The Studio Team

Professor Chris Callison-Burch
Generative AI Studio Co-Director
Professor, Department of Computer and Information Science
Program Director, Online Master of Science in Engineering in Artificial Intelligence

Laura Zarrow
Generative AI Studio Co-Director
Executive Director, Wharton Generative AI Labs
Guest Lecturers and Critics

Natalie Bach
AI Frontend Developer, Wharton Generative AI Labs

Geoff DiMasi
Lecturer, Integrated Product Design, University of Pennsylvania,
Director, Temple University Entrepreneurship Academy
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute (IEI)

Brandon Lafving
Sr. IT Project Leader
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Lilach Mollick
Senior Fellow and former Former Co-Director, Wharton Generative AI Labs

Professor Ethan Mollick
Ralph J. Roberts Distinguished Faculty Scholar
Faculty Director, Wharton Generative AI Labs

Ben Przystanski
AI Architect, Wharton Generative AI Labs
2025-26 Cohort

Mekides Belie, BA ‘27

Ryan Bergamini, MBA ‘27

Ananya Chandra, MBA ‘27

Michael Gordon, MBA ‘27

Michael Huber, MBA ‘27





