Join the global competition. Learn about impact investing and use your skills to assess early-stage impact venture capital deals.
Throughout the academic year, students source and conduct due diligence on companies that combine impact with compelling business models. Participants learn topics like impact management and measurement practices as well as early-stage valuation models. Learn more about the global program here and read on below to learn more about the on-campus Turner MIINT experience for Wharton and Penn students.
“I was incredibly impressed with the quality of work done by these students – and, more so, by the passion and commitment to using their business degrees for positive change. As I looked around the room, I was confident that I was meeting some of the impact investing industry’s future leaders.”
– Bobby Turner, W’84, sponsor of the Turner MIINT program
Turner MIINT@Wharton
Compete with your classmates before competing with the world.
Managed by Wharton Impact, Turner MIINT@Wharton is Penn’s internal competition to select the student team that will represent Wharton at the global finals in April 2026.
Start by forming and registering a team of 3 to 5 students. Once registered, you’ll gain access to the Turner MIINT online platform, where you can explore the curriculum, submit deliverables, and learn about cross-school career treks and other opportunities.
In March 2026, a panel of judges will select one team to represent Wharton at the global finals.
Throughout the academic year, participating teams will also benefit from supplementary training, events, and networking opportunities designed to strengthen your skills and connections in the impact investing space.
The internal program culminates with student teams making presentations to an expert panel of judges at Wharton for the chance to compete in the final Turner MIINT competition. The winning team will receive a $50,000 investment into the company featured in its presentation.
The Details
- Who is eligible to participate?
Wharton MBA students and Penn graduate students participating in eligible courses, student clubs, or Wharton Impact programs - What are the application deadlines/submission instructions?
Application details will be shared with eligible students by mid-September. Team registration will remain open until October 6. Please note that only students enrolled in eligible programs may register to participate. - How long is the program?
PROGRAM TIMELINE
October 2025 – April 2026
TURNER MIINT@WHARTON FINALS
March 18, 2026
GLOBAL TURNER MIINT FINALS
April 17-18, 2026
Questions? Wharton students can contact Yuri Seung, Program Manager. All others, reach out here.
THE SUPPORT AND VISION OF IMPACT INVESTOR BOBBY TURNER, W’84, CATALYZED THE LAUNCH OF TURNER MIINT.
The “Turner” in Turner MIINT is Bobby Turner, Principal and Chief Executive Officer at Turner Impact Capital, and his wife Lauren Golub Turner. Bobby is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania (B.S., Finance) where he serves on Wharton’s Board of Advisors and where he has inspired and powered initiatives focused on social impact and impact investing.
In 2019, Bobby saw the power of – and potential in – the MBA Impact Investing Network and Training program and he and Lauren transformed the future of the program with a gift to help it grow and ensure it continued. “The Turners’ involvement with [Wharton Impact] over the years has served to amplify its mission and have greatly raised awareness of the work being done at Wharton. I am thrilled to have them so inextricably linked with the outstanding MIINT program,” said Dean Erika James.
“I’ve had the privilege of working with Bobby at Wharton for over a decade, and he walks the talk,” said Sandi Maro Hunt, Wharton Impact’s Managing Director, “He’s been professionally successful doing this work, and pays it forward to the next generation by fostering – through his philanthropy, his vision and his personal engagement – programs that give today’s students access to this mindset and toolkit, like TMIINT.” Bobby not only enables the operations of the TMIINT through his philanthropy but also strengthens it by directly engaging with the students in the program at the TMIINT Finals every year. Witold Henisz, Vice Dean of Wharton Impact, adds that “In every visit, Bobby imparts upon the next generation of impact investors the need for fanaticism in the quest for rigorous financial analyses identifying business cases that address society’s greatest challenges.”
“We passionately believe profits are not the only element in the measure of success, and wanted to support social impact programming at Wharton,” Turner said. “We benefited as students because the alumni who preceded us gave back and made sure Wharton continued to lead. The same is true today. If we don’t step up, few others will. It’s our turn.”’
Learn more about Bobby Turner’s approach to impact investing in this interview, and about additional Turner-supported Wharton Impact programs here: Turner Impact Learning Experiences (TILE) and the Turner Impact Portfolio Challenge (TIPC).