Rob Sweeney

Rob Sweeney
  • Lecturer

Contact Information

  • office Address:

    2300 Steinberg-Dietrich Hall
    3620 Locust Walk
    Philadelphia, PA 19104

Teaching

Current Courses (Spring 2026)

  • FNCE7830 - Strategic Equity Finance

    This course discusses actual situations where companies need to make strategic decisions on raising equity capital. We will address different phases of a company's life cycle. Through these cases, from the decision-makers perspective, we will explore the different paths that can be taken and consider issues. This half-semester course combines lectures and cases, and will go through actual situation where companies need to make strategic decisions on raising equity capital. We will address different phases of a company's life cycle. Through these cases, from the decision-makers perspective, we will explore the different paths that can be taken and consider issues such as investor activism, governance and regulatory and valuation impact.

    FNCE7830002 ( Syllabus )

All Courses

  • FNCE7830 - Strategic Equity Finance

    This course discusses actual situations where companies need to make strategic decisions on raising equity capital. We will address different phases of a company's life cycle. Through these cases, from the decision-makers perspective, we will explore the different paths that can be taken and consider issues. This half-semester course combines lectures and cases, and will go through actual situation where companies need to make strategic decisions on raising equity capital. We will address different phases of a company's life cycle. Through these cases, from the decision-makers perspective, we will explore the different paths that can be taken and consider issues such as investor activism, governance and regulatory and valuation impact.

Knowledge at Wharton

The Economic Reality Behind Billionaires’ Taxes and State Budgets

Faculty director of the Penn Wharton Budget Model examines whether taxing extreme wealth can meaningfully reduce deficits and fund public spending.Read More

Knowledge @ Wharton - 2/6/2026
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Editor-in-chief of a leading advertising publication breaks down how brands are blending nostalgia with "unhinged" humor to capture a multi-generational audience.Read More

Knowledge @ Wharton - 2/5/2026
How Advertising Could Reshape ChatGPT and Digital Marketing

Wharton marketing professor examines how advertising in conversational AI could affect users, privacy, and the digital marketing landscape.Read More

Knowledge @ Wharton - 2/4/2026