Liz Ostertag

Class Year: 2025

JD/MBA Program Model (3 or 4 year): 3-year

Hometown: Scarsdale, NY

Undergraduate Major: English

Previous Professional Experience: Digital Strategy Consulting at IBM; Corporate Strategy & Marketing Innovation at PepsiCo

Extracurricular Involvement: Journal of Law & Innovation, JD/MBA Student Association Board, Entertainment and Sports Law Society, Penn Business Law Association, Penn Carey Law Women’s Association, Wharton Women in Business, Wharton Media & Entertainment Club, Research Assistant for Professor Jennifer Rothman

Career Plans: Next summer, I will be a Summer Associate at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York. In the long term, I would love to work in technology or media at the intersection of law and business.

Why a JD/MBA?: I have always valued interdisciplinary learning during academic and professional experiences. I decided to pursue a JD/MBA because I knew that the combination of both degrees would prove a valuable skillset to help me more deeply understand issues that relate to business and the law. The JD/MBA community also brings together a close-knit group of students with different perspectives and backgrounds, while simultaneously providing access to the broader communities at both the law and business schools. The multidisciplinary nature of the program has changed my perspective on so many issues, and I am confident that it will prove invaluable in my career.