The Wharton Global Consulting Practicum (GCP) is a cross functional course given within the curriculum of the Wharton M.B.A. program. Established in 1978, this unique program pairs teams of Wharton M.B.A. students and faculty with teams from partner universities (in Chile, China, Colombia, India, Israel, Peru, Spain, Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates with pilot projects in Africa) to consult with a client company (either profit making or non-profit social impact) interested in entering or expanding its position in the U.S. market, or somehow leveraging a relationship with North America. The goal of the program is two-fold: to provide exceptional learning value to the students and innovative, operational plans which add value to clients.
400+ Million Reasons to join the GCP
By addressing senior executives' decision, the GCP has added *US$400 million in annual sales to client's revenues.
*Note although results are client-specific, this represents an average 45x (45-fold) return on each client’s investment in GCP services
FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS
Our professional network includes a diverse group of people whose careers cut across industries, business types and geographies. They are corporate executives, finance leaders, management consultants, entrepreneurs, lawyers, doctors, government affiliates, academics - and a host of other people affiliated with Wharton, the global leader in business education. The breadth and depth of this network enables the GCP to support its handpicked teams with the right mix of industrial and functional expertise needed for successful client engagements.
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GCP 30th ANNIVERSARY DINNER (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, July 9, 2009
6:00pm
101 Howard Street, Suite 500,
San Francisco, CA 94105
All GCP Friends, Alumni, Clients, Spouses, Partners and Children over 12 welcome!
TO RSVP PLEASE CLICK HERE.
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Wharton GCP Faculty To Lead The PDMA Annual International Conference
October 31, 2009 - November 4, 2009
Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California
Wharton’s GCP will be front and center at the Product Development and Management Association’s Annual International Conference to be held at the Disneyland Hotel (October 31-November 4) in Anaheim California. Robert M. Mann, the GCP’s Director of Consulting and Strategy, will be chairing the event. Jody Levy, a long-time member of the GCP’s faculty will also lead a session on Integrative Innovation with Paula Etchison of ConAgra Foods – the company behind the #1 food innovation in 2008.
The PDMA recently announced its track sessions and speakers with considerable kudos from the innovation community for the strong line-up of companies including: Major League Baseball, The North Face, Coca-Cola, Medtronic, Hershey’s, Disney, Bank of America, Google, Clorox, Microsoft, Sherwin Williams, GlaxoSmithKline, INSEAD, Wharton, McKinsey, PRTM, WellDoc, ADM, Corning, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Becton Dickinson, Xcel Energy, Honda, IBM, Whirlpool, ConAgra, Eli Lilly and many others!
In appreciation for the leading roles Rob and Jody will assume at the conference, GCP students, alumni, faculty and friends can enjoy a 20% discount on the conference registration fee. Please reach out to Rob Mann at rmann@prtm.com to secure the Chairman’s discount and registration code.
To learn more about the conference visit their website by clicking here or download their brochure here.
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The GCP is a cross-functional consulting organization embedded in Wharton. It is designed to bridge the international business and academic worlds as teams conduct tailored engagements for fee-paying clients. The teams assist senior managers to make critical decisions - typically to enter or improve their US market positions. Key insights are provided at project milestones and contacts are paved to support implementation.
The GCP (MKTG 890) is a consulting organization embedded in Wharton. It is designed to bridge the academic curriculum and international business worlds as teams execute marketing and strategy engagements for fee-paying clients. Each team is comprised of 5 Wharton MBA students and 5 students from other leading international business schools.
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