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Palladium (also known as "The Palladium Group", "Palladium Holdings" or "Palladium International") is an international development sector advisory, management and implementation firm, representing the combination of seven prior companies:[1] GRM International, Futures Group,[2] Palladium,[3] the IDL Group,[4] Development & Training Services,[5] HK Logistics[6] and CARANA Corporation.[7] As of October 2016, Palladium employs over 2,500 persons operating in 90 countries.[1] At the end of 2015, Palladium International was the fourth-largest private sector partner for the UK Government's Department for International Development (DFID).[8] During 2011, Palladium International members Futures Group and Carana were USAID's fourteenth and sixteenth largest private sector partners, respectively.[9] At the end of 2012, GRM International was the third largest private sector partner for AusAID.[10]
In 2015, the firm announced the formation of the Positive Impact Research Institute to explore current and future trends in the Impact Economy[30] and the affiliated Let's Make It Possible nonprofit organization.[31][32][33]
Subsidiaries
Subsidiaries of Palladium Group include:
Enclude, acquired in 2018 from Triodos Ventures, an independent fund managed by Triodos Bank[34]
Palladium Consulting India Private Limited (PCIPL), established in 2015, is a joint venture of the Palladium Group with AP Globale. The CEO of PCIPL is Amit Patjoshi.[35]
Notable persons affiliated with Palladium Group include:
Robert S. Kaplan, co-founder, Harvard University Professor, and co-creator of the Balanced Scorecard[30]