Perry World House

Name

Perry World House

Legal name

Perry World House

Website

https://global.upenn.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Policy Research Institute

akta.pro primary industry

International & Global Research Universities (Multi-Campus/International Footprint) (EDAHABAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Social Sciences & Public Policy Research Universities (EDAHABAD), Faculty-Led Study Tours & Embedded Short Programs (Home Institution-Led) (EDAIAIAJ), University & Academic Conference Venues (THAHAAAD)

Keywords

• Global policy research
• International affairs fellowships
• University policy engagement
• Student fellowship programs
• Visiting scholars program

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. University Funding: As part of Penn Global at the University of Pennsylvania, Perry World House operates as a university-funded research and policy center. Funding derives from university resources, external grants from foundations (Carnegie Corporation of New York, Longview Philanthropy), and donor contributions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Perry World House is the University of Pennsylvania's hub for global research and policy engagement, located at 38th and Locust Walk in Philadelphia. It runs student fellowship programs (undergraduate Student Fellows and Graduate Associates), hosts Visiting Fellows and Scholars, convenes conferences and workshops on themes such as climate security, U.S.-China relations, nuclear security, democracy, and global health, and connects Penn scholarship to the global policy community.

Product overview

Perry World House is not a technology product company but rather the University of Pennsylvania's hub for global research and policy engagement. Located at 38th and Locust Walk, it serves as an academic policy institute that brings Penn scholarship to bear on pressing global policy challenges. The organization offers student fellowship programs (undergraduate Student Fellows and graduate Associates), a Visiting Fellows and Scholars program, weekly current events programming (The World Today), Global Career Week, and various thematic colloquia and workshops throughout the year. These are educational and policy engagement programs, not technology products or software offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• World House Student Fellows: Undergraduate student fellows program that annually selects 25-30 undergraduates from across Penn's schools to address global policy challenges through year-long policy projects, seminars, and field learning in D.C. and New York.
• Graduate Associates
• The World Today
• Global Career Week

Products and services

• World House Student Fellows Program An undergraduate fellowship for Penn students addressing global policy challenges through year-long policy projects, seminars, and field learning experiences in Washington D.C. and New York. Approximately 25-30 fellows are selected annually from across Penn's 12 schools.
• Graduate Associates Program A graduate fellowship program for Penn graduate students and post-doctoral researchers across all schools and departments who seek to connect their academic research to global policymaking and translate scholarly findings for broader policy audiences.
• Visiting Fellows and Scholars Program A formal program hosting distinguished visiting fellows, scholars, and international experts for collaborative research, scholarly exchange, and policy engagement with the Penn academic community.
• Penn Global Project on Climate Security and Geopolitics A Penn Global research project focused on the intersection of climate change and geopolitical competition, supported by the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and the Browne Center for International Politics at Penn.
• Policy Conferences and Workshops Recurring policy convenings and thematic workshops on topics including climate security, U.S.-China relations, democracy and autocracy, nuclear security, sanctions, ocean finance, and medical realities in conflict zones.

Quantifiable outcome

• 25-30 undergraduate fellows annually participate in policy projects and field learning
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Wyss Medical FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Perry World House, together with Wyss Medical Foundation, hosted a conference on medical realities in conflict zones and trauma care lessons from the Ukrainian battlefront.
• Kleinman Center for Energy PolicycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Penn Global Project on Climate Security and Geopolitics was launched with support from the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and the Browne Center for International Politics at Penn.
• Browne Center for International Politics at PenncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-launch partner for the Penn Global Project on Climate Security and Geopolitics alongside Kleinman Center for Energy Policy.
• International SOSminorOthersPenn's private travel assistance provider offering destination-specific guidance and advisories, used for monitoring travel risks and providing 24/7 support for Penn-affiliated international travelers.
• Pulitzer CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Pulitzer Center to offer Pulitzer International Reporting Student Fellowships, supporting Penn students to report on underreported issues in Latin America and the Caribbean.
• VingroupmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPenn maintains a formal alliance with Vietnam's largest private company to improve healthcare and create medical training programs in Vietnam, positioned to extend Penn's global reach through a new Center of Regional Engagement in Southeast Asia.
• Wharton-INSEAD AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance between Wharton and INSEAD enabling collaborative activities for faculty, students, executives, and alumni, with the Wharton-INSEAD Center for Global Research & Education supporting innovative programs.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Columbia Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies: Columbia's university-based policy institute producing scholarship and student programs on international security and diplomacy — comparable in operating model and student engagement.
• Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs: Yale's hub for international affairs teaching and policy engagement, with a master's program, undergraduate fellows, and visiting practitioners — a near-analog in mission and structure to PWH.
• Harvard Kennedy School – Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs: Premier university-affiliated policy research center with student fellowships and policy engagement on global security, climate, and geopolitics — directly comparable in academic-policy hybrid model.
• Georgetown Walsh School of Foreign Service – Mortara Center for International Studies: University-based global affairs research and policy institute that convenes scholars, students, and policymakers — directly comparable to PWH in mission, structure as a private-university hub, and fellowship programming.
• Princeton Bobst Center for Peace and Justice: Private research university's hub for peace, justice, and global policy scholarship with student programs and visiting scholars — closely comparable to PWH's policy-fellowship structure.

Broad incumbents

• Council on Foreign Relations: A leading nonpartisan foreign-policy institution that convenes scholars and policymakers — comparable audience and policy-engagement mission, but operates independently rather than as a university center.
• Brookings Institution – Foreign Policy Program: Established think tank producing research on international affairs and convening policymakers — overlaps with PWH's climate-security, democracy, and geopolitical themes but at much greater scale.
• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Global think tank with policy research and convening on international affairs — relevant as both a thematic peer and a donor (Carnegie Corporation funds PWH), making it a structural benchmark for PWH's policy ambitions.
• Stanford Hoover Institution: A much larger, established university-affiliated policy institution covering global affairs, defense, and economics — comparable in category but significantly broader and better-endowed than PWH.
• Atlantic Council: International affairs think tank convening policymakers on geopolitics, security, and the global economy — comparable convening function and policy themes, but operating at significantly larger scale than PWH.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PennGlobal
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@pennglobal7935
• Facebookfacebook.com/UPennGlobal
• Instagraminstagram.com/PennGlobal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/perry-world-house

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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Investments

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