Anne-Marie Corner - Full Interview

Our entire interview with Anne-Marie Corner, as featured in the April, 2009 Get It Started issue. She discusses her decision to start an HIV/AIDS company, her experiences as a female entrepreneur, and what Wharton means to her.

What Wharton Means to Anne-Marie Corner

"Wharton was the key to opening the door to everything I did since graduating. If I hadn't learned what it means to go through the process of getting my MBA I never would have accomplished what I did." - Founder of life science pioneer Biosyn, 1989 MBA Alumna Anne-Marie Corner says that, as a scientist, she benefitted from the Wharton MBA student experience which pushed her to new heights, setting the stage for subsequent success.

Anne-Marie Corner on Women Entrepreneurs

[At Bioysn] "The guys respected the women because they knew their stuff. For many years the amount of venture capital that went to women was very small but…now you have so many [female] entrepreneurs who have done it over and over…People are realizing: good management is good management." - For 1989 MBA Alumna Anne-Marie Corner, founder of Biosyn, leadership is simplified when talented men and women feel passionate about pursuing a common goal. Corner continues to share her experience with other women via the entrepreneurial support network she co-founded, Women Inventing Next.

Anne-Marie Corner: Creating an HIV/AIDS Startup

"HIV and AIDS were becoming a bad epidemic and there was an article in Cosmopolitan magazine called 'Why Women Don’t Get AIDS.' It shocked so many people in the scientific that it was an impetus to go and try to make a difference." - 1989 MBA Alumna Anne-Marie Corner, founder of HIV prevention firm Biosyn, notes that she recognized an opportunity to do well by doing good by focusing on the gap between the scientific community's concerns over HIV among women and the public perception.