Graduation 2020

Ceremony Schedules

Wharton San Francisco MBA for Executives Graduation

Sunday, May 3, 2020 (West Coast)
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Reception to Follow
Herbst Theatre
War Memorial & Performing Arts Center
401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA
Speaker: Mark Hawkins, President and Chief Financial Officer of Salesforce

Wharton Doctoral Graduation

Friday, May 15, 2020
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., Reception to Follow
Annenberg Center for Performing Arts
Zellerbach Theater
3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia

Wharton Philadelphia MBA for Executives Graduation

Saturday, May 16, 2020 (East Coast)
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Reception to Follow
Annenberg Center for Performing Arts
Zellerbach Theater
3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
Speaker: Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, WG’86, HON’10, PIK Professor of Population Health and Health Equity at the University of Pennsylvania

Wharton Undergraduate Graduation

Sunday, May 17, 2020
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
The Palestra
235 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia PA
Speaker: Marc Rowan, W’84, WG’85, Co-founder and Senior Managing Director of Apollo Global Management

Wharton MBA Graduation

Sunday, May 17, 2020
1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
The Palestra
235 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia PA
Speaker: Rosalind (Roz) Brewer, WAM’01, Chief Operating Officer of Starbucks

The University of Pennsylvania's 264th Commencement

Monday, May 18, 2020
Franklin Field
33rd and South Streets
Philadelphia, PA
Penn Commencement
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Live Ceremony Broadcast

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Graduation is a special accomplishment to celebrate with loved ones both near and far. For those who cannot attend the ceremony in person, the Undergraduate and MBA ceremonies will be broadcasted live on this website. Within a few days of the events, full recordings of all Wharton graduation ceremonies will be posted.

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