The Turner MIINT (MBA Impact Investing Network & Training)

What The Turner MIINT (MBA Impact Investing Network & Training) does

Turner MIINT is an educational program that trains graduate students, primarily MBAs, in impact investing. It was co-founded by the Impact Capital Managers Institute (ICM) and the Wharton Impact, Value, and Sustainable Business Initiative, and is named after Lauren and Bobby Turner. The program combines expert-led training with a practical investment competition in which student teams evaluate real mission-driven companies and award seed capital to winning ventures.

Turner MIINT operates through a network of participating graduate schools globally and has built a community of 5,500+ students and practitioners. The program is sponsorship-funded, as evidenced by a dedicated sponsors page, and maintains alumni engagement through a Past Winners page that showcases prior competition outcomes. The organization is currently celebrating its 15-year anniversary under the 'Turner MIINT @ 15' positioning.

The business model is non-commercial: Turner MIINT does not charge tuition from student participants. Instead, it is funded by sponsors and partner institutions, and distributes its curriculum and competition through academic partnerships with participating business schools. There is no disclosed pricing model, revenue mechanics, or management team in the input data.

Name

The Turner MIINT (MBA Impact Investing Network & Training)

Website

https://themiint.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Turner MIINT is an educational program co-founded by ICM and Wharton Impact that trains MBA students in impact investing through expert-led training and a seed capital competition, serving 5,500+ students across participating graduate schools globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Impact Investing Education

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Portfolio, Capstone & Project-Based Program Support (EDAMAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Impact Investing (Intentional, Measurable Social/Environmental Outcomes) (FSAAALAC)

Keywords

• Impact investing education
• Graduate business training
• Seed capital competition
• Applied investing program
• MBA experiential learning

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Turner MIINT is an educational program that delivers hands-on training in impact investing to graduate school students. It combines expert-led instruction with applied investment experience, including evaluation of real impact-investment opportunities sourced from mission-driven companies, and culminates in an annual competition where student teams compete for seed-capital awards. The program links participating students with a 5,500+ member network of impact-investing practitioners.

Product overview

Turner MIINT is a single unified educational program offering impact investing training for graduate school students. The program provides expert-led training combined with practical investment experience, connects students to a community of 5,500+ students and practitioners, and links future impact investors with mission-driven companies. The Turner MIINT Program is the core offering through which participants receive seed capital awards and gain hands-on investment experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Turner MIINT Program Hands-on educational program in impact investing for graduate school students that combines expert-led training with applied investment experience. Participants evaluate real impact investment opportunities sourced from mission-driven companies, network with a community of 5,500+ students and practitioners, and compete in an annual competition for seed-capital awards.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Wharton Impact, Value, and Sustainable Business InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWharton Impact is a core founding partner of Turner MIINT. The collaboration brings academic rigor and the Wharton School brand to the program, providing credibility and institutional infrastructure. The partnership enables access to Penn's network and resources for the impact investing education program.
• Impact Capital Managers InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImpact Capital Managers Institute (ICM) is a co-founder of Turner MIINT alongside Wharton Impact. ICM brings industry expertise and connections to the impact investing manager community, providing practical perspective and industry network access for program participants.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Acumen Academy: Online learning platform and fellowship for social entrepreneurs and impact investors operated by Acumen. Comparable in building impact-investing practitioner capacity through structured, cohort-based learning programs.

Direct peers

• Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge: Global MBA-level competition in sustainable and impact investing run by the Morgan Stanley Center for Financial Alchemy. Directly comparable to Turner MIINT in serving as an applied investing competition for graduate students with a seed-capital-style prize.
• Hult Prize: Global student social entrepreneurship competition supported by the United Nations and Hult International Business School. Comparable in scale, mission-driven focus, and graduate-student competition format with seed-capital-style prizes.
• Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC): Berkeley Haas-led global competition for MBA and graduate students to pitch social ventures and impact-driven business plans. Closely comparable target audience (graduate students), applied competition format, and mission-driven company focus.
• Net Impact: Global network of student and professional chapters driving social and environmental impact through business. Comparable in mission, network-based delivery, and graduate-student chapter model across multiple universities.

Broad incumbents

• Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL): University of Cambridge institute offering executive education, business engagement, and research on sustainability and finance. Comparable as an established academic institution delivering impact investing and sustainability training to senior leaders and graduate students.
• Saïd Business School (Oxford) - Impact Investing Programme: Oxford Saïd offers executive and graduate programs in impact investing and sustainable finance. Comparable as a peer business school integrating impact investing into graduate-level education with strong institutional backing.
• Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN): The flagship industry body for the impact investing field, providing research, training, and the ImpactBase directory. Comparable as the broader ecosystem whose training and talent development work overlaps with Turner MIINT's educational mission.
• Impact Capital Managers Institute: Co-founder of Turner MIINT and a network of impact investing fund managers. Comparable as a direct institutional partner shaping the impact investing talent pipeline and connecting capital with mission-driven companies.
• Kellogg School of Management - Social Impact Programs: Northwestern Kellogg runs social impact and sustainable investing curricula at the MBA level, including the Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge. Comparable as a competing top-tier MBA program building impact investing education pathways.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/turnermiint

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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