Wharton Stories: Finance

Prof. Bilge Yilmaz speaking in front of a whiteboard. He has short, dark hair and is wearing a blue shirt.

The Wharton private equity and finance professor discusses the science and subtle art of how PE values a company before acquisition.

A Quick Lesson on Private Equity Analysis from Prof. Bilge Yilmaz

“The advantage here is the access to excellent faculty and the fact that there is a department specializing in my field of interest. You have a tight group of top faculty and students within Wharton, but you can go outside and get other perspectives.”

Faculty Expertise in Housing Economics Attracted This PhD Student to Wharton

Andrew MacKinlay and Matthew Roberts working in front of a whiteboard

“Wharton is a good place for learning what it is to be an academic – a member of the finance and economics community – and what that entails. As you’re here longer, you’re working more with faculty, side by side.”

How Mentorship Enables the Transition from PhD Student to Research Colleague