Proudly youth-led.
Proudly gen-z.
Our founders started Gen-Z for Financial Literacy when they were 16 years old. After taking personal finance classes at their high school, they realized how fundamental the skills behind knowing how to manage their money were. However, to this day, most U.S. states do not require a semester course in personal finance, with many other schools falling short of even developing financial literacy standards and curricula.
Supported by our partners and guided by our advisory board, we are a youth-led movement working to ensure that our generation — and future generations — are better prepared to manage their money. Financial literacy rates are among the lowest in Gen-Z, and we want to change that.
OUR backstory
Meet the People behind it all
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Stephen Lin
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Matthew shadid
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HAILEY KLEIN
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Pranav Bhongir
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Madison Huynh
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Jamsheed Mistri
Director of Operations, Hack+
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Ria Sambasivan
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Anika Pophali
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Paul Song
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Jadee Lin
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Julian Kim
Intern - Spring 2023 Cohort
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Sanjit Bajpai
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Katherine Zheng, Esq.
General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer
Though Gen-Z for Financial Literacy was founded in New Jersey, United States, our team is spread out around various parts of the world — and we are proud of it. Together, our high school and college staff members represent over a dozen U.S. states and four continents, including North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.