Alexa von Tobel Founder and Managing Partner, Inspired Capital
Founder and CEO, LearnVest
Alexa von Tobel, CFP is founder and managing partner of Inspired Capital and the New York Times-Bestselling Author of Financially Fearless and the upcoming Financially Forward. Prior to Inspired Capital, Alexa founded LearnVest in 2008 with the goal of helping people make progress on their money. After raising nearly $75 million in venture capital, LearnVest was acquired by Northwestern Mutual in May 2015 in one of the biggest fintech acquisitions of the decade. Following the acquisition, von Tobel remained CEO of LearnVest and assumed leadership duties at Northwestern Mutual as the Chief Digital Officer. Alexa has appeared on the cover of Forbes Magazine, been interviewed on NPR's How I Built This and been featured in a wide variety of publications from The New York Times to Vogue.
She is a member of the 2016 Class of Henry Crown Fellows and an inaugural member of President Obama's Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship. Alexa has been honored with numerous recognitions including: Fortune's 40 Under 40, Fortune's Most Powerful Women, Forbes' 30 Under 30, Inc. Magazine's 30 Under 30 and World Economic Forum's Young Global Leader.
Originally from Florida, Alexa attended Harvard College and Harvard Business School before settling in New York City where she currently resides with her husband and children.
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