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Hydie Kim Hudson
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(She, her, hers)
Vice President, Impact Investments
2017
- Impact Investing
- hhudson@socialfinance.org
- San Francisco
Workforce & Economic Mobility, Health, Climate, Education
Hydie Kim Hudson is a Vice President, Impact Investments at Social Finance. She helps lead Workforce and Education Investments, which finances education and training that lead to in-demand careers and economic mobility.
Hydie oversees a portfolio of funds and programs that use traditional financial tools and structures, paired with investment discipline, to put public, philanthropic, and private capital to work on social problems. Among them are Pay It Forward Funds, which cover training costs upfront, with repayments contingent on employment success and recycled to amplify impact. Working alongside governments, philanthropies, employers, and training providers, she carries this work from design through launch and manages the funds and programs over the long term.
Prior to joining Social Finance, Hydie worked in international development and impact finance in East Africa with organizations such as One Acre Fund and Acumen. Hydie began her career as a strategy and management consultant, advising Fortune 500 clients in various industries, including financial services.
Hydie holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where she was named a Youn Impact Scholar, and a BA in Literature from Yale University. Hydie is also a certified executive and leadership coach credentialed by the International Coaching Federation.
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