2023 Nazarian Social Innovator in Residence
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
April 6, 2023
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
The Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Initiative was thrilled to welcome the Nazarian Social Innovator in Residence program back to Penn’s campus for the first time since the pandemic. Karl Racine, Partner and Chair of the State Attorneys General practice at Hogan Lovells and former Attorney General of Washington, D.C., is the 2023 Nazarian Social Innovator in Residence.
This year’s event featured a fireside chat between Karl Racine, Vit Henisz (Vice Dean and Faculty Director of the ESG Initiative), and Fareeda Griffith (Managing Director of the Wharton Coalition for Equity & Opportunity). Members of the Penn and Wharton community joined us for lunch and a conversation on the intersections of ESG, the law, and diversity.
Featuring

Karl Racine
Partner and Chair of the State Attorneys General practice at Hogan Lovells
Former and first-elected Attorney General of Washington, D.C.

Witold (Vit) Henisz
Vice Dean and Faculty Director of the ESG Initiative at the Wharton School

Fareeda Griffith
Managing Director of the Wharton Coalition for Equity and Opportunity
Nazarian Social Innovator in Residence

Nazarian Social Innovators share their career experience and dedication to social impact with students at Penn through a multi-day campus visit. Sparking meaningful interactions, these social visionaries meet with and coach students individually, host small-group events, and lead large discussions or workshops.
Previous innovators include Joey Hundert, Gayle Jennings-O’Byrne, Derek Handley, Liesel Pritzker Simmons, and Diana Ayton-Shenker.