1 New York Times best seller.

Angela Duckworth is the Founder and CEO of <a href="https://characterlab.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Character Lab</a>, a nonprofit whose mission is to advance the science and practice of character development. She is also the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, faculty co-director of the Penn-Wharton <a href="https://bcfg.wharton.upenn.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Behavior Change For Good Initiative</a>, and faculty co-director of <a href="https://wpa.wharton.upenn.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wharton People Analytics</a>. A 2013 MacArthur Fellow, Angela has advised the White House, the World Bank, NBA and NFL teams, and Fortune 500 CEOs. Prior to her career in research, Angela founded a summer school for low-income children that was profiled as a Harvard Kennedy School case study and, in 2018, celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary. She has also been a McKinsey management consultant and a math and science teacher in the public schools of New York City, San Francisco, and Philadelphia. Angela completed her undergraduate degree in Advanced Studies Neurobiology at Harvard, graduating magna cum laude. With the support of a Marshall Scholarship, she completed an MSc with Distinction in Neuroscience from Oxford University. She completed her PhD in Psychology as a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. Angela has received numerous awards for her contributions to K-12 education, including a Beyond Z Award from the KIPP Foundation. Angela’s TED talk is among the most-viewed of all time. Her first book, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, is a #1 New York Times best seller.

Dr. Angela Duckworth G03, GR06

Brooke Wurst, C94, is a social entrepreneur and longtime HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Heath and Rights advocate and educator. She's the Founder/Executive Director of The TRIAD Trust, Founder/CEO of Remote Harbor, Inc, and Founder/CEO of Harbor Biometrics, Inc.  Brooke is an honors graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, earned a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, did advanced graduate work at Harvard University, and holds a specialization certificate in Business Strategy from faculty at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. But Brooke has learned the most from local leaders with whom she has worked around the world. Informed by what she learned from community health workers in rural sub-Saharan Africa, Brooke invented RemoteID™, the award-winning, patented biometric identification technology. After documenting RemoteID’s secure information management capabilities as both a tool for monitoring &amp; evaluation and interventions, she worked to bring this technology to scale. Brooke is the founder and CEO of Remote Harbor, which has increased secure access to health and social services to more than 25 million vulnerable individuals around the world using RemoteID and integrated mobile health platforms.  And naturally, there are outtakes in this episode!

Brooke Wurst, C94, is a social entrepreneur and longtime HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Heath and Rights advocate and educator. She's the Founder/Executive Director of The TRIAD Trust, Founder/CEO of Remote Harbor, Inc, and Founder/CEO of Harbor Biometrics, Inc.  Brooke is an honors graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, earned a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, did advanced graduate work at Harvard University, and holds a specialization certificate in Business Strategy from faculty at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. But Brooke has learned the most from local leaders with whom she has worked around the world. Informed by what she learned from community health workers in rural sub-Saharan Africa, Brooke invented RemoteID™, the award-winning, patented biometric identification technology. After documenting RemoteID’s secure information management capabilities as both a tool for monitoring &amp; evaluation and interventions, she worked to bring this technology to scale. Brooke is the founder and CEO of Remote Harbor, which has increased secure access to health and social services to more than 25 million vulnerable individuals around the world using RemoteID and integrated mobile health platforms.  And naturally, there are outtakes in this episode!

Brooke Wurst C94 - 2M Miles and Counting

Lara Danziger-Isakov, MD, MPH, C93, practices pediatric infectious diseases at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center where she is Professor of Pediatrics. She completed her training in Pediatrics at the Cleveland Clinic and Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Saint Louis Children's Hospital. Her interests include pediatric infectious diseases, infections in transplant recipients, and infections in immunocompromised patients. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband, Ronnen, and two children, Avital &amp; Gavin. We discuss the flu, lifelong friendships made at Penn, and her work with pediatric organ transplant patients.  This episode was recorded Feb. 11, 2020. For an update on Coronavirus from Dr. Lara Danziger-Isakov, please tune into the episode from March 15, 2020. 

Lara Danziger-Isakov, MD, MPH, C93, practices pediatric infectious diseases at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center where she is Professor of Pediatrics. She completed her training in Pediatrics at the Cleveland Clinic and Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Saint Louis Children's Hospital. Her interests include pediatric infectious diseases, infections in transplant recipients, and infections in immunocompromised patients. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband, Ronnen, and two children, Avital &amp; Gavin. We discuss the flu, lifelong friendships made at Penn, and her work with pediatric organ transplant patients.  This episode was recorded Feb. 11, 2020. For an update on Coronavirus from Dr. Lara Danziger-Isakov, please tune into the episode from March 15, 2020.

Dr. Lara Danziger-Isakov C93 - Self care so that you can be the best you for others

Meesh Pierce, W93, WG98 is a double Wharton alumna from Southern California. She's recently left a dynamic and challenging career in tech and entertainment to serve on boards and spend more time with her family. She shares insights learned about work/life balance and the importance of having grace for oneself.

Meesh Pierce, W93, WG98 is a double Wharton alumna from Southern California. She's recently left a dynamic and challenging career in tech and entertainment to serve on boards and spend more time with her family. She shares insights learned about work/life balance and the importance of having grace for oneself.

Meesh Pierce W93, WG98 - the fine balance of life and work

Jalak Jobanputra

Jalak Jobanputra is Founding Partner of Future\Perfect Ventures, an early stage venture capital fund in NYC focused on next generation technology such as blockchain and machine learning. FPV’s portfolio includes Abra, Open Garden, Blockstream, Bitpesa, FuseMachines, Everledger and Blockchain. Jalak was awarded Institutional Investor’s Top Fintech Dealmakers in 2017 and 2016. In 2017, she was cited as a “Top 5 Investor Powering the Blockchain Boom” and CB Insights noted FPV as one of the top VC funds in blockchain “before it was cool”. Since founding the firm, she has spoken on blockchain technology at many global conferences, including the Milken Global Institute, Dutch Development Bank/FMO annual meeting, and The Economist Buttonwood Gathering. Prior to FPV, Jobanputra was the Director of Emerging Market Mobile Investments at Omidyar Network, a philanthrocapitalist fund started by Pierre Omidyar, co-founder of eBay. Previously, she worked at Intel Capital investing in enterprise software in Silicon Valley from 1999-2003. as well as New Venture Partners and the NYC Investment Fund where she formed one of NYC's first seed funds and helped establish the Fintech Innovation Lab in 2010. She started her career as a media/tech/telecom investment banker in NYC and London. Jobanputra is also active in supporting education reform and social entrepreneurship. She served as a Trustee of Achievement First Bushwick Charter Schools (Brooklyn). She is on the Board of Directors for the Center for an Urban Future, Advisory Board of L’Oreal’s Women in Digital Initiative, member of Mayor DeBlasio’s Broadband Taskforce, and former Access to Capital Committee member of the US Secretary of State Clinton Women’s Leadership Council. She is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, with a B.S. in Economics (concentration in Finance) from The Wharton School and a B.A. in Communications from the Annenberg School. She received her MBA from Kellogg in 1999.

Jalak Jobanputra is Founding Partner of Future\Perfect Ventures, an early stage venture capital fund in NYC focused on next generation technology such as blockchain and machine learning. FPV’s portfolio includes Abra, Open Garden, Blockstream, Bitpesa, FuseMachines, Everledger and Blockchain. Jalak was awarded Institutional Investor’s Top Fintech Dealmakers in 2017 and 2016. In 2017, she was cited as a “Top 5 Investor Powering the Blockchain Boom” and CB Insights noted FPV as one of the top VC funds in blockchain “before it was cool”. Since founding the firm, she has spoken on blockchain technology at many global conferences, including the Milken Global Institute, Dutch Development Bank/FMO annual meeting, and The Economist Buttonwood Gathering. Prior to FPV, Jobanputra was the Director of Emerging Market Mobile Investments at Omidyar Network, a philanthrocapitalist fund started by Pierre Omidyar, co-founder of eBay. Previously, she worked at Intel Capital investing in enterprise software in Silicon Valley from 1999-2003. as well as New Venture Partners and the NYC Investment Fund where she formed one of NYC's first seed funds and helped establish the Fintech Innovation Lab in 2010. She started her career as a media/tech/telecom investment banker in NYC and London. Jobanputra is also active in supporting education reform and social entrepreneurship. She served as a Trustee of Achievement First Bushwick Charter Schools (Brooklyn). She is on the Board of Directors for the Center for an Urban Future, Advisory Board of L’Oreal’s Women in Digital Initiative, member of Mayor DeBlasio’s Broadband Taskforce, and former Access to Capital Committee member of the US Secretary of State Clinton Women’s Leadership Council. She is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, with a B.S. in Economics (concentration in Finance) from The Wharton School and a B.A. in Communications from the Annenberg School. She received her MBA from Kellogg in 1999.

Jalak Jobanputra C94, W94 - Trailblazing Fintech and Blockchain

Juliet Glinski

Juliet Glinski graduated from Penn in 1994 and earned her doctorate in psychology at Yeshiva University of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. As a licensed clinical psychologist for the past 20 years, she uses evidence-based treatments and integrates a variety of therapeutic strategies for a "do what works" rather than "one size fits all" approach. Dr. Glinski has published and presented on a variety of topics including adolescent depression, treatment of suicidal youth, weight loss surgery, and parenting programs. 

Juliet Glinski graduated from Penn in 1994 and earned her doctorate in psychology at Yeshiva University of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. As a licensed clinical psychologist for the past 20 years, she uses evidence-based treatments and integrates a variety of therapeutic strategies for a "do what works" rather than "one size fits all" approach. Dr. Glinski has published and presented on a variety of topics including adolescent depression, treatment of suicidal youth, weight loss surgery, and parenting programs.

Dr. Juliet Glinski C94 - Lessons From a Work Study Experience

Erica Firpo

Erica Firpo, College '94, is a travel and lifestyle journalist living in Rome, Italy. She's a regular contributor to publications including BBC Travel,  Fathom, Condè Nast Traveler,  Luxe City Guide,  Forbes Travel,  Travel + Leisure,  Wine Enthusiast, Washington, AFAR and more. She likes all things sugar and chocolate.

Erica Firpo, College '94, is a travel and lifestyle journalist living in Rome, Italy. She's a regular contributor to publications including BBC Travel, <a href="http://www.fathomaway.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Fathom</a>, Condè Nast Traveler, <a href="https://luxecityguides.com/destination/rome/insiders-guide-rome/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Luxe City Guide</a>, <a href="http://blog.forbestravelguide.com/author/ericafirpo" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Forbes Travel</a>, <a href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/dubrovnik-where-to-go-what-to-do" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Travel + Leisure</a>, <a href="http://www.winemag.com/2017/11/17/alba-truffles-culinary-diamonds-italy/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Wine Enthusiast</a>, Washington, AFAR and more. She likes all things sugar and chocolate.

Erica Firpo C94 - From Locust Walk to Rome, Italy

Miriam Bloom Williams

Miriam Bloom Williams has over a decade of experience working at global brands Coach, Louis Vuitton, J.Crew and L’Occitane, where she held supply chain and operations leadership roles. She oversaw international logistics, WMS and SAP implementations, retail operations and omni- channel distribution. She then spent 18 months leading Logistics Partnerships at Narvar, a venture backed high growth retail technology start-up focused on post purchase customer experiences. She holds a BA in Communications from The University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from The Wharton School. She is a proud WEMBA 39! After 13 years in New York, she now lives with her family in Berkeley, California. In 2018 she co-founded Bloomwell, a maternity wear disruptor offering high tech, versatile clothing for today's exceptional and expecting women. Follow Superkin on instagram @shopsuperkin and be sure to share with any expecting women you know!

Miriam Bloom Williams has over a decade of experience working at global brands Coach, Louis Vuitton, J.Crew and L’Occitane, where she held supply chain and operations leadership roles. She oversaw international logistics, WMS and SAP implementations, retail operations and omni- channel distribution. She then spent 18 months leading Logistics Partnerships at Narvar, a venture backed high growth retail technology start-up focused on post purchase customer experiences. She holds a BA in Communications from The University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from The Wharton School. She is a proud WEMBA 39! After 13 years in New York, she now lives with her family in Berkeley, California. In 2018 she co-founded Bloomwell, a maternity wear disruptor offering high tech, versatile clothing for today's exceptional and expecting women. Follow Superkin on instagram @shopsuperkin and be sure to share with any expecting women you know!

Miriam Bloom Williams C04, WG15 - CEO of Superkin (fka Bloomwell)

Suzie Pileggi Pawelski

Suzann (“Suzie”) Pileggi Pawelski C’91 LBS’08 is a well-being writer, consultant, and international speaker specializing in the science of happiness and its effects on relationships and health. Her 2010 Scientific American Mind cover story, "The Happy Couple," was the catalyst for Happy Together: Using the Science of Positive Psychology to Build Love That Lasts, the best-selling book that she wrote with her husband James. Together, Suzie and James give Romance and Research™ workshops around the world. Happy Together was named a best book of 2018 by Business Insider, Success magazine, and The Greater Good Science Center. Suzie pens a popular blog for Psychology Today and is a contributing editor for Live Happy. As a columnist for the Newsletter of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA), she profiled many of the field’s leading scientists and featured their groundbreaking research. Suzie’s writing and work has been featured in numerous top-tier media including Time magazine, Inc. magazine, Oprah magazine, NPR, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The LA Times, and The London Times.

Suzann (“Suzie”) Pileggi Pawelski C’91 LBS’08 is a well-being writer, consultant, and international speaker specializing in the science of happiness and its effects on relationships and health. Her 2010 Scientific American Mind cover story, "The Happy Couple," was the catalyst for Happy Together: Using the Science of Positive Psychology to Build Love That Lasts, the best-selling book that she wrote with her husband James. Together, Suzie and James give Romance and Research™ workshops around the world. Happy Together was named a best book of 2018 by Business Insider, Success magazine, and The Greater Good Science Center. Suzie pens a popular blog for Psychology Today and is a contributing editor for Live Happy. As a columnist for the Newsletter of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA), she profiled many of the field’s leading scientists and featured their groundbreaking research. Suzie’s writing and work has been featured in numerous top-tier media including Time magazine, Inc. magazine, Oprah magazine, NPR, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The LA Times, and The London Times.

Suzie Pileggi Pawelski C91, LBS08 - The Science of Happiness

Karis Stephen

Karis Stephen, C18, is a Fulbright Award Recipient working as an English Teaching Assistant in Malaysia. In addition to pursuing her dream of becoming a legal advocate for underrepresented children, she always finds ways to create music. Her song "All Mine"-- a collaboration between Sense and her former moniker, Eleven-- has over 5 million streams on Spotify to date. Tune in to hear about Karis's impactful adventures abroad and its influence on her future.

Karis Stephen, C18, is a Fulbright Award Recipient working as an English Teaching Assistant in Malaysia. In addition to pursuing her dream of becoming a legal advocate for underrepresented children, she always finds ways to create music. Her song "All Mine"-- a collaboration between Sense and her former moniker, Eleven-- has over 5 million streams on Spotify to date. Tune in to hear about Karis's impactful adventures abroad and its influence on her future.

Karis Stephen, C18 - Fulbright Scholar and Spotify Sensation 

Katlyn Grasso

Katlyn Grasso W15, is the founder and CEO of GenHERation. In her role as CEO, she has created the GenHERation Summer Leadership Series, developed original GenHERation webisodes, and grown the GenHERation community to more than 250,000 members. She is a recent graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where she received a B.S. in Economics with concentrations in finance and strategic globalization. She is one of the inaugural recipients of the President’s Engagement Prize created by Dr. Amy Gutmann at the University of Pennsylvania. This award provides graduating seniors with $150,000 to develop innovative projects that have the potential to change the world. Katlyn is a Seventeen Power Girl and was also named to the magazine’s list of “Real Girls Doing Amazing Things.” Katlyn was selected to participate in the 2015 Millennial Trains Project, a cross country trip for 25 social innovators from around the world sponsored by NBCUniversal. During the journey, she was named one of the “5 Innovators to Look Out for on the 2015 Millennial Trains Project” by Innovator’s Peak. After the trip, she was awarded a 2015 Impact Grant from NBCUniversal to produce webisodes of the GenHERation Summer Leadership Series 2015 as one of the most innovative, socially-impactful projects that came out of this year’s journey. She was featured on the cover of Philly Biz Magazine as the youngest woman on the “Women to Watch” list. Katlyn is a serial entrepreneur who has started two nonprofit organizations, the dance exercise program Tap for Tots, and a technology commercialization venture. She also serves on the Advisory Board for the Center of the Advancement of Girls at the Agnes Irwin School. Katlyn is a frequent television and radio contributor and has appeared on CNBC, NBC New York, NBC Washington, D.C.,  SiriusXM Radio, CBS Radio Los Angeles, and Kiss 104.1.Originally from Hamburg, New York, Katlyn is now a bicoastal entrepreneur spending her time between New York City, Philadelphia, and California. During her time at Penn, she was the Managing Practice Leader of the Wharton Small Business Development Center (SBDC). She was responsible for managing the daily operations of the High Impact Growth Consulting Program, which included overseeing the work of more than 60 undergraduate and MBA students and 80 cases per year. Within an 18 month period, she helped the SBDC team generate $30 million in revenue and new investments for their clients. She was a founding team member of the SBDC’s Accelerator Program and served as the CEO of the Women’s Vertical. In recognition of her contributions to the Wharton SBDC, Katlyn received the 2014 Wells Fargo Distinguished Leadership Award. In addition to her work at the Wharton SDBC, Katlyn served as the Co-President of Wharton Ambassadors, a member of the Wharton Venture Initiation Program, a Neff Entrepreneurial Intern Fellow, a Wharton Peer Advising Fellow, a Turner Social Impact Society Intern Fellow, a National Student Ambassador for Women in Toys, and a member of Soundworks Tap Factory.  She was honored with several awards at Penn, including the 2015 Wharton Vice Dean’s Award of Service, 2015 Wharton Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award, 2015 Penn Student Award of Merit, 2014 Wharton Venture Award, 2014 Snider Seed Award, 2014 Social Impact Research Experience (SIRE) Grant Award, 2014 Trustees’ Council of Penn Women Grant Award, 2014 Women in Toys Scholarship recipient for being a promising female student entrepreneur, 2013-2015 Wharton Innovation Fund Grant, 2013 Wharton Social Impact Initiative Research Grant, and the 2013 Herbert S. Steuer Memorial Prize as one of the most outstanding Wharton students in scholarship, personality, and leadership. Katlyn is an avid researcher and has conducted international research on girl’s leadership development. She has interviewed more than 1,500 girls, 200 executives, and 100 educators across all 50 states, 9 countries, and 4 continents. She created the Leadership Camp for Girls 2013 to test her research hypotheses. As a recipient of the 2014 Wharton SIRE Grant, she studied how girls’ consumption of media influences leadership development in the 21st century.  She completed an independent study with Wharton’s Vice Dean of Social Impact to analyze female leadership development through a literature review. In spring 2015, she worked with Wharton’s Management Department to organize an analysis of the global venture capital industry. Katlyn speaks nationally about entrepreneurship, technology, and the advancement of women. She has been a featured speaker at the Kronos Women’s Forum, Leading for Change Conference, Forbes CMO Excursion, Heads Network Annual Meeting, Young Entrepreneur’s Academy CEO Round Table, the Sea Crest School’s Innovators’ Symposium, Nichols College Institute for Women’s Leadership, and has introduced a presidential candidate for the 2016 election. Her work has been featured in national media outlets, including Seventeen, Forbes, NBCUniversal, The Huffington Post, HuffPost Live, Yahoo Travel, Penn Current, Penn Gazette, Philadelphia Daily News, Philly.com, Technically Philly, The Daily Pennsylvanian, Innovator’s Peak, Idea Forge, Washington Times, Miami Herald, Catalyst, The WALK Magazine, CollegeFashionista, Neon Tommy, Macaroni Kid, Poets &amp; Quants, Knowledge@Wharton High School, Wharton International Business Review, and Wharton Magazine.

<a href="https://twitter.com/KatlynGrasso" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Katlyn Grasso</a> W15, is the founder and CEO of GenHERation. In her role as CEO, she has created the GenHERation Summer Leadership Series, developed original GenHERation webisodes, and grown the GenHERation community to more than 250,000 members. She is a recent graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where she received a B.S. in Economics with concentrations in finance and strategic globalization. She is one of the inaugural recipients of the <a href="http://www.pennpep.upenn.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">President’s Engagement Prize</a> created by Dr. Amy Gutmann at the University of Pennsylvania. This award provides graduating seniors with $150,000 to develop innovative projects that have the potential to change the world. Katlyn is a Seventeen Power Girl and was also named to the magazine’s list of “Real Girls Doing Amazing Things.” Katlyn was selected to participate in the 2015 <a href="http://millennialtrain.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Millennial Trains Project</a>, a cross country trip for 25 social innovators from around the world sponsored by NBCUniversal. During the journey, she was named one of the “5 Innovators to Look Out for on the 2015 Millennial Trains Project” by Innovator’s Peak. After the trip, she was awarded a 2015 Impact Grant from NBCUniversal to produce webisodes of the GenHERation Summer Leadership Series 2015 as one of the most innovative, socially-impactful projects that came out of this year’s journey. She was featured on the cover of Philly Biz Magazine as the youngest woman on the “Women to Watch” list. Katlyn is a serial entrepreneur who has started two nonprofit organizations, the dance exercise program Tap for Tots, and a technology commercialization venture. She also serves on the Advisory Board for the Center of the Advancement of Girls at the Agnes Irwin School. Katlyn is a frequent television and radio contributor and has appeared on CNBC, NBC New York, NBC Washington, D.C.,  SiriusXM Radio, CBS Radio Los Angeles, and Kiss 104.1.Originally from Hamburg, New York, Katlyn is now a bicoastal entrepreneur spending her time between New York City, Philadelphia, and California. During her time at Penn, she was the Managing Practice Leader of the Wharton Small Business Development Center (SBDC). She was responsible for managing the daily operations of the High Impact Growth Consulting Program, which included overseeing the work of more than 60 undergraduate and MBA students and 80 cases per year. Within an 18 month period, she helped the SBDC team generate $30 million in revenue and new investments for their clients. She was a founding team member of the SBDC’s Accelerator Program and served as the CEO of the Women’s Vertical. In recognition of her contributions to the Wharton SBDC, Katlyn received the 2014 Wells Fargo Distinguished Leadership Award. In addition to her work at the Wharton SDBC, Katlyn served as the Co-President of Wharton Ambassadors, a member of the Wharton Venture Initiation Program, a Neff Entrepreneurial Intern Fellow, a Wharton Peer Advising Fellow, a Turner Social Impact Society Intern Fellow, a National Student Ambassador for Women in Toys, and a member of Soundworks Tap Factory.  She was honored with several awards at Penn, including the 2015 Wharton Vice Dean’s Award of Service, 2015 Wharton Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award, 2015 Penn Student Award of Merit, 2014 Wharton Venture Award, 2014 Snider Seed Award, 2014 Social Impact Research Experience (SIRE) Grant Award, 2014 Trustees’ Council of Penn Women Grant Award, 2014 Women in Toys Scholarship recipient for being a promising female student entrepreneur, 2013-2015 Wharton Innovation Fund Grant, 2013 Wharton Social Impact Initiative Research Grant, and the 2013 Herbert S. Steuer Memorial Prize as one of the most outstanding Wharton students in scholarship, personality, and leadership. Katlyn is an avid researcher and has conducted international research on girl’s leadership development. She has interviewed more than 1,500 girls, 200 executives, and 100 educators across all 50 states, 9 countries, and 4 continents. She created the Leadership Camp for Girls 2013 to test her research hypotheses. As a recipient of the 2014 Wharton SIRE Grant, she studied how girls’ consumption of media influences leadership development in the 21st century.  She completed an independent study with Wharton’s Vice Dean of Social Impact to analyze female leadership development through a literature review. In spring 2015, she worked with Wharton’s Management Department to organize an analysis of the global venture capital industry. Katlyn speaks nationally about entrepreneurship, technology, and the advancement of women. She has been a featured speaker at the Kronos Women’s Forum, Leading for Change Conference, Forbes CMO Excursion, Heads Network Annual Meeting, Young Entrepreneur’s Academy CEO Round Table, the Sea Crest School’s Innovators’ Symposium, Nichols College Institute for Women’s Leadership, and has introduced a presidential candidate for the 2016 election. Her work has been featured in national media outlets, including Seventeen, Forbes, NBCUniversal, The Huffington Post, HuffPost Live, Yahoo Travel, Penn Current, Penn Gazette, Philadelphia Daily News, <a href="http://Philly.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Philly.com</a>, Technically Philly, The Daily Pennsylvanian, Innovator’s Peak, Idea Forge, Washington Times, Miami Herald, Catalyst, The WALK Magazine, CollegeFashionista, Neon Tommy, Macaroni Kid, Poets &amp; Quants, Knowledge@Wharton High School, Wharton International Business Review, and Wharton Magazine.

Katlyn Grasso W15 - Connecting Women across GenHERations

Jane Gutman

Jane Gutman CW’73, PAR’14, PAR’16 has been instrumental in so many Penn efforts on the West Coast, tackling everything from opening Penn's first Western office,  to launching the Southern California Regional Advisory Board (SCRAB)  to expanding Penn's admissions, fund raising and alumni relations efforts.  Jane worked as the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Admission and Director of the Western Regional Office for UPenn for over thirteen years, and then became an active volunteer for Penn in Los Angeles. For the past 20 years, with an added Clinical Psych degree, she has been helping  students  of all backgrounds with the college admissions process as a speaker and counselor. Jane is truly all things Penn and all things volunteering, so when the opportunity arose to start Penn Serves LA, Jane was right there making it happen. On any given day, you might find her planning Penn events by scoping out Penn Serves' next projects or advocating in D.C. for global human rights or adventuring and trekking in faraway places where she is supporting women’s crafts collectives and doing good. Jane was recognized with the 1999 Alumni Award of Merit by Penn for her outstanding lifetime achievements and contributions to the University. 

Jane Gutman CW’73, PAR’14, PAR’16 has been instrumental in so many Penn efforts on the West Coast, tackling everything from opening Penn's first Western office,  to launching the <a href="https://www.alumni.upenn.edu/SCRAB" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Southern California Regional Advisory Board</a> (SCRAB)  to expanding Penn's admissions, fund raising and alumni relations efforts.  Jane worked as the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Admission and Director of the Western Regional Office for UPenn for over thirteen years, and then became an active volunteer for Penn in Los Angeles. For the past 20 years, with an added Clinical Psych degree, she has been helping  students  of all backgrounds with the college admissions process as a speaker and counselor. Jane is truly all things Penn and all things volunteering, so when the opportunity arose to start Penn Serves LA, Jane was right there making it happen. On any given day, you might find her planning Penn events by scoping out Penn Serves' next projects or advocating in D.C. for global human rights or adventuring and trekking in faraway places where she is supporting women’s crafts collectives and doing good. Jane was recognized with the 1999 Alumni Award of Merit by Penn for her outstanding lifetime achievements and contributions to the University.

Jane Gutman, CW73, PAR 14, PAR16 - Blazing Penn's West Coast Trails 

Tricia Buenvenida WG

Tricia Buenvenida is a Wharton grad from the class of 1999. She started her career in advertising, working on Procter &amp; Gamble’s fragrance business, Cover Girl, and Victoria’s Secret in New York City. She then went to Wharton to get her MBA and upon graduation, worked for L’Oreal USA and helped manage color cosmetics and exponentially grow the mascara business before moving to Southern California to launch the Revlon artificial nail business, Revlon false lash business, and Bio-Oil, a South-African skincare product, to the US market. She started her own marketing consultancy in 2010. A journalism major and creative writer, Tricia’s favorite marketing task is to craft the brand story and tell it with a voice of authenticity.  Tricia was featured in Lucky magazine as a “Marketing Guru” in the Beauty Spy section, quoted in The New York Times, The Orange County Register front page Life section, and Marie Claire magazine as a top cosmetics consultant. Tricia received her B.S. Journalism Magna Cum Laude and B.A. International Relations Magna Cum Laude from Boston University and is an MBA Graduate of The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, under full academic scholarship as a Kraft Foods Fellow.

Tricia Buenvenida is a Wharton grad from the class of 1999. She started her career in advertising, working on Procter &amp; Gamble’s fragrance business, Cover Girl, and Victoria’s Secret in New York City. She then went to Wharton to get her MBA and upon graduation, worked for L’Oreal USA and helped manage color cosmetics and exponentially grow the mascara business before moving to Southern California to launch the Revlon artificial nail business, Revlon false lash business, and Bio-Oil, a South-African skincare product, to the US market. She started her own marketing consultancy in 2010. A journalism major and creative writer, Tricia’s favorite marketing task is to craft the brand story and tell it with a voice of authenticity.  Tricia was featured in Lucky magazine as a “Marketing Guru” in the Beauty Spy section, quoted in The New York Times, The Orange County Register front page Life section, and Marie Claire magazine as a top cosmetics consultant. Tricia received her B.S. Journalism Magna Cum Laude and B.A. International Relations Magna Cum Laude from Boston University and is an MBA Graduate of The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, under full academic scholarship as a Kraft Foods Fellow.

Tricia Buenvenida WG 99 - OC Housewife's Ghost Writer

Communication has been the keystone to Ashlee Stokes C94 two-decades-plus experience in public relations.   Ashlee transformed her Asian Studies and Japanese language major into a successful career as consultant, leading strategic communication and change management efforts for Fortune 500 pharmaceutical companies.  Corporate roles include Director of Communications at ING Direct USA, Manager of Employee Communications at JPMorgan Chase, and Adjunct Professor of Public Speaking and Writing at Temple University. She serves as Class of 1994 Executive Vice President and a reunion co-chair, and is a volunteer with Girls on the Run and Paws &amp; Affection.

Communication has been the keystone to Ashlee Stokes C94 two-decades-plus experience in public relations.   Ashlee transformed her Asian Studies and Japanese language major into a successful career as consultant, leading strategic communication and change management efforts for Fortune 500 pharmaceutical companies.  Corporate roles include Director of Communications at ING Direct USA, Manager of Employee Communications at JPMorgan Chase, and Adjunct Professor of Public Speaking and Writing at Temple University. She serves as Class of 1994 Executive Vice President and a reunion co-chair, and is a volunteer with Girls on the Run and Paws &amp; Affection.

Ashlee Stokes Goodman C94, Transforming Communication

Wendy Prager

Wendy Prager (C89, PAR18) Wendy is the Executive Director of the one2one USA Foundation. She is also the Managing Partner and Counsel at Bridge Mountain Partners where she does legal and non-profit consulting. Previously, Wendy worked at Cleary Gottlieb Steen &amp; Hamilton in NYC as counsel in the Private Equity Group until 2014. Before that, she was Senior Counsel at ING Investment Management Co. for 14 years until 2010. Wendy also worked at Seward &amp; Kissel as an attorney in their Private Investment Funds group. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and received her JD from Fordham University School of Law.  Wendy is passionate about many causes and devotes her time to several non-profit organizations, providing pro bono legal assistance, acting as a mentor, or in a board capacity, and is also active with several alumni organizations of the University of Pennsylvania. After transitioning out of her long career as a hedge fund and PE lawyer, Wendy joined one2one USA after bumping into an old Penn friend at Engaging Minds. His idea about personalizing philanthropy and making it more transparent and connective for donor and donee really resonated with Wendy. Through extensive tax planning and meetings with the IRS, one2one was able to do something unprecedented in the realm of charitable giving. Wendy lives in New Jersey with her husband, Brett (W88, EAS88) three daughters, and two rescue labs, Maui &amp; Kona.   More on One2One in the Wall Street Journal and the Penn Gazette

Wendy Prager (C89, PAR18) Wendy is the Executive Director of the one2one USA Foundation. She is also the Managing Partner and Counsel at Bridge Mountain Partners where she does legal and non-profit consulting. Previously, Wendy worked at Cleary Gottlieb Steen &amp; Hamilton in NYC as counsel in the Private Equity Group until 2014. Before that, she was Senior Counsel at ING Investment Management Co. for 14 years until 2010. Wendy also worked at Seward &amp; Kissel as an attorney in their Private Investment Funds group. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and received her JD from Fordham University School of Law.  Wendy is passionate about many causes and devotes her time to several non-profit organizations, providing pro bono legal assistance, acting as a mentor, or in a board capacity, and is also active with several alumni organizations of the University of Pennsylvania. After transitioning out of her long career as a hedge fund and PE lawyer, Wendy joined <a href="https://one2oneusa.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">one2one USA</a> after bumping into an old Penn friend at Engaging Minds. His idea about personalizing philanthropy and making it more transparent and connective for donor and donee really resonated with Wendy. Through extensive tax planning and meetings with the IRS, one2one was able to do something unprecedented in the realm of charitable giving. Wendy lives in New Jersey with her husband, Brett (W88, EAS88) three daughters, and two rescue labs, Maui &amp; Kona.   More on One2One in the <a href="https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2019/9/27/a-wall-street-winner-aims-to-make-giving-%20more-transparent-and-personal" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a> and the <a href="https://thepenngazette.com/scott-krase-w89-and-wendy-prager-c89-break-philanthropys-fourth-wall" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Penn Gazette</a>

Wendy Prager C89, PAR18 - From Finance Law to Non Profits

Ali Cudby

Ali Cudby wrote the book on customer retention – literally. A bestselling author, Ali brings her engaging approach to business advisory, workshops and speaking to companies around the globe. Ali honed her approach to customer retention at her company, Fab Foundations, where she created the world’s leading training and certification program for the art and science of bra fitting. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Ali worked at The New York Times Company, Golf Digest Magazine Group and Animal Planet TV Network. She attended University of Pennsylvania as an undergraduate and received her MBA from The Wharton School. These days, Ali is a Tri-Chair for the Momentum 2020: The Power of Penn Women Conference, and serves on the board of overseers for Penn’s Library Systems, and as a member of the Trustees Council of Penn Women. Ali teaches Entrepreneurship at Purdue University and works with clients worldwide to incorporate her innovative customer retention strategies through her company, Your Iconic Brand.

Ali Cudby wrote the book on customer retention – literally. A bestselling author, Ali brings her engaging approach to business advisory, workshops and speaking to companies around the globe. Ali honed her approach to customer retention at her company, Fab Foundations, where she created the world’s leading training and certification program for the art and science of bra fitting. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Ali worked at The New York Times Company, Golf Digest Magazine Group and Animal Planet TV Network. She attended University of Pennsylvania as an undergraduate and received her MBA from The Wharton School. These days, Ali is a Tri-Chair for the Momentum 2020: The Power of Penn Women Conference, and serves on the board of overseers for Penn’s Library Systems, and as a member of the Trustees Council of Penn Women. Ali teaches Entrepreneurship at Purdue University and works with clients worldwide to incorporate her innovative customer retention strategies through her company, Your Iconic Brand.

Ali Cudby C91, WG97 - Everyone brings something to the table

Natalie Franke

Natalie Franke Hayes C12, is an entrepreneur, mobilization marketer, community builder, and neuroscience nerd. As one of the Founders of the Rising Tide Society and the Head of Community at HoneyBook, she leads tens of thousands of creatives and small business owners while fostering a spirit of community over competition around the world.

Natalie Franke Hayes C12, is an entrepreneur, mobilization marketer, community builder, and neuroscience nerd. As one of the Founders of the <a href="https://www.honeybook.com/risingtide/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Rising Tide Society</a> and the Head of Community at HoneyBook, she leads tens of thousands of creatives and small business owners while fostering a spirit of community over competition around the world.

Natalie Franke Hayes C12 - Uniting U.S. Creatives and Small Business Owners

Dr. Rhonda J Pomerantz C85, is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology at New York University Medical Center. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She then attended New York University School of Medicine and received her M.D. in 1989. She completed a full internship and residency program in Internal Medicine at New York University Medical Center and was Board Certified in 1992. From 1992 through 1995, she served as a Dermatology resident and Chief Resident at SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn. She became Board Certified in Dermatology in 1995. She joined the dermatology staff at NYU in 1995 where she is actively involved in educating the dermatology residents and supervising the Bellevue Dermatology Clinic. She has twice been presented with the award for Dedication And Excellence In The Teaching Of Dermatology. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Dr. Pomerantz has been practicing dermatology in Manhattan since 1995. Her research is in the area of risk factors for malignant melanoma. She has published articles on this topic and also on medical diseases with dermatologic manifestations and has contributed to published textbooks. She has presented at the Annual American Academy of Dermatology meeting, the National Healthy Skin Program, the Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference and the Advances in Dermatology Meeting at NYU. Dr. Pomerantz is a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and she has served a four year term as a member of the youth education committee.  She specializes in Skin Cancer, Acne, Medical Dermatology and Cosmetic problems affecting the skin. Dr. Pomerantz has appeared on national television and cable broadcasts, including the NBC Today Show, Lifetime Channel for Women and Fox News. She has been quoted in numerous beauty and fashion magazines.

Dr. Rhonda J Pomerantz C85, is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology at New York University Medical Center. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She then attended New York University School of Medicine and received her M.D. in 1989. She completed a full internship and residency program in Internal Medicine at New York University Medical Center and was Board Certified in 1992. From 1992 through 1995, she served as a Dermatology resident and Chief Resident at SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn. She became Board Certified in Dermatology in 1995. She joined the dermatology staff at NYU in 1995 where she is actively involved in educating the dermatology residents and supervising the Bellevue Dermatology Clinic. She has twice been presented with the award for Dedication And Excellence In The Teaching Of Dermatology. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Dr. Pomerantz has been practicing dermatology in Manhattan since 1995. Her research is in the area of risk factors for malignant melanoma. She has published articles on this topic and also on medical diseases with dermatologic manifestations and has contributed to published textbooks. She has presented at the Annual American Academy of Dermatology meeting, the National Healthy Skin Program, the Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference and the Advances in Dermatology Meeting at NYU. Dr. Pomerantz is a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and she has served a four year term as a member of the youth education committee.  She specializes in Skin Cancer, Acne, Medical Dermatology and Cosmetic problems affecting the skin. Dr. Pomerantz has appeared on national television and cable broadcasts, including the NBC Today Show, Lifetime Channel for Women and Fox News. She has been quoted in numerous beauty and fashion magazines.

Dr. Rhonda Pomerantz C85

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