GFLEC Webinar Series

The pandemic has ignited a global economic crisis that is devastating individuals and families, and leading to large-scale impacts on business and economic prosperity generally. Deeply rooted inequalities compounded by the pandemic now put societal stability at further risk. That these issues must be addressed is a given; the question is how to find solutions that result in an inclusive recovery, ensuring improvements for all.

To ensure that new policies, regulations, and programs are effectively designed and implemented, decision makers must understand the financial situation of the groups they aim to help; the outcomes of other policies, regulations, and programs; and the research on these topics, including research on financial behaviors. In the Connecting to Reimagine: Money & COVID-19 series, you will have the opportunity to connect with and learn from the experiences of thought leaders from the public, private, and academic sectors. What you learn will support your policy or programmatic work and expand your understanding of how other decision makers are handling problems arising from the pandemic.

Connecting to Reimagine: Money & COVID-19 will offer:

• • The academic research about helping individuals and families become more financially knowledgeable and more financially resilient

  • The insights that presenters gained from their programs and policies implemented during a pandemic

  • Discussions about policies and programs that organizations might implement to help those who have been economically impacted by the pandemic

  • The ways to empower individuals to manage their money during COVID-19 and beyond

  • Insights into the myriad financial impacts of this crisis on individuals and families globally, including the disproportionate effects on certain demographic groups

  • An assessment of the successes and shortcomings of selected financial interventions

Following each of the Connecting to Reimagine webinars, participants will be provided with GFLEC’s research relating to the webinar topic, as well as any presenter-provided resources.

• Decision makers in policy and regulatory spheres working to improve financial security and financial well-being

• For-profit and non-profit leaders promoting the financial health of clients, employees, or targeted social impact groups

• Leaders from the private sector who advocate for public policies that impact financial well-being

Selection of Topics for Upcoming Webinars

• Navigating Retirement Security Through a Pandemic

• Financial Literacy and Wellness Among Women

• Financial Fragility During the Pandemic: The Path Forward

• Debt Management and Financial Security

• Using Financial Education to Fight Racial Inequality

• Rethinking the Role of Investor Protection & Education

• Forging Fearlessness: Turning Women Into Investors

• Financial Education in School: Lessons from Portugal

• Boosting Financial Wellness: The Role of Small and Medium-Sized Employers

• Optimizing National Strategies for Financial Education

• Crafting Policies that Address Inequality in Saving, Wealth, and Economic Opportunities

• Investor Knowledge and Behaviors in Times of Crisis

• Increasing Financial Knowledge for Better Rebuilding

• Designing an Inclusive Recovery

• Millennials: Buttressing a Generation at Risk

Professor Annamaria Lusardi

Founder and Academic Director, GFLEC
University Professor of Economics and Accountancy, The George Washington University
Director, Italian Financial Education Committee

Annamaria Lusardi is University Professor of Economics and Accountancy at the George Washington University School of Business (GWSB).  Moreover, she is the founder and academic director of GWSB’s Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center (GFLEC). Previously, she was the Joel Z. and Susan Hyatt Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College, where she taught for twenty years. She has also taught at Princeton University, the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and Columbia Business School. From January to June 2008, she was a visiting scholar at Harvard Business School. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University and a BA from Bocconi University in Italy.

Moderator of Financial Education in School: Lessons from Portugal, Rethinking the Role of Investor Protection & Education, Debt Management and Financial Security, Financial Fragility During the Pandemic: The Path Forward, and Navigating Retirement Security Through a Pandemic webinars,  

Ted Beck

Advisory Council Member, GFLEC
Retired President and CEO, National Endowment of Financial Education
Former member, President Obama’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans

Ted Beck served as president and chief executive officer of the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) from October 2005 to July 2018. The National Endowment for Financial Education is the leading private nonprofit national foundation dedicated to inspiring empowered financial decision making for individuals and families through every stage of life.

In March 2014 Beck was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans. He also serves on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion and as an independent trustee of Driehaus Mutual Funds. From 2010 to 2013 Beck served on the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability and was chair of its Research and Evaluation Committee. Previously, he served on President George W. Bush’s President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy and was chair of its Outreach Committee. Beck served as chairman of the board of the national Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy from 2012 – 2016. In April 2017 Beck received the William E. Odom Visionary Leadership Award from Jump$tart.

Moderator of Using Financial Education to Fight Racial Inequality.

Nicoletta Zappatini

Managing Director, StormHarbour Securities
Member, GFLEC Advisory Council

Nicoletta Zappatini is Partner and Managing Director at StormHarbour Securities in London. She joined the American boutique investment bank in 2013 and is responsible for Origination of Growth Capital and Special Situations transactions for European clients in Real Estate, Infrastructure/Renewable Energy and Structured Finance. She is also the interface with global institutional investors involved in the energy transition via ESG/Impact funds.