Impact Strategy Intern- Spring 2026

Company Overview

Soros Fund Management LLC (SFM) is a global asset manager and family office founded by George Soros in 1970. With $28 billion in assets under management (AUM), SFM serves as the principal asset manager for the Open Society Foundations, one of the world’s largest charitable foundations dedicated to advancing justice, human rights, and democracy.

Distinct from other investment platforms, SFM thrives on agility, acting decisively when conviction is high and exercising patience when it’s not. With permanent capital, a select group of major clients, and an unconstrained mandate, we invest opportunistically with a long-term view in a wide range of strategies and asset classes, including public and private equity and credit, fixed income, foreign exchange, and alternative assets. Our teams operate with autonomy, while cross-team collaboration strengthens our conviction and empowers us to capitalize on market dislocations.

At SFM, we foster an ownership mindset, encouraging professionals to challenge the status quo, innovate, and take initiative. We prioritize development, enabling team members to push beyond their roles, voice bold ideas, and contribute to our long-term success. This culture of continuous growth and constructive debate fuels innovation and drives efficiencies.

Our impact is measured by both the returns we generate and the values we uphold, from environmental stewardship to social responsibility. Operating as a unified team across geographies and mandates, we remain committed to our mission, ensuring a meaningful, lasting impact.

Headquartered in New York City with offices in Greenwich, Garden City, London, and Dublin, SFM employs 200 professionals.

Team Overview

The Impact Strategy team at SFM is committed to leveraging our unique asset base to deliver strong financial outcomes while contributing to OSF’s mission to advance justice, equity and human dignity. The team achieves this through internal collaboration with investment professionals and a dedicated focus on corporate engagement with portfolio companies. The team focuses on a core set of themes including climate transition, human rights, ethical AI, equity and social inclusion where we are well positioned to drive real world impact without compromising return

Job Overview

This spring internship is for second year graduate or MBA student who is interested in gaining real world expertise in investment stewardship and sustainability research, with opportunities to engage with senior leadership at portfolio companies. This is a part-time internship (up to 20 hours a week) and will last the spring semester, commencing January 2026 and concluding in May 2026. The intern will join us in the office for at least two days per week and complete the remaining hours remotely. The intern can expect to complete the program having learned about the strategy and culture at a mission-driven asset manager, built deep industry and subject matter knowledge, and expanded their professional network.

Major Responsibilities

The intern will sit with the Impact Strategy team and focus on company sustainability research and engagement. The intern will review and analyze corporate progress on, among other things, climate and human impact issues, to prepare for communications and meetings with portfolio companies. They will also provide assessments of proxy voting materials informing SFM’s vote decisions ahead of annual shareholder meetings. As scheduling permits, the intern will participate in meetings with senior leadership and sustainability experts at portfolio companies. The intern may also be asked to work on sector specific or thematic research projects.

What We Value  

• Second year graduate students pursuing a degree at least in-part focusing on sustainability or have professional experience and/or completed significant coursework pertaining to issues around climate change and human rights/societal issues
• Coursework in finance or economics a plus
• Interest or experience in energy, utilities, data centers, artificial intelligence, and/or energy policy is a plus
• Strong writing skills and ability to craft messaging for senior leaders on climate transition planning and social equity themes
• Subject matter expertise in one or more sustainability issue, e.g., climate change, energy transition, data privacy, human rights
• Ability to compile and understand academic and industry research on a topic
• Highly analytical with an ability to organize and analyze large data sets, and capable of interpreting, reporting and discussing results with audiences at various levels
• Ability to think critically and draw connections between advancing sustainability at a systems level and SFM’s policy goals
• Passion to make a difference through impact investing
• High degree of attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively in a fast paced, team-oriented environment

We anticipate the base salary of this role to be between $40.00-$45.00 per hour.

In all respects, candidates need to reflect the following SFM core values:

Smart risk-taking   //   Owner’s Mindset   //   Teamwork   //   Humility   //   Integrity    

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