I am passionate about guiding students and recent graduates on the path to financial wellness.

As an experienced educator, writer, and speaker I am skilled at simplifying the complex, sometimes intimidating world of personal finance
 
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Where I've Taught

I have experience teaching personal finance at some of the leading universities in the U.S.

HARVARD University

  • Course Lecturer: 2012 - Present

  • Co-founder of Personal Financial Management Program

  • 750+ students taught

  • 9.4 Recommend To A Friend Score

  • 9.7 Speaker Effectiveness Score

COLUMBIA University

  • Lecturer: 2014 - Present

  • Created workshops for:

    • Columbia Business School

    • Columbia Graduate School of Arts & Sciences

  • 9.3 Recommend To A Friend Score

  • 9.6 Speaker Effectiveness Score

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WHARTON (UPENN)

  • Instructor: 2017 - Present

  • Teach Personal Finance bootcamps as part of:

    • Leadership and Development (LEAD) Program

    • Leadership in the Business World (LBW) Summer Program

Where I've Spoken

 

I have motivated and educated employees across many industries on how to improve their personal finances

 
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                                                          industry: law

Audiences:

  • 1st Gen Affinity Group Members

  • Summer Interns

Recommend To A Friend Score: 9.7

Speaker Effectiveness Score: 9.7

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induStry: tech    

Audience:

  • NYC Corporate Employees

Presentation:

  • Millennial Money Mistakes At Start-Ups

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industry: medicine              

Audience:

  • Resident Physicians

Presentation:

  • Money Mistakes Doctors Make in Residency

 

 Education

Master in Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts in Economics  with Distinction in all Subjects; Phi Beta Kappa inductee

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