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Tracy Palandjian is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Social Finance, a nonprofit organization which is leading the development of Pay for Success financing and Social Impact Bonds, an innovative public-private partnership that mobilizes capital to drive social progress.
For more than a decade, Tracy has committed to building a more impactful nonprofit sector by re-imagining the role of the capital markets in enabling social progress. Inspired by Social Finance UK, Tracy co-founded Social Finance US in January 2011 to develop the Social Impact Bond and Pay for Success model in the United States. Prior to Social Finance, Tracy was a Managing Director for 11 years at The Parthenon Group where she established and led the Nonprofit Practice and worked with foundations and NGOs to accomplish their missions in the US and globally. Tracy also worked at Wellington Management Co. and McKinsey & Co.
Tracy is co-author of Investing for Impact: Case Studies Across Asset Classes. She is Vice-Chair of the U.S. National Advisory Board to the Global Impact Investment Steering Group (previously the G8 Taskforce). She is a member of the Board of Overseers at Harvard University, and serves on the boards of Facing History and Ourselves and the Surdna Foundation. She is also a Director of Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE: AMG).
Tracy is a frequent speaker and writer on impact investing and social innovation, having been covered in The Wall Street Journal, Atlantic, Economist, Forbes, and New York Times. A native of Hong Kong, Tracy is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin. She graduated from Harvard College with a B.A. in Economics and holds an M.B.A. with high distinction from Harvard Business School, where she was a Baker Scholar.
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Affiliated Managers Group
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McKinsey & Company
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Tracy Palandjian is the Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder at Social Finance, based in United States, North America. With a background in Financial Services, Tracy Palandjian has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Tracy Palandjian studied M.B.A unknown @ Harvard Business School. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.
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Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Investor Name | Money Raised |
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Jan 12, 2021 | Alchemy Code Lab | Funding Round - Alchemy Code Lab | Social Finance | 5.8M |
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