Kevin Wright

Financial Services Professional & Financial Literacy Advocate

Personal Notes

I want people to leave their families with a will, not a bill. Not everyone is blessed with wealth that gets passed down to them. My goal is to disrupt intergenerational cycles and curses that perpetuate toxic habits around money management. Through my past experiences, I have observed numerous situations where a person didn’t have to struggle if only someone had taken the time to provide them the necessary information around financial literacy. Someone invested in my professional development, and I will do all that I can to serve as an advocate for financial literacy in underrepresented communities.

Bio

Kevin was raised in the Historic Westside of Las Vegas, NV. With the love and labor of multiple Black womxn, his upbringing is rooted in Louisiana southern values. Born from a lineage of African, Creole, and Indigenous ancestry, Dr. Wright has been responsible for raising consciousness, building skills and developing strategies to socialize and operationalize equity efforts throughout organizations. Wright’s commitment to racial justice, equity, and inclusion is rooted in his approach with shifting cultures and processes one system at a time to advocate for individuals with historically marginalized identities.

Dr. Wright, a TRIO alum, is also an award-winning educator, best-selling author, and notable public speaker who specializes in the areas of culturally responsive leadership development, personal and professional transformation, and social justice education. Dr. Wright has reached over 100,000 learners from institutions and companies across 5 continents, and has produced scholarship on various topics while serving as an educational consultant. As an advocate for equity and liberation, Dr. Wright also serves as an NFEC Certified Financial Education Instructor and Financial Literacy Advocate to support people from historically marginalized backgrounds reframe their relationship to money while creating intergenerational wealth.

He was also named a For the Culture honoree by Forbes, a #BetterMoneyHabits 50 Under 50k honoree by Bank of America and Buzzfeed, and has been recognized by two former U.S. Presidents for his commitment to service and civic engagement. Kevin earned a bachelor’s in Business Communications with a minor in Sociology from Northern Arizona University, a master’s in Student Affairs Administration from Lewis & Clark College, and a doctorate of education in Organizational Leadership from Northcentral University.

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