Riley Gardner: Student Life Fellow, From Type A to Type C, Thrive after failed opportunities

Elizabeth Vale: Balancing the Private/Public Sector, Engaged Citizenship, & Reviving Civil Discourse

Elizabeth Vale is currently a Senior Managing Director at Promontory Interfinancial Group working with corporate clients and serves as a Senior Fellow within Wharton and the FELS Institute for Government. Previously, Elizabeth served as the Director of the Division of External Affairs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), where she had primary responsibility for the Bureau’s engagement with Capitol Hill; the media; consumer groups; local, state, and international governments; and the business community. She has also previously served previously as the White House Business Liaison and Executive Director of the White House Business Council. Additionally, she served as a Senior Advisor and the Business Liaison for Elizabeth Warren’s Senate campaign. She was responsible for strategizing, designing, and executing the campaign’s engagement with the business community throughout Massachusetts and nationally. Prior to her career in public service, Elizabeth was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley. She has 22 years of investment experience. Before joining Morgan Stanley, she was a Vice President and portfolio manager at Philadelphia National Bank, now part of Wells Fargo. Earlier in her career, Elizabeth was a Legislative Assistant in economic policy for Senator John Heinz, supporting his work on the Senate Banking and Finance Committees. Education: A.B. cum laude in government from Harvard University and studied at the London School of Economics. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Fun Fact: Elizabeth was a life-long Republican who became a Democrat after campaigning for Bill Bradley Favorite Penn Activity: Talks over at the Fels Institute of Government Intro: It's Election DAY! Grab a friend and go VOTE! Are you interested in learning more about balancing a career in both the private and public sector? Are you nervous to share your political leanings because of a lack of civil discourse these days? Should you watch Fox News if you're a Democrat and MSNBC if you're a Republican? Probably. Listen in on this week’s #OurWharton Podcast, as Nicolette, Alex Hoffberg ('19) and Jenny Jarboe ('19)interview Elizabeth Vale, a Senior Fellow within the Wharton School and the Fels Institute of Government, and the Former Executive Director, White House Business Council under the Obama Administration. The #OurWharton Podcast is a new initiative of Student Life to create a more intimate and more inclusive Wharton. Want to join in on the fun? Email ourwhartonpodcast@gmail.com to learn more!

Riley Gardner: Student Life Fellow, From Type A to Type C, Thrive after failed opportunities

Bio: Riley Gardner is a second year, Student Life Fellow from Massachusetts. Prior to Wharton she worked as a teacher with Teach for America in Indianapolis. This summer she worked as a consultant with Deloitte in New York. Random facts: Undergrad: Syracuse University Fun fact: She is the youngest of 5 boys Favorite club: Food club Intro: Are you realizing that you are overly involved and need to drop something? Have you gotten rejected from different opportunities you’ve applied to? Are you tired and feeling unsure of your choice of getting an MBA? Do you need to take a chill pill? We’ve got a solution for you, discover your Type “C” self. Listen in on this week’s #OurWharton Podcast, as we interview Student Life Fellow, Riley Gardner on learning to chill out and enjoy your Wharton experience. The #OurWharton Podcast is a new initiative of Student Life to create a more intimate and more inclusive Wharton. Want to join in on the fun? Email ourwhartonpodcast@gmail.com to learn more!

Chanel Alexander: WGA President, Goals for 2018-2019 and Bringing your Full Self to Leadership Roles

WGA President Chanel Alexander interviewed by Co-Host Nicolette Omoile Gangitano. What does it take to be President of the WGA? What are 2018-2019 Goals? How do you bring your authentic self to the role of President? Listen now. The #OurWharton Podcast is a new initiative of Student Life to create a more intimate and more inclusive Wharton. Want to join in on the fun? Email ourwhartonpodcast@gmail.com to learn more!

#OurWharton Season 1 Intro

Welcome to the #OurWharton Podcast. Nicolette Omoile Gangitano (WG'19) and Eric Gilroy (WG'19) are two of four VPs of Student Life at Wharton, along with Luisa Castenallos (WG'19) and Abhinoor Dhull (WG'19). As the VPs of Student Life, they serve the ~1700 MBAs on campus and aspire to make Wharton feel like a home to every MBA. Committed to helping make a more inclusive Wharton, the VPs came together with the Wharton Graduation Association (WGA) and Office of Student Life (OSL) to make this a reality. We hope you enjoy! Music by: The Chairman Dancers @the-chairman-dances