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 working to advance opportunity and improve 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 working to advance opportunity and improve lives.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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High-achieving first generation students from under-resourced communities face significant challenges when applying to colleges and starting a career, from a lack of financial support or exposure to rigorous academic opportunities to inadequate career coaching. These barriers can make it difficult for these students to establish themselves at top academic institutions and in competitive industries. Through a data-driven, six-year academic and professional development program, Thrive Scholars invests in talented students before college and supports them as they transition into their careers. Our firm sponsors Thrive, which offers various forms of support to students including mentoring, instructional programs, financial aid, internships and networking opportunities. More than 90% of Thrive participants go on to attend Top 100 colleges, helping the next generation bring diverse perspectives to finance and tech.
High-achieving first generation students from under-resourced communities face significant challenges when applying to colleges and starting a career, from a lack of financial support or exposure to rigorous academic opportunities to inadequate career coaching. These barriers can make it difficult for these students to establish themselves at top academic institutions and in competitive industries. Through a data-driven, six-year academic and professional development program, Thrive Scholars invests in talented students before college and supports them as they transition into their careers. Our firm sponsors Thrive, which offers various forms of support to students including mentoring, instructional programs, financial aid, internships and networking opportunities. More than 90% of Thrive participants go on to attend Top 100 colleges, helping the next generation bring diverse perspectives to finance and tech.
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High-achieving first generation students from under-resourced communities face significant challenges when applying to colleges and starting a career, from a lack of financial support or exposure to rigorous academic opportunities to inadequate career coaching. These barriers can make it difficult for these students to establish themselves at top academic institutions and in competitive industries. Through a data-driven, six-year academic and professional development program, Thrive Scholars invests in talented students before college and supports them as they transition into their careers. Our firm sponsors Thrive, which offers various forms of support to students including mentoring, instructional programs, financial aid, internships and networking opportunities. More than 90% of Thrive participants go on to attend Top 100 colleges, helping the next generation bring diverse perspectives to finance and tech.
High-achieving first generation students from under-resourced communities face significant challenges when applying to colleges and starting a career, from a lack of financial support or exposure to rigorous academic opportunities to inadequate career coaching. These barriers can make it difficult for these students to establish themselves at top academic institutions and in competitive industries. Through a data-driven, six-year academic and professional development program, Thrive Scholars invests in talented students before college and supports them as they transition into their careers. Our firm sponsors Thrive, which offers various forms of support to students including mentoring, instructional programs, financial aid, internships and networking opportunities. More than 90% of Thrive participants go on to attend Top 100 colleges, helping the next generation bring diverse perspectives to finance and tech.
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At Citadel, we encourage each of our team members to serve their communities as civic leaders. The Community Leaders program enables this support by providing our colleagues with concierge nonprofit board matching, governance training, and cash grants.
At Citadel, we encourage each of our team members to serve their communities as civic leaders. The Community Leaders program enables this support by providing our colleagues with concierge nonprofit board matching, governance training, and cash grants.
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 for our employees to engage with students as mentors to provide real-world exposure to the finance industry.
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.
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.
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 for our employees to engage with students as mentors to provide real-world exposure to the finance industry.
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.
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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During a recent Connect Volunteers event, Citadel team members partnered with the Central Park Conservancy to collect litter, pull weeds, and preserve the iconic public space in New York City.
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Citadel employees packaged fresh produce and food for distribution in partnership with The Greater Chicago Food Depository which works to eliminate hunger and the underlying issues that cause food insecurity and poverty.
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In partnership with Project Sunshine, Citadel employees packed 2,300 activity kits with safe and creative play materials for children in New York area hospitals. The kits spark joy and provide therapeutic and educational opportunities for children during their healing process.
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Citadel interns donned gloves and tools to help clean Central Park’s less traveled paths, volunteering for the Central Park Conservancy.1 / 4
During a recent Connect Volunteers event, Citadel team members partnered with the Central Park Conservancy to collect litter, pull weeds, and preserve the iconic public space in New York City.2 / 4
Citadel employees packaged fresh produce and food for distribution in partnership with The Greater Chicago Food Depository which works to eliminate hunger and the underlying issues that cause food insecurity and poverty.3 / 4
In partnership with Project Sunshine, Citadel employees packed 2,300 activity kits with safe and creative play materials for children in New York area hospitals. The kits spark joy and provide therapeutic and educational opportunities for children during their healing process.4 / 4
Citadel interns donned gloves and tools to help clean Central Park’s less traveled paths, volunteering for the Central Park Conservancy.I decided to become a mentor because I was the first person in my family to go to college, so I know how tricky it can be to navigate that system. Having had my own mentors in the past, I understand how important it is.
Afton
Citadel Mentor
When I started college, I felt like there weren’t a lot of resources available to me but when I started my professional career, I realized that there was a whole world of resources. I want my mentee to have access to those resources so that she feels she can achieve her goals.
Felipe
Citadel Mentor
I decided to become a mentor because I was the first person in my family to go to college, so I know how tricky it can be to navigate that system. Having had my own mentors in the past, I understand how important it is.
Afton
Citadel Mentor
When I started college, I felt like there weren’t a lot of resources available to me but when I started my professional career, I realized that there was a whole world of resources. I want my mentee to have access to those resources so that she feels she can achieve her goals.
Felipe
Citadel Mentor
