This Week in Business

Katherine Klein, Wharton Professor of Management and Vice-Dean of the Wharton Social Impact Initiative, talks about NASDAQ's recent announcement requiring board diversity, why it's important to reinforce diversity throughout the company overall, and why companies have been historically resistant to change in this area. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Zimmern, Founder & CEO of Passport Hospitality, returns to Wharton Business Daily to talk to Dan Loney about why he says the restaurant industry is falling apart nine months into the pandemic, and what must be done to save the industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gad Allon, Professor of Operations, Information & Decisions at the Wharton School, and Director of the Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology, talks about the massive logistical challenges in distributing the COVID-19 vaccines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The advent and use of artificial intelligence is leading to deeper conversations about the influence this technology will have in the years ahead, particularly as it relates to data collection and privacy. In this re-play of a pre-pandemic interview with Timnit Gebru, the former Technical Co-Lead of Google’s Ethical Artificial Intelligence Team talks about her biggest concerns around data collection, changes that need to occur at the company structure and policy level, and diversity in tech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton Assistant Professor of Finance Sylvain Catherine and Chicago Booth Assistant Professor of Finance Constantine Yannelis discuss their new research on student debt forgiveness with Wharton Business Daily's Dan Loney. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Co-founder of Premier Lacrosse League Paul Rabil talks to Dan Loney about lacrosse growing into a national, professional sport - and what it's like running a sports league during the pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As part of Wharton Business Daily's special, "The Business of Black Friday During a Pandemic," Wharton Professor of Marketing Barbara Kahn talks about the evolution of Black Friday and how the pandemic has changed one of the biggest shopping days of the year. She also talks innovation in retail and how the pandemic will shape how we shop even after it's over. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton Professor of Finance Jeremy Siegel gives the lay of the land in terms of what he's seeing with Wall Street, the Dow nearing 30,000 and what the year ahead has in store for us as we look to recover from the effects of the pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Howard Marks, W'67, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of Oaktree Capital Management, talks about the current investing landscape, market recoveries and how the markets are doing well despite rising COVID-19 numbers across the country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton Assistant Professor of Marketing Pinar Yildirim talks about how social media has become an integral part of our elections, how they are cracking down on misinformation, and how they should continue to take more action moving forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.