Preparing Alternative Investing Leaders
The Harris Program supports advanced courses at Wharton, designed to prepare undergraduates and MBAs to become leaders in finance and alternative investing. Explore our courses:
Advanced Topics in Private Equity
(FNCE 4010/8010)
This course will address a variety of topics in private equity (PE) leveraging a highly practical and real‐world approach.
Corporate Restructuring
(FNCE 2910/7910)
This course explores the highly active and sophisticated dealmaking environment of modern distressed corporate restructuring.
Distressed Investing
(FNCE 2530/7530)
This course examines the issues associated with the restructuring of financially distressed firms and investment in distressed securities.
The Finance of Buyouts and Acquisitions (FNCE 2510/7510 )
This course provides an in-depth introduction to leveraged buyouts and mergers & acquisitions.
Shareholder Activism and Corporate Governance (FNCE 4020/8020)
The aim of the course is to provide an introduction to corporate governance and shareholder activism.
Venture Capital and the Finance of Innovation (FNCE 2500/7500)
The course covers the finance of technological innovation, emphasizing the quantitative methods for venture capital investing.
View the full list of undergraduate courses and MBA courses offered by Wharton’s finance department.
In-Person Executive Education Programs
Private Equity: Investing and Creating Value
Private equity is a critically important asset that investors cannot afford to exclude from their portfolios. This 5-day program is designed for institutional investors as well as investment professionals aspiring to be better private equity investors.
Distressed Asset Investing and Corporate Restructuring
Learn how to assess the long-term value of and investment opportunities in companies that are financially distressed. Become knowledgeable about the integral roles that business managers, professional investors, and banking advisors can play in restructuring corporate debt.
Shareholder Activism: Activating Change for Value Creation
Learn how corporate boards and C-suite leadership prepare for activist campaigns directed at their company, and discover effective solutions for managing the process when it occurs. Develop the fundamentals for both value investing and value-based management.
Family Wealth Management: Advanced Financial Strategies
An historic intergenerational wealth transfer of $84 trillion is underway. This period presents a unique opportunity for wealth advisors to enhance services for family offices and ultra-high-net-worth clients. This program offers advanced strategies to manage financial assets while addressing diverse family needs, empowering advisors to capitalize on a growing market.
The Wharton Family Office Program: Financial Prosperity and Family Harmony
In a dynamic financial era, ultra-high-net-worth families must create enduring legacies. Establishing or joining a family office helps preserve and grow wealth while maintaining harmony. The Wharton Family Office Program empowers families and advisors with critical knowledge on forming, operating, and managing family offices.
This course will lift the veil on one of the most exciting and perhaps least transparent areas in finance. Designed for investors and entrepreneurs alike, participants will come away with a greater understanding of how venture capital (VC) works; how the best venture capitalists source, screen, and value deals; and how to design contracts that protect both investors and founders.
Online Executive Education Programs
Private Equity Certificate Program
Level up your career with the world’s most recognized private equity investing program. Learn to analyze private equity investments, blending investment theory with real world analysis as it is done at the world’s leading private equity investment firms.