Witold Henisz

Witold Henisz is the Vice Dean and Faculty Director of the Impact, Value, and Sustainable Business Initiative at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He holds the Deloitte & Touche Professor of Management and co-founded the Wharton Political Risk Lab. As an Academy of International Business Fellow, he bridges political economy analysis with corporate strategy.

• Education: PhD in Business and Public Policy from UC Berkeley
• Research Focus: Political/social risk management, ESG integration, stakeholder engagement

His recent research examines:

• Populist ideology as recursive systems
• Indigenous land claims and investment conflicts
• ESG news impact on sovereign creditworthiness
• Municipal credit risk associated with ESG outcomes

As Academic Director of Wharton’s ESG programs, he has developed executive education content on:

• Net-zero transformation strategies
• Corporate diplomacy frameworks
• Board governance essentials

His consultancy work with PRIMA LLC serves clients like:

• Multinationals (Shell, Rio Tinto)
• Intergovernmental bodies (IFC)
• NGOs (World Wildlife Fund)