Impact Investing Intern
About The Position
Lumina Foundation is an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis that is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all. We envision a system that is easy to navigate, delivers fair results, and meets the nation’s need for talent through a broad range of credentials. Our goal is to prepare people for informed citizenship and for success in a global economy. Lumina is among the nation’s largest private foundations, with an endowment exceeding $1 billion and offices in Indianapolis, IN and Washington, D.C. Lumina has a passionate and committed staff who value candor, collaboration, and connection. Click?here?to learn more about our core values. Purpose The candidate will collaborate with the Impact Investing team to advance Lumina’s work in service of our 2040 goal: that 75% of US adults will have access to degrees and credentials of value leading to economic prosperity. The Impact Investing team invests in innovative, technology-oriented solutions that address the unmet needs of students to, and through, higher education and workforce.
Requirements
- Enrolled graduate students only.
- All-hands-on-deck, communicative working style
- Strong analytical and strategic mindset
- Stable access to high-speed internet when working outside the office
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Ability to work in the Indianapolis area
Nice To Haves
- Understanding of impact investing, venture capital, private equity, or venture philanthropy is a plus.
- Interest in the economics of postsecondary education and the issues facing underserved students is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Fund manager investment analysis
- Analyze existing portfolio to assess financial performance and impact alignment to-date
- Contribute to thought leadership by analyzing investment performance (impact and financial) at a firm and fund-level
- Develop manager landscape across asset classes
- Strategic impact investment analysis
- Analyze thematic subsectors for investment as related to Lumina’s mission
- Support due diligence for direct equity investments
- Support due diligence for fund manager asset allocation
- Drive sourcing by leading accelerator and venture studio landscaping and screening
- Co-constructing, leading, and managing short projects that leverage market-level financial data to inform internal strategies and strategy execution.
- Leveraging market research to find and elevate strong opportunities for investment or ecosystem building.
- Engaging with colleagues across the foundation through internal meetings and contributing to strategic conversations.
- Working alongside strategy officers and directors to manage project tasks.
- Other projects or tasks that the candidate and supervisor agree are related to the portfolio.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
