Pros
The concept and mission are spot on - partnering for sustainable development is a lofty and worthy goal. There were some wonderful people I met while there, who I have stayed in touch with post my departure. A lot of responsibility in a very unstructured way, so you learn a lot very quickly. Looks good on a resume if interested in impact investing.
Cons
I've been in finance and investing for almost a decade and I've never seen another company that takes advantage of stary eyed young professionals wanting to make a difference like this. I started as a fellow - which is a fancy way of saying unpaid intern - and stayed on full-time as an "exec" because I believed so absolutely in the mission. I thought my views were respected, and that the fact that almost no one else had actual asset management or investing experience would be smoothed over with time and education. But I was manipulated. I was promised a path to compensation that was all smoke and mirrors. I sacrificed other opportunities based on commitments that never advanced. I worked 100+ hr weeks for months, offered alternative paths to compensation, and used personal connections to try to advance things. But when it came down to me asking for a structural upside, which is market standard in private fund investing, I was locked out of my email and disparaged to the partners and colleagues I was working with. I've never heard from the founder again. It still blows my mind sometimes.
