Beth Kobliner

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Beth Kobliner is a personal finance commentator and journalist, and author of the New York Times bestseller Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties.[1] In 2010, she was appointed by President Obama to the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability,[2][3] and was instrumental in developing the council's Money as You Grow initiative.[4][5][6]

Kobliner is also the co-author, with her nine-year-old son, of the 2013 children's book Jacob's Eye Patch, illustrated by Jules Feiffer.[7][8]

Kobliner served as an advisor for Sesame Street's financial education initiative, and appeared in an outreach video with the character Elmo.[9][10][11] She is a contributor to the Huffington Post [3] and Mint.com,[12] has participated regularly in public radio's national programs The Takeaway,[13] and Marketplace, on which she discussed teens and money with her daughter in the "Beth and Becca" segment.[14] Kobliner has been a columnist at Glamour [15] and Redbook magazines,[16] and has contributed to a number of publications including The New York Times,[3][17] O: The Oprah Magazine,[18] Parade,[19] and Reader's Digest.[20] She was a featured correspondent[21] and national outreach advisor[22] for the PBS special Your Life, Your Money.

Early Life and Education

Kobliner grew up in a Jewish family,[23][24][25] the daughter of a New York high school principal and a homemaker.[26] Kobliner is a graduate of Brown University,[27] where she studied literature.[26] Following college, she worked for Sylvia Porter, a pioneer in the personal finance field,[27] and later joined Money magazine as a staff writer.[26]

Personal life

Kobliner is married to hedge fund manager and billionaire David E. Shaw.[28] The Shaws are members of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in Manhattan.[29]

References

  1. ↑ Lieber, Ron (May 25, 2009). "Your Money; Financial Advice for Recent Graduates". New York Times.
  2. ↑ The White House (October 12, 2010). "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". Press Release. Retrieved 2011-6-5.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 King, Danny (October 14, 2010). "Kobliner, Ketchum Among Obama Appointees for 'Financial Literacy' Council". Daily Finance.
  4. ↑ "USNews.com; The Best Back-to-School Money Lessons for Kids". 
  5. ↑ "MSN.com; What Kids Should Know About Money". 
  6. ↑ "Forbes.com; Financial Literacy for All Young Americans". 
  7. ↑ 's-Eye-Patch/Beth-Kobliner/9781476737362 "SimonandSchuster.com; Jacob's Eye Patch". 
  8. ↑ "SimonandSchuster.com". 
  9. ↑ Hannon, Kerry (April 14, 2011). "Second Verse; From Sesame Street to Wall Street: Teaching Pre-Schoolers Money Skills". Forbes.
  10. ↑ MarksJarvis, Gail (May 13, 2011). Elmo puts kids on right street to financial literacy". Chicago Tribune.
  11. ↑ ABCNews.com; Good Morning America (May 20, 2011). "Elmo, 'Sesame Street' and PNC Bank Team Up to Teach Kids Money Management".]
  12. ↑ "Mint.com". 
  13. ↑ Thetakeaway.org; People. Retrieved 2011-6-6.
  14. ↑ "DailyWorth.com". 
  15. ↑ "PBS.org; Your Life, Your Money National Advisory Board". 
  16. ↑ Moses, Lucia (December 16, 2009). "Redbook Adds New Columnists, Including a Man". Adweek.
  17. ↑ Lieber, Ron (April 15, 2011). "Your Money; Too Young for Finance? Think Again". The New York Times.
  18. ↑ "Oprah.com; Fall Shopping Guide". 
  19. ↑ "U.S. Department of the Treasury; Resource Center". 
  20. ↑ "Reader's Digest; Your Credit Score: The Magic Number Explained". 
  21. ↑ PBS.org; Types of Insurance-Interview Highlights from Your Life, Your Money. Retrieved 2011-6-6.
  22. ↑ PBS.org; Your Life, Your Money National Advisory Board. Retrieved 2011-6-6.
  23. ↑ Oy Chicago: "‘Get a Financial Life’ - 2009 guide offers tips to getting young people on financial track in tough economic times" By Cindy Sher June 22, 2009
  24. ↑ Jewish Women Magazine: "Dollars & Sense - In today’s anxious financial climate, these savvy women are helping educate and empower women to take control of their money" By Susan Josephs Winter 2011
  25. ↑ Beth Kobliner website: "I am a Cover Girl" retrieved April 1, 2013
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 Iwata, Edward (May 1, 1996). "Wake-up call for Xers". San Francisco Chronicle.
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 The Brown University News Bureau (May 16, 1996). "1996 Forums to feature Sandra Day O'Connor, Mary Chapin Carpenter". Press Release. Retrieved 2011-6-6.
  28. ↑ The Real Deal: "Hedge funder spends $75M on Westchester manse" August 01, 2012
  29. ↑ Stephen Wise Free Synagogue retrieved April 1, 2013

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