Tracy Palandjian | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tracy Pun Palandjian |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Harvard College (BA) Harvard Business School (MBA) |
| Occupation(s) | Co-founder and CEO of Social Finance |
| Awards | Member of the Harvard Corporation (2022) Member of the American Philosophical Society (2022) Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2022) |
Tracy Pun Palandjian is an American nonprofit executive working in the field of impact investing. She is the chief executive officer and co-founder of Social Finance, a nonprofit organization focused on impact investing.
Palandjian was born and raised in Hong Kong. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics, magna cum laude, from Harvard College and an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School, where she was recognized as a Baker Scholar. [1]
Palandjian began her professional career in the private sector, holding positions at Wellington Management and McKinsey & Company. [2] She later joined the Parthenon Group as a managing director, where she led the firm's Nonprofit Practice and advised philanthropic and nonprofit organizations. [3]
In 2011, she co-founded Social Finance in the United States alongside Sir Ronald Cohen and David Blood. The organization was created to develop and implement outcomes-based financing models, including the adaptation of the Social impact bond framework from the United Kingdom. [4] [5]
In 2024, she launched the Social Finance Institute, a division of the organization focused on research, education, and field-building in outcomes-based funding. [6]