The Normandy Leadership Experience not only reinforced my belief that leadership is an integral part of the business school curriculum, but that the same leadership issues have been around for thousands of years. Leaders have always had to think about whether there is good communication, whether their troops understand their intent, and whether their troops are empowered to make decisions. Those things transcend time… While the history lessons were amazing, what really made this a great trip were the people… After you graduate from Wharton, you sometimes lose sight of how powerful it can be to get a group of people together to learn and discuss a common topic of interest. To be able to recapture that on this trip was great.

Roger Crandall
President and CEO
MassMutual

Facilitator

Ed Ruggero

Ed is a West Point graduate and former infantry officer in the United States Army. Ed is the author of eleven books, including The First Men In: US Paratroopers and the Fight to Save D-Day, which chronicles the American airborne operation in Normandy. Ed has appeared on The History Channel, CNN, CNBC and Fox and has spoken to audiences around the world on leadership and ethics. Ed also leads a Gettysburg Leadership Experience and, in conjunction with the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, a Wharton Leadership Venture at Normandy. Ed is on the board of the Philadelphia chapter of Outward Bound, an international organization dedicated to promoting leadership, character and service among young people.