Education
Commencing a social entrepreneurship program in 1996, she completed a Master of Business Administration from Stanford Business School, Pettengill Turner moved to Dhaka, Bangladesh to work for the Grameen Bank, pioneering microfinance.
Commencing a social entrepreneurship program in 1996, she completed a Master of Business Administration from Stanford Business School, Pettengill Turner moved to Dhaka, Bangladesh to work for the Grameen Bank, pioneering microfinance.
Graduating in 1993 with a Bachelor"s Degree in engineering and economics from Dartmouth College, Pettengill Turner initially worked for the United States Committee for Refugees in Sudan. Turner served as its inaugural Chief Executive Officer, then became Chief Finance Officer of KickStart, a non-profit organization that designs and sells products focused on poverty alleviation. She founded MicroPlace as an alternative and socially responsible investment opportunity for individuals to make small investments in microfinance.
In 2006, eBay purchased MicroPlace for an undisclosed sum, with Pettengill Turner as general manager and director