NOAH KERNER
CHAIRMAN/CEOACORNS
WHY: Runs Irvine-based fintech firm and a micro-investing app. Launched Acorns in 2014 geared at millennials, that counts 6M global subscribers. Has helped over 15.5M of everyday Americans save and invest more than $26B, mostly in small amounts.
IN THE NEWS: To accelerate its family product strategy, acquired Zeta app that provides financial tools and services for couples and families in June; marks fifth product buy in past two years. In 2023, expanded the firm’s financial advice programming to children and teens via acquiring GoHenry and PixPay.
NOTABLE: Serves on the board of VH1’s Save The Music Foundation and co-founded Give Kids Art to deliver art programming to kids in need through the Boys and Girls Clubs.
QUOTABLE: “We can offer the next generation a lifetime of financial wellness if we set them up with the right tools and knowledge early on.”
