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Celebrating a Decade of Impact
Reflecting on a decade of work in the impact investing movement. Social Finance has built new tools at the intersection of finance and policy to deliver meaningful change and measurable outcomes for our communities.
Bracebridge H. Young Jr.
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Bracebridge H. Young Jr. is Vice Chairman of Bracebridge Capital. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Fold Holdings, Inc., a leading bitcoin financial services company dedicated to expanding access to bitcoin through a comprehensive suite of consumer financial products. Mr. Young is also CEO of BTC Development Corp., a bitcoin-focused SPAC, and previously served as President and CEO of Emerald, a climate-focused SPAC, from June 2021 through its acquisition in 2025. Mr. Young was CEO and Partner at Mariner Investment Group from 2000 to 2015, helping build the firm into a leading asset manager. He joined Mariner directly from Goldman Sachs, where he spent 20 years in Fixed Income across New York, Tokyo, and London and retired as a Partner.
Beyond his business leadership, Mr. Young has been actively involved in philanthropic and mission-driven organizations focused on social innovation, environmental sustainability, and impact investing. Mr. Young is a member of the Board of Directors of Social Finance, a nonprofit that tackles complex social challenges through innovative public-private partnerships, such as Social Impact Bonds and Pay for Success financing. He served as Chair of the Board from 2010 to 2023. Mr. Young is also the Chairman of the Board of Cultivo, a natural capital development platform, and serves on the Board of TerViva, a biofuel, food and agriculture innovation company. He also serves on the Board of Social Progress Imperative, an organization that advances alternative measures to GDP to assess the social and environmental performance of countries.