Location: Remote
- Must be located in one of the following states during the internship: AZ, CA, DC, FL, GA, IL, NJ, NY, TN, TX, VA, WI, AR, CO, IN, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, NE, NH, NC, OH, PA, SC, UT, WA, WY
- If physically located near a TPG office, working in-person may be an option
Duration: Late-August–Mid-December 2026
Compensation: $20/hour
Time Commitment: 20 hours per week
About TPG
TPG is a leading global alternative asset management firm, founded in San Francisco in 1992. TPG invests across a broadly diversified set of strategies, including private equity, impact, credit, real estate, and market solutions, and our unique strategy is driven by collaboration, innovation, and inclusion. Our teams combine deep product and sector experience with broad capabilities and expertise to develop differentiated insights and add value for our fund investors, portfolio companies, management teams, and communities.
TPG’s success depends on our people, and we build and sustain our world-class team by creating an inclusive, supportive culture within the firm that seeks excellence and encourages humility and transparency. The quality of our investments and our ability to build great companies depend on the originality of our insights. Reaching our firm’s full potential means supporting every team member to bring the fullness of their unique perspective to their work and to our community. We are committed to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace to foster diversity of thought and reflect the breadth of our limited partners and portfolio companies
About Y Analytics
Y Analytics is TPG's innovative internal capability, purpose-built to understand and improve the environmental and social impacts of deployed capital, in alignment with value creation opportunities.
Y Analytics was launched in parallel to The Rise Fund and founded in partnership with TPG/Rise to provide best-in-class insights and tools that improve capital allocation decisions. Our rigorous approach to impact assessment and management draws on evidentiary academic and economic research, enabling greater use of evidence in capital allocation decision-making and impact valuation.
Today, Y Analytics directly supports impact assessments and decision-making for The Rise Fund, the TPG Rise Climate Fund, and other TPG companies/vehicles with impact objectives. Y Analytics’ mandate also covers responsible investing and sustainability across TPG’s firm and portfolio. We support TPG and its portfolio companies by assessing sustainability performance and advising on risk mitigation and value-creation opportunities.
As we continue to grow, we are leveraging our capabilities in new and innovative ways and sharing our learnings with the broader investment and research communities.
Position
Y Analytics is seeking a Climate Impact Research Assistant to support research and analysis of social/climate impact from existing and potential investments and the furthering of our impact assessment methodology. This RA will spend most of their time contributing to impact assessments for climate-related investments, while likely analyzing investments in the health/social spaces on the side. The Research Assistant will contribute to fast-paced teams conducting impact analysis on live deals and in-depth reviews of academic research. This is a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about impact investment, climate change, renewable energy, economic development, and/or other social-impact areas, and who has a strong desire to expand and deepen knowledge of impact investing in a client-focused work environment.
Requirements
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
- Graduate student or advanced undergraduate (i.e. student entering their final year of undergraduate studies) currently pursuing a degree in Environmental Sciences, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sustainability, Business, Economics, Public Administration, or another relevant program
- Experience and demonstrated interest in one or more of the Rise platform’s climate and energy transition-related thematic areas (clean energy, enabling solutions, decarbonized transport, greening industrials, agricultural & natural solutions) is required
- Experience and/or demonstrated interest in the Rise platform’s health and social-related thematic areas (education, healthcare, financial inclusion) is a plus
- Experience conducting, interpreting, or synthesizing climate research studies of a highly quantitative nature, such as lifecycle assessments (LCAs), various sector decarbonization scenarios, and/or climate-related microeconomic research is required
- Experience contributing to academic research and/or performing literature reviews is a plus, as is experience with non-climate related economic research
- Interest and aptitude in researching industries and technologies
- Excellent Excel skills
- Excellent PowerPoint skills
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills, and fluency in English
Application Instructions: In lieu of a cover letter, please prepare a response to the prompt and submit your application.
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