Pros
Talented, fun teams with strong motivation. Inspiring mission, clients, and projects. Good compensation, processes, and culture for the non-profit sector. Strong growth trajectory.
Cons
The social impact rhetoric vastly outruns the reality. Social Finance's success is deeply intertwined with the CEO's strengths and weaknesses. Because Tracy Palandjian is charming, smart, articulate, and compelling, the firm prospers financially. But her answer to every opportunity, every partner, every strategic tradeoff is 'yes', leaving the firm spread thin, with a muddled, makeshift strategy, and insufficient resources and talent in any given area. Because she shies away from tough decisions and conversations, the firm wanders without much real impact. Add in her lack of interest in communicating with or managing her team and you get a frustrating experience for a seasoned professional seeking real impact.