Lori Rosenkopf
Vice Dean of Entrepreneurship | Simon & Midge Palley Professor of Management
Since joining the faculty in 1993, Lori has been a dedicated educator, teaching a wide range of courses to undergraduates, MBA students, doctoral candidates, and participants in executive education and online programs. She was honored with the Hauck Award for distinguished teaching in the undergraduate program. From 2013 to 2019, Lori served two terms as the Vice Dean and Director of the Wharton Undergraduate Division. During her tenure, she introduced a new undergraduate curriculum, expanded alternative curricular and career pathways, and fostered an environment of broad access and opportunity for all students.
Since joining the faculty in 1993, Lori has been a dedicated educator, teaching a wide range of courses to undergraduates, MBA students, doctoral candidates, and participants in executive education and online programs. She was honored with the Hauck Award for distinguished teaching in the undergraduate program. From 2013 to 2019, Lori served two terms as the Vice Dean and Director of the Wharton Undergraduate Division. During her tenure, she introduced a new undergraduate curriculum, expanded alternative curricular and career pathways, and fostered an environment of broad access and opportunity for all students.
A renowned scholar, educator, and author of Unstoppable Entrepreneurs, Lori brings decades of research, teaching, and leadership experience to shaping the next generation of innovative startup founders.
Unstoppable Entrepreneurs
"Discover your own path to entrepreneurship and make your mark in the world"
In Unstoppable Entrepreneurs, Lori Rosenkopf, Vice Dean of Entrepreneurship at The Wharton School, redefines our perceptions, revealing a diverse array of entrepreneurial paths that are open to anyone with the drive to create value through innovation. Drawing from her thirty-year career and interactions with more than 20,000 students, Rosenkopf offers a compelling roadmap for entrepreneurial success.
In Unstoppable Entrepreneurs, Lori Rosenkopf, Vice Dean of Entrepreneurship at The Wharton School, redefines our perceptions, revealing a diverse array of entrepreneurial paths that are open to anyone with the drive to create value through innovation. Drawing from her thirty-year career and interactions with more than 20,000 students, Rosenkopf offers a compelling roadmap for entrepreneurial success.
Wharton Global Forum: Lori Rosenkopf on Social Networks’ Evolution
Social networks have made the world smaller. Why does it still seem so big? Professor Lori Rosenkopf dove into that question — from “Six Degrees of Separation” and the Small World Study to today’s big data on social media like Facebook – during a talk at the Wharton Global Forum in London.
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Course Overview: MGMT265 Culture of Technology
Academics, students and practitioners alike are fascinated by the culture of tech sector - its people, practices, and organization. In this course we explore this sector using a combination of research papers, press coverage, and practitioner involvement. Each class session will be devoted to discussion of a single research article, during which we will be joined via state-of-the-art videoconferencing by a Wharton alum from the tech sector whose expertise is relevant to the paper topic.
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