Angela Chen

Angela is an MD/PhD student in her third year of the PhD in Health Care Management and Economics. Her research interests include unscheduled care, health equity, and health economics. She earned her BS in Economics from Wharton and her MA in Global Affairs from Tsinghua University as a Schwarzman Scholar. Prior to graduate school, she worked in research for two years at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Angela led Rockclimbing at The Cliffs and Plant Care at STUMP (both events were open to all Wharton doctoral students) . If you have questions/suggestions about these events, please reach out to her!


Anastasia Gracheva

Anastasia is a second year PhD student in the Strategy and Multinational Management subfields at Wharton. Her research involves various topics connected to ESG factors, including how firms interact with uncertain social and political environments and what the consequences are for financial performance. Prior to her doctoral studies, she conducted research at Wharton and as a predoctoral fellow at Columbia Business School. She received her B.A. degrees from Columbia University and SciencesPo Paris.

Anastasia helped organize 2023 Wharton Female Faculty Panel in 2023. She is leading Valentine's Day Flowers in 2024. Stay tuned!


Michaela Lobo

Michaela is a third-year doctoral student in Wharton’s Ethics and Legal Studies department, joint with Philosophy. She is currently interested in investigating the question ‘How should one live?’, and if the answer to this question neatly applies to other contexts, especially business contexts, be it as a consumer, producer, employee, employer, or entrepreneur. She is also curious about which ideas in the history of moral, political and economic thought have shaped the business ethics landscape. Prior to joining Wharton, she read Philosophy at the University of St Andrews, receiving an MLitt with Distinction, and worked in the luxury beauty industry with the marketing, brand management and corporate responsibility departments.

Michaela is organizing Women's Communication Workshop in Spring, 2024. Stay tuned, and reach out to Michaela if you have any suggestions/questions!


Elaine S. Pak

Elaine is a third year PhD student in Management. Her research focuses on corporate governance, employees, and innovation. She earned her BA in Public Policy Studies from Duke University and MS in Industrial Engineering from Seoul National University. Prior to her PhD, she worked as a management consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton.

Elaine led Massage & Donuts event (open to all Wharton doctoral students) and helped organize 2023 Wharton Female Faculty Panel (open to all doctoral students). She is planning Rockclimbing at Tufas in Spring, 2024. Reach out to her if you have any suggestions/questions!


Grace Simon

Grace is a third year PhD student in Management. Her research interests center around the role of emotions within the workplace. She earned her BS in Psychology from Haverford College and spent five years prior to graduate school working in financial services.

Grace led Massage & Donuts event (open to all Wharton doctoral students). She is also organizing a semester-long Fitness Program for Spring, 2024. Reach out to her if you have any suggestions/questions!


Emily Ulrich

Emily is a third year PhD student in the Management Department. Her research interests lie within the fields of multinational management and organization theory to examine the role of the nonmarket environment in shaping organizational strategy from a social good perspective. She received her BS in Economics from the Wharton School of Business and spent five years working in the corporate retail sector in New York City prior to returning to Wharton for her PhD.

Emily led 2023 Wharton Female Faculty Panel (open to all doctoral students), and she is also leading 2024 Wharton Female Faculty Panel (open to all doctoral students). Reach out to her with any questions/suggestions!


Stephanie Yu

Steph is a PhD student in the Management Department studying Organizational Behavior. Her research interests include impression management and culture.

Steph is leading Monthly Coffee Shop Coworking for Spring, 2024. Stay tuned, and reach out to her with any questions or suggestions!