Research Centers for Interdisciplinary Study

Wharton’s distinguished faculty are the thought leaders that drive the School’s 20 research centers and initiatives. These interdisciplinary centers are an intellectual hub for Wharton and University of Pennsylvania faculty, students, and members of the business community, who come together to study and debate key business challenges. Their work generates courses, academic programs, community outreach, published research, and partnerships among academics, government, and industry. Wharton’s research centers and initiatives cover the following topics:

• Baker Retailing Center
• Center for Human Resources
• Center for Leadership and Change Management
• Finance
  • Harris Family Alternative Investments Program
  • Jacobs Levy Center
  • The Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research
  • Stevens Center for Innovation in Finance
• Global Initiatives
  • Penn Wharton China Center
  • INSEAD-Wharton Centre for Global Research & Education
• Health Economics
  • Wharton Health Care Management
  • Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
• Impact, Value, and Sustainable Business Initiative
• Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership

 

• Insurance and Pensions
  • Boettner Center for Pensions and Retirement Security
  • Pension Research Council
• Mack Institute for Innovation Management
• McNulty Leadership Program
• People Analytics
• Program on Vehicle and Mobility Innovation
• Public Policy
  • Penn Wharton Budget Model
• Risk Management and Leadership
• Samuel Zell & Robert Lurie Real Estate Center
• The Wharton Global Family Alliance
• Venture Lab
• Wharton Human-AI Research
• Wharton Neuroscience Initiative
• Wharton Operations, Information and Decisions
• Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative