> Jeff Klein Executive Director, Anne and John McNulty Leadership Program; Lecturer, The Wharton School and the School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania About Jeff Jeff is the executive director of The Anne and John McNulty Leadership Program at the Wharton Schooland a lecturer at Wharton and the School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania. As executive director, Professor Klein leads the team that designs and delivers Wharton’s portfolio of curricular and co-curricular leadership development initiatives for undergraduate, MBA, and executive audiences. He is also a co-founder of the Penn Athletics Wharton Leadership Academy, working with Penn’s student athletes and coaches, as well as the Lipman Family Prize, a philanthropic prize that has distributed more than $3.5 million to exemplary civil society organizations around the world over the past 15 years. Professor Klein is the executive director of the Advanced Management Program, Wharton’s flagship five-week program for senior executives, and part of the founding team for the newly established Owner/President/CEO Program. Professor Klein’s work with managers and executives, in partnership with the Aresty Institute for Executive Education, also includes Creating and Leading High Performing Teams, The Leadership Edge: Strategies for the Emerging Leader, and High-Potential Leaders. He has worked with a variety of corporate, nonprofit, and governmental clients, including Alcoa, the Aspen Institute, Audia, AXA, Breakthrough, the City of Philadelphia, Deloitte, the Estee Lauder Companies, the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), FINRA, Google, iDE, Komaza, Merrill Lynch, the Mt. Rainier Institute, the National Football League, the National Outdoor Leadership School, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, the Opportunity Finance Network, Outward Bound, the Philadelphia Eagles, the Pig Iron Theatre Company, Summer Search, Tokio Marine, Toyota, the United Nations, Vanguard, Vertical, and the World Economic Forum. Professor Klein is an honors graduate from Penn State University (BA, BS) and the Wharton School (MBA) and earned his doctorate (EdD) in Educational Leadership from Penn’s Graduate School of Education. Prior to his career as an educator, he spent 10 years in corporate finance with AT&T and its cable unit, AT&T Broadband, as the executive director of financial planning and analysis and the CFO of the cable telephony product line. Throughout his life and career, Professor Klein has grown his appreciation for authentic and accountable leadership and a willingness to learn through action and reflection. Professor Klein’s’s partner in life is Heidi, an accomplished educator and a wonderful wife; they have two kind and curious adult children, Samantha and Jakob. Professor Klein loves the outdoors, live music, his family and friends, and Philadelphia. Read full faculty bio on Wharton websiteExecutive Education Programs TaughtAdvanced Management ProgramWharton’s flagship leadership program is a transformational and immersive program for senior executives who are at the peak of their careers. This intellectually rigorous and highly experiential program will define you as a leader and strengthen your strategic prowess. Upon completion, you will be granted highly sought-after Wharton alumni status. High-Potential Leaders: Accelerating Your ImpactDevelop the strategic perspective required of global leaders, learn to manage uncertainty and execute your vision, and establish a firm personal foundation that can withstand the pressures of leadership.
