Advancing Initiatives That Change Lives

We are dedicated problem solvers committed to driving impact within our firm and across our communities. By giving our time, talent and expertise, we are are working to advance opportunity and improve lives.

Our Civic
Leadership Priorities

Expanding Access to Education

By ensuring more students have access to high-quality education, we help advance opportunity, unlock potential and empower student success. We focus our efforts on improving access to high-quality STEM education for students from under-resourced backgrounds, to broaden their pathways to careers in finance and technology.

Invigorating Communities Globally

Through skills-based employee engagement, mentorship programs, firm-wide volunteer opportunities and corporate giving, we help support and improve the communities where we live and work.

Creating
Meaningful Change

For over 30 years, our civic leadership has driven impact for students, families and communities across the globe through our sponsorship of high-impact, data-driven nonprofits.

Education

75%

of Thrive Scholars persist in STEM majors at top colleges compared to 20% of their high-achieving, under-resourced peers.

What happens at Summer Academy—6 hours a day of math and writing—prepares Thrive scholars for rigorous STEM classes in college. They are ready to meet the challenge head-on.

Tyra

Thrive Scholar Chief Program Officer

Education

150+

Countries with students using Schoolhouse.world to access free, high-quality tutoring to support their education.

It reminded me of why I joined to become a tutor…to know that just an hour from my day has the power to influence someone else's learning somewhere else in the world.

Aneesa

Schoolhouse.world Tutor

Education

90%

Of currently employed upReach 
participants are in highly skilled roles.

My mentor has continued to go above and beyond to help me achieve my goals, from CV and communication advice to meaningful conversations on my career path.

Jack

upReach Mentee

Education

727

People have successfully completed the Breakthrough Tech AI training since its inception in 2022.

I finally made my neuroscience dreams come true because of the support of this innovative program! I’ll use the expertise I developed with Breakthrough Tech in Python to make neuroscience research more accessible.

Ashley

Breakthrough Tech AI Student

Applying
Our Expertise
for the Greater Good

From our newest hires to our most experienced leaders, everyone is empowered to contribute their time and their talent to organizations that are driving impact in our communities around the world.

 

Mentorship
Programs

Mentorship is fundamental to our culture, and equally critical to the success of those outside our firm. That’s why we’re proud to sponsor organizations such as Thrive Scholars and The Greenwood Project and for our employees to engage with students as mentors to provide real-world exposure to the finance industry.

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Impact Fellows

Our Impact Fellows program offers incoming employees an innovative way to support the vital work of our nonprofit partner organizations. When compatible with their other obligations, Impact Fellows have the opportunity to leverage their technical skills to solve engineering, data science and technology problems for our nonprofit partners.

Volunteer Opportunities

From volunteering with local nonprofits, organizing community clean-ups or participating in fundraising events, we provide many avenues for colleagues to contribute and make a difference.

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