Economic Growth
The multi-trillion dollar debt tsunami our economy is not prepared for
Pursuing higher education now often involves high amounts of student debt. We must act to ensure that financial wellness is a privilege available to all.
Laurel Taylor
Laurel Taylor is Founder and CEO of Candidly. She previously led a global business unit at Google and holds an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an undergraduate degree from Texas State University. She has experienced first-hand the impact of missing out on two decades of compounding interest while paying down debt, both personally and through her highly educated mother. Taylor is a subject matter expert on the interplay between student debt, saving and the retirement savings crisis, and has been a key contributor on Capitol Hill, successfully advocating for transformative legislation such as the CARES Act and SECURE 2.0. As a prominent voice in financial technology and student debt solutions, she has been a featured speaker at major industry events including SXSW, NAPA, SPARK, EBRI and the Milken Institute. Her expertise has been widely recognized in leading publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Inc., Business Insider and Fortune.
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