Erika H. James
Dean at The Wharton School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overview
Work Experience
Dean
2020 - Current
Board Member
2024
The Economic Club of New York is a membership organization with members drawn from the top executive levels of business, industry & finance.
Board Member
2022
Morgan Stanley Venture Partners is a private equity firm that invests in high-growth companies in the technology and healthcare industries.
Dean
2014 - 2020
President
2012 - 2014
Senior Associate Dean for Executive Education
2012 - 2014
Professor
2001 - 2012
Professor at one of the nation's top ranked B-schools. Courses include: First Year Leading Organizations; Managing Yourself at Work; Crisis Leadership, and Power and Politics. Executive Education and Executive Training Courses include: Women Emerging in Leadership, Power and Leadership; Management Development Program, Strategic Human Resouraces Pioneered a new position at Darden—Associate Dean of Diversity, in order to create a more diverse and inclusive environment for faculty and students.
Visiting Associate Professor
2008 - 2009
Faculty member in the Organizational Behavior unit. Taught the Power and Influence MBA elective and some executive education classes.
Education
PhD
1991 - 1995
Bachelor's degree
1987 - 1991