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Benjamin “Benji” Schüttler, Wharton MBA Student

Benjamin “Benji” Schüttler, of Atlanta,  Georgia, died on November 1 in Philadelphia due to complications from surgery. He was 27 years old.

Mr. Schüttler was pursuing an MBA at Wharton and was also a candidate for a Master of Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government through a joint program.        

He earned his undergraduate degrees at Penn, from Wharton and the College in 2012 as part of the Huntsman Program for International Studies and Business. He spent a semester abroad in Senegal in 2010 at the Université Gaston-Berger de Saint-Louis.

From 2012-2016, he worked for Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in Athens, Greece; New York City; and Philadelphia. He participated in an elite global social impact initiative at BCG before returning to Penn in fall 2016 to begin his MBA studies, focusing on entrepreneurial management. He hoped to pursue work that combined his passions for social impact, development and education.

According to Eric Morin, associate director of the Office of Student Life, “Benji had a remarkable ability to touch everyone he met. His optimism was infectious, and our community members were touched by his kindness, generosity, toughness and positivity.”

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