Networking Kleinman Center Event

Alumni Networking Fireside Chats

Tuesday, April 5, 2022 | 4:30PM - 5:00PM

Event Details

Event Recap

Speakers

  • Manu Asthana President & CEO, PJM Interconnection
  • Badar Khan President, National Grid
  • Scott Kleinman Co-President & Lead Partner, Apollo Global Management
  • Cherie Wilson Managing Director of Government Affairs, Delta Air Lines

Location

Kleinman Energy Forum
Fisher Fine Arts Library
220 S 34th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

In an intimate setting, meet Penn alumni working in high-level energy positions and learn about how young professionals can prepare for a successful career in the energy sector.

If attending in person, you must present a Penn Green Pass. Details will be emailed to you after registration.

Event Summary

This event is by invite only and only available to students.

These Fireside Chats will be an invaluable opportunity for students to meet and learn from high-level energy professionals and discuss how young professionals can prepare for a successful career in the energy sector. Fireside Hosts will meet with a small group of up to six pre-selected students who will have signed up to meet with specific hosts based on career interest.

Students should submit a proposed question in advance to be addressed. Please indicate your alumnus interest using this form. Elected students will receive confirmation emails with further details, with up to six students will be selected for each Fireside Chat Host. Forms will be reviewed in the order in which they are received.

Following these invite-only fireside chats, the alumni will be joining for an alumni career panel at 5:15, which is open to all attendees.

This event is part of Energy Week at Penn. Check out the rest of the 2022 programming at energyweek.upenn.edu

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speaker

Manu Asthana

President & CEO, PJM Interconnection

Manu Asthana oversees PJM, the largest power grid in North America and the largest electricity market in the world. Asthana earned a Bachelor of Science in economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Benjamin Franklin Scholar and a Joseph Wharton Scholar.

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Badar Khan

President, National Grid

Badar Khan leads National Grid’s core regulated business operations in the U.S., providing services to 20 million people. Khan has over 25 years-experience across the energy value chain. He earned a degree in engineering from Brunel University in London and an MBA from the Wharton School.

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Scott Kleinman

Co-President, Apollo Global Management

Scott Kleinman (C’94, W’94), along with his wife Wendy Kleinman, established the Kleinman Center with a generous $10 million gift to the Stuart Weitzman School of Design. This founding gift continues to support the center and its broad array of programs.

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Cherie Wilson

Managing Director of Government Affairs, Delta Air Lines

Cherie Wilson joined Delta in 2021. Prior to Delta, Cherie was a director of federal affairs for GM where she was responsible for developing and executing legislative and political engagement in vehicle finance, sustainability, and diversity, equity and inclusion. Cherie received her BA from Penn.