Claire Bednarski

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Executive Assistant to the CEO

2026

  • Operations

Claire is an Executive Assistant at Social Finance, supporting CEO and Co-Founder Tracy Palandjian in the Boston office.

Prior to joining Social Finance, Claire worked at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York as a Special Assistant to the Vice President and Program Coordinator, where she worked with experts in the fields of foreign and domestic policy.

Claire graduated from The Ohio State University with a BA in International Relations & Diplomacy and minors in Public Policy and Spanish. Outside of work, she can be found writing at coffee shops, taking a pilates class, or reading her favorite romance novels at home.

I want to spend my 9-5 feeling like I'm making a positive impact on others, so I knew I wanted to work at Social Finance the moment I found it.