San Francisco, CA: AI Leadership
Set on Wharton’s San Francisco campus, the AI Leadership program puts students at the frontier of the transformational technology of artificial intelligence, focused on its impacts on business and society. During the nine-day program, students will engage directly with AI and GenAI tools to experience the technology hands-on and develop a deeper understanding of how AI will impact their learning, their lives, and the larger creative and business environment they will inhabit.
Instructional Team
Academic Director: Kevin Werbach
Kevin Werbach is Wharton's Liem Sioe Liong/First Pacific Company Professor. He is Chair of the Department of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Kevin Werbach has spent the past three decades studying emerging technology trends. He created the first business school course on AI governance in 2016, and directs the Wharton Blockchain and Digital Asset Project. He has served on the Obama Administration’s Presidential Transition Team, organized the CEO-level Supernova technology conference, and was Counsel for New Technology Policy at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
In addition to writing many influential academic articles and testifying multiple times before the U.S. Congress, Werbach has published four books, including The Blockchain and the New Architecture of Trust, For the Win: The Power of Gamification and Game Thinking in Business, Education, Government, and Social Impact, and After the Digital Tornado: Networks, Algorithms, Humanity. He is the host of the podcast The Road to Accountable AI (https://accountableai.net).
Instructor: Eric Eisenstein
Eric Eisenstein is a Lecturer in Marketing and Senior Fellow in Analytics at the Wharton School, specializing in the intersection of analytics, data science, strategy, and marketing. Previously, he served as Director of the MS in Business Analytics at Temple University’s Fox School of Business and was a faculty member at Cornell’s Johnson School of Management. His research explores decision-making, the psychology of expertise, and strategic analytics, with publications in the Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Business Research, and other leading outlets.
Beyond academia, Eric was an Associate at Oliver Wyman, focusing on financial services and telecommunications, and he currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Visiting Nurses Association of Greater Philadelphia. A dedicated community leader, he has helped secure multi-million-dollar funding for student initiatives, founded a 1,000+ member social organization, consulted for nonprofits and private firms, and led efforts to establish a charter school. Eric holds a Ph.D. in Applied Economics (Marketing) and an M.A. in Statistics from Wharton, as well as dual degrees in Economics and Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
Academic Directors provide guidance to the Wharton Global Youth team on instructor hiring and lead the development of program curriculum. Their responsibilities include designing course topics, recommending activities, selecting readings, and creating capstone projects that align with Wharton academic standards and enrich the summer learning experience.