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.
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.
Lauren and Bobby Turner
“We passionately believe profits are not the only element in the measure of success, and wanted to support social impact programming at Wharton. 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.”
- Bobby Turner
“The Turner’s 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 Turner MIINT program.”
- Erika James, Dean, The Wharton School
“I’ve had the privilege of working with Bobby at Wharton for over a decade, and he walks the talk. 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.”
- Sandi Maro Hunt, Managing Director of Wharton Impact
“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.”
- Witold Henisz, Vice Dean of Wharton Impact