Can Wall Street strategies actually rebuild the American dream? In this interview, ForbesWomen Editor Maggie McGrath speaks with Tracy Palandjian, co-founder and CEO of Social Finance, about how she is flipping traditional philanthropy on its head.
After starting her venture at age 39 as a working mother of three, Palandjian has spent the last 15 years mobilizing over $500 million to drive economic mobility across America. She shares how Social Finance acts as a bridge between markets and mission, leveraging innovative financial models like outcomes-based nursing student loans, home equity recovery strategies, and a historic $150 million AI fellowship with Anthropic.
Palandjian also details her remarkable personal journey—from secretly applying to US boarding schools as a teenager in Hong Kong to receiving the Ellis Island Medal of Honor—and why she believes getting older is a major advantage in business and life.
0:00 Bringing Wall Street Rigor To Social Impact
3:05 Rewriting Debt: From Nursing Student Loans To Combatting Predatory Mortgages
11:22 Embedding 1,000 AI Fellows Across America’s Nonprofits
19:41 Unlocking The $2 Trillion War Chest Of American Philanthropy
31:49 The Immigrant Journey & Finding “Flow” After 50
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