Tracy Palandjian is Co-Founder & CEO 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 re-imagining the role of the capital markets in enabling measurable social impact. Prior to co-founding Social Finance US in 2011, Tracy was a Managing Director at The Parthenon Group, and also worked at Wellington Management Co., and McKinsey & Co. Tracy is co-author of Investing for Impact: Case Studies Across Asset Classes, and serves as vice chair of the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance. She is a trustee at the Surdna Foundation (where she chairs the Investment Committee), and a Director of Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE: AMG). Tracy is a former Vice Chair of the Harvard Board of Overseers, and continues to serve on various Standing and Visiting Committees at Harvard University. A native of Hong Kong, Tracy graduated from Harvard College magna cum laude 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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Asia Center
Extends the reach and impact of the Milken Institute to the Asia-Pacific region
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Center for Financial Markets
Conducts research and constructs programs designed to facilitate smooth and efficient operation of financial markets
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Center for the Future of Aging
Advances healthy longevity and financial security for all through high-impact policies, research, convenings, and multisector partnerships.
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Center for Public Health
Develops research, programs, and initiatives designed to envision and activate sustainable solutions leading to better health for individuals and communities worldwide.
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Center for Regional Economics and California Center
Analyzes the dynamics that drive job creation and promote industry expansion
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Center for Strategic Philanthropy
Empowers philanthropists to effectively address some of the world's most urgent problems
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FasterCures
Clears roadblocks that prevent medical breakthroughs from reaching patients sooner
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Financial Innovations Labs
Addressing society's greatest challenges through a financial lens
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Global Market Development
Working with government partners in emerging and developing economies to build strong, domestic financial markets.
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Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream
Anyone with a dream should have the opportunity to make it come true—through determination and an economic system that works for all
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Research Department
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