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Tracy Palandjian
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

Social Finance US designs public-private partnerships to address social challenges and support an ecosystem for Pay for Success programs across the country.

Inspired by its sister organization Social Finance UK, Social Finance US works with government, service providers, investors, and service recipients to create innovative social financing solutions to address some of our country’s most intractable problems. With deep experience across sectors, the organization provides thought leadership, research, and education to develop financing models such as Pay for Success, which enables governments to partner with high-performing service providers to better leverage private investments to expand effective programs.

By cultivating cross-sector partnerships, Social Finance US also plays a pivotal role in advancing the emerging social impact bond marketplace in the US. The organization’s market-based approach creates more effective social programs, measurably improves the lives of people in need, and accelerates systems change in critical sectors such as education, public health, criminal justice, and more.

SECTOR
Nonprofit
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS
United States
INVESTMENT LEAD
Chris Jurgens
GOVERNANCE ROLE
Board Observer
TOTAL COMMITTED
$3,300,000(2017)
$2,500,000(2014)
$1,300,000(2012)