Debt-to-equity ratio On a balance sheet, the formal definition is that debt (liabilities) plus equity equals assets, or any equivalent reformulation. Both the formulas below are therefore identical: Debt to equity can also be reformulated in terms of assets or debt: General Electric Co. () Debt-to-equity ratio The debt-to-equity ratio (D/E) is a financial ratio indicating the relative proportion of shareholders' equity and debt used to finance a company's assets. Closely related to leveraging, the ratio is also known as risk, gearing or leverage. The two components are often taken from the firm's balance sheet or statement of financial position (so-called book
Social Finance (US non-profit organization) and Tracy Palandjian founded Social Finance as a sister organization to Social Finance, Ltd., which pioneered the PFS model and launched the first PFS project in 2010. The organization was started in Boston, MA, and added an Austin, TX, office in 2015. Its founding supporters include Omidyar Network, The Pershing Square Foundation, and The Rockefeller Foundation. Tracy Palandjian has served as Social Finance's CEO since its founding in 2011. She is a leader in the field of impact investing, and currently serves as Vice-Chair of the U.S. National Advisory Board to the Global Impact Investment Steering Group (previously the G8