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), the Winter Whartonland gingerbread house competition, 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. You will be assigned to a cohort in mid-June and your cohort leaders will contact you over the summer to welcome you to Penn and Wharton and answer any questions you might have.
| Dinar (website) | |
| Executive Director | Elliot Ginzburg |
| Director | Cassidy Casabona |
| Director | Martina Bulgarelli |
| Director | Will Rubin |
| Dollar (website) | |
| Executive Director | Yazmin Wu |
| Director | Jazlan Haris |
| Director | Katie Oh |
| Director | Mackenzie Coultoff |
| Euro (website) | |
| Executive Director | Annie Arditi |
| Director | Alexandra Vlasenkova |
| Director | Daniel Palma |
| Director | Ellie Nguyen |
| Peso (website) | |
| Executive Director | Mario Paez |
| Director | Anne (Annie) Liu |
| Director | Kaili Huang |
| Director | Yomi Abdi |
| Rand (website) | |
| Executive Director | Gabriella Gibson |
| Director | Aarsha Shah |
| Director | Gabrielle Fine |
| Director | Jake Peralta |
| Rupee (website) | |
| Executive Director | Deepak Kejariwal |
| Director | Chris Li |
| Director | Lizzie Guan |
| Director | Nina Saluja |
| Shekel (website) | |
| Executive Director | Mallory Peters |
| Director | Channing Ware |
| Director | Liz Dubov |
| Director | Victoria Zhu |
| Yen (website) | |
| Executive Director | Ashley Song |
| Director | Arnav Dhingra |
| Director | Ashish Pothireddy |
| Director | Krishi Kothari |
| Yuan (website) | |
| Executive Director | Bonnie Li |
| Director | Michael Lu |
| Director | Sarai Adams |
| Director | Suzanna Wang |
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