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Going Beyond ‘Doing Good’

By: Rohan Krishnan, WHARTON ’24 Rohan working on a scouting assignment. Ashoka – Mexico City I began my internship with Ashoka expecting to learn more about the business of good, finding inspiration in the social entrepreneurs applying to the Ashoka Fellowship. While this proved to be the case, the focal, most surprising realization from the…

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Letter to My Pre-Internship Self

By: Jessie Zou, WHARTON ’23 Working away on legal due diligence of Chinese companies. B&D Law Firm – Beijing, China Hi Jessie! This is the future Jessie from after completing the internship. I am sure that you are excited to start your law internship at B&D Law (based in Beijing, China) this summer. I wanted…

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Achieving Effective Altruism through FinTech

By: Drake Goodman, CAS/WHARTON ’24 Drake was able to travel to Latin America during his internship to better understand how his work affects others while working in the financial technology industry. Ualá – Buenos Aires, Argentina I have always believed in helping others. At first, it was fulfilling and something that I was taught to…

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My Work at the Shifo Foundation

By: Michele Anzabi, CAS ’22 Michele working on revisions for an educational model.  Shifo Foundation – Sweden Hello! My name is Michele Anzabi, and I am a rising senior in the College studying Health & Societies with a concentration in Bioethics & Society and a minor in Hispanic Studies. Most of my extracurricular activities focus…

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Final Connections

By: Vanessa Dib, CAS ’22 Vanessa presenting notes during a company meeting.  Libryo – UK A few weeks ago, during a meeting with my manager, she gave me some insight into how the company was preparing to pitch to some investors to expand its network and services to more clients. Specifically, she talked about how…

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Like the Blink of an Eye

By: Ivory Gao, CAS ’24 A summary presentation of MOD Group Limited’s work, where Ivory was a business development intern.  MOD Group Limited – Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong I can’t believe that this week concludes my Virtual Internship Abroad (VIA) experience. This past month, I acquired skills that have equipped me with a better understanding of…

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Finding New Passions

By: Catherine Michelutti, SEAS/WHARTON ’23 Catherine working on her internship in her backyard with her dog. Orion – South Africa My internship with the Orion Organization has prompted me to reflect on my identity in terms of where my passions and future career interests lie. My previous work experiences have all been in biomedical research fields,…

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Reflection on my experiences in Medellin

By: Emily Grossarth, HUNTSMANS ’24 Emily’s final presentation detailing a summary of her experience at Sempli! Sempli- Medellin, Colombia Upon starting my internship, I never thought it would be as difficult as it was to say goodbye to Sempli. Over the course of eight weeks, I engaged in six different projects focused on internationalization, investors,…

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Learning on the Job: Venture Capital

By: Philip Pan, WHARTON/CAS ’24 Philip with other members of the KK Fund team engaging with a founder during an investment screening meeting.  KK Fund – Singapore One of my most fundamental responsibilities as a KK Fund intern is to attend investment screening meetings with startups. These meetings are a critical component of the investment…

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Post-internship Reflection

By: Xiteng Lin, LPS ’22 The diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy reported created for the organization and presented to the CEO.  Ualá – Buenos Aires, Argentina My internship experience this summer has helped me define my professional goals much more clearly as I am about to finish my studies in the upcoming year. I benefited…