Overview
Introduction
Malk Partners is an ESG-focused advisor to private market investors and their portfolio companies. Based in La Jolla, CA, the company works with clients on setting and sharing commitments, due diligence, monitoring, reporting and more.
Company Stats
Employer Type
Size
Featured Rankings
Major Office Locations
Employment Contact
Vault Verdict
Within the wider consulting world, insiders at Malk Partners are relatively easy to identify: they’re consultants who seem to enjoy getting up to do their work every day. While that may be no surprise given the firm’s focus on making a positive impact in and on the world, what is remarkable is the degree to which that mission translates to a company culture that is open, connected, and recognizes employees as the center of the firm’s success.
Mission aside, the firm appears to do a good job balancing consultants’ workloads, despite occasional crunches related to due diligence work. The one tradeoff seems to be that compensation is less generous than at competing advisory firms in the financial sector—although that’s a difficult comparison to make, given the relat...
About the Company
Based in La Jolla, CA, Malk Partners works with private market investment firms and their portfolio companies to identify, set and monitor areas for ESG governance within their businesses.
Malk’s consultants draw on a toolkit that includes transaction advisory, operational engagement, and investor relationships, and provides services related to establishing firm level commitments to ESG initiatives, as well as due diligence and monitoring and reporting. The firm’s consultants also work with impact investment funds, providing advice and strategies for improving social and/or environmental impacts. This triple bottom line approach is supported by Malk’s abilities in setting fund-level strategies, in addition to due diligence, monitoring and reporting.
Employee Reviews
- “Commitment to not greenwashing and actually making meaningful ESG change.”
- “Expertise in ESG is strong, and the sole focus on ESG is unusual for a consulting firm, for which ESG is usually a service offering but not a core or prioritized service.”
- “From a hiring standpoint, the opportunity to take on responsibility early in your career and/or in your time at the company. Firm gives everyone, from entry level associates through leadership opportunities to take on ow...
- “Commitment to not greenwashing and actually making meaningful ESG change.”
- “Expertise in ESG is strong, and the sole focus on ESG is unusual for a consulting firm, for which ESG is usually a service offering but not a core or prioritized service.”
- “From a hiring standpoint, the opportunity to take on responsibility early in your career and/or in your time at the company. Firm gives everyone, from entry level associates through leadership opportunities to take on ownership of projects and initiatives, such as directly managing people only a few years out of undergrad.
- Across the board employees get exposure to clients and the broader market, as well as a variety of tasks. If you're willing to pursue some additional work or demonstrate that initiative, promotion paths upward can be shorter than what I've seen at other firms.”
- “The people and culture of the firm is unmatched. Everyone is kind, supportive, interesting and incredibly smart. I often feel I am smarter because I have such talented colleagues. I learn from others often and everyone is interested in helping one another.”
Getting Hired Here
- “Firm conducts at least two interviews, a written take home assignment, followed by a super day that involves a case study, discussion of the written assignment, and behavioral interview.”
- “First round, second round, case assignment, then final round super-day. Firm is looking for candidates who can think creatively about ESG issues and show an interest in ESG, but not necessarily required to have prior experience in ESG. Firm is also looking for college graduates or recent graduates i...
- “Firm conducts at least two interviews, a written take home assignment, followed by a super day that involves a case study, discussion of the written assignment, and behavioral interview.”
- “First round, second round, case assignment, then final round super-day. Firm is looking for candidates who can think creatively about ESG issues and show an interest in ESG, but not necessarily required to have prior experience in ESG. Firm is also looking for college graduates or recent graduates it can rely to maintain its flow of delivery work, so qualities like attention to detail, good teamwork, commitment to process, and so on.”
- “Malk seeks high functioning, self-starting individuals, such as those that might be drawn to earlier stage companies. A strong candidate is generally ambitious, accomplished, and polished, as well as thoughtful and personable during interviews. We are trying to move away from recruiting from only highly selective schools.”
- “Someone who is inquisitive, ready to learn, self-starter, and can demonstrate the ability to juggle multiple responsibilities at once.”
- “We look for individuals that are entrepreneurial, care about sustainability/social impact, and are resilient.”
Perks & Benefits