All first-years belong to one of nine cohorts of students who share academic and social experiences.
You will take Wharton 1010 with your cohort in the fall semester. Throughout your first year, you will also have the opportunity to participate in a variety of fun cohort events, including the Amazing Cohort Race (a campus-wide scavenger hunt), Hauntsman Halloween, Winter Whartonland, and much more.
Cohort Executive Directors, Directors, and Mentors
Cohort executive directors, directors, and mentors provide support and help you get acclimated to life at Wharton. Each first-year cohort has one executive director and three directors who are upper-level students. You will also be automatically enrolled in the Cohort Mentorship Program (unless you choose not to participate). Your cohort mentor will be an upper-level student who can provide guidance on co-curricular life at Penn and Wharton.
Below is the list of cohorts and cohort leaders’ names. In July, you will learn more about your cohort and your cohort leaders will connect with you to welcome you to Penn and Wharton and answer any questions you might have.
Dinar | ||
Elliot Ginzburg Abt | Executive Director | eginz@wharton.upenn.edu |
Aarav Jilka | Director | Jilka@wharton.upenn.edu |
Avery Chen | Director | avechen@wharton.upenn.edu |
Sharon Kim | Director | sharonkd@wharton.upenn.edu |
Dollar | ||
Katie Oh | Executive Director | katieoh@wharton.upenn.edu |
Amanda Kossoff | Director | akossoff@wharton.upenn.edu |
Anish Nadella | Director | anadella@wharton.upenn.edu |
Cristobal Ruiz | Director | jcrp@wharton.upenn.edu |
Euro | ||
Daniel Palma | Executive Director | palmada@wharton.upenn.edu |
Chance Padlo | Director | Cpadlo@wharton.upenn.edu |
Ellie Nguyen | Director | ellienn@wharton.upenn.edu |
Malaika Jiotsa | Director | jblaika@wharton.upenn.edu |
Peso | ||
Reed Nerlino | Executive Director | rnerlino@wharton.upenn.edu |
Alina Markutsya | Director | alinam@wharton.upenn.edu |
Arnav Dhingra | Director | arnav13@wharton.upenn.edu |
Kaili Huang | Director | kailih@wharton.upenn.edu |
Rand | ||
Aarsha Shah | Executive Director | aarsha@wharton.upenn.edu |
Channing Ware | Director | chanware@wharton.upenn.edu |
Matthew Spivey | Director | Spiveym@wharton.upenn.edu |
Gigi Fine | Director | gigifine@wharton.upenn.edu |
Rupee | ||
Nina Saluja | Executive Director | saluja@wharton.upenn.edu |
Daisy Dai | Director | daidaisy@wharton.upenn.edu |
Victoria Zhu | Director | vicz@wharton.upenn.edu |
Mario Paez | Director | mpaez@wharton.upenn.edu |
Shekel | ||
Cassidy Casabona | Executive Director | casabona@wharton.upenn.edu |
Anne Liu (Annie) | Director | anneliu@wharton.upenn.edu |
William Dalton | Director | wwdalton@wharton.upenn.edu |
Amiel Shah | Director | amiels@wharton.upenn.edu |
Yen | ||
Mackenzie Coultoff | Executive Director | coultoff@wharton.upenn.edu |
Sara Memon | Director | saramemo@wharton.upenn.edu |
Daniel Camacho | Director | dcamach@wharton.UPenn.edu |
Vidit Goel | Director | viditg@wharton.upenn.edu |
Yuan | ||
Sarai Adams | Executive Director | saraia@wharton.upenn.edu |
Byriana Kelly | Director | byrianaa@wharton.upenn.edu |
Landon Greenwood | Director | landong@wharton.upenn.edu |
Sakyo Maeda | Director | sakyo@wharton.upenn.edu |
First-Year Advice
“Be confident, put yourself out there, and take advantage of the amazing opportunities in front of you. Four years go by way too quickly—don’t waste a minute of it.
It was really hard for me to break away from my home in Arizona and come to Wharton. I remember the mix of nervousness and excitement I felt as I turned out the lights in my room in the Quad for my first night on campus. Now, I live a few doors down from that same room as the RA for my old hall.”
Jake Rodin, W’23, Paradise Valley, Arizona