FOUNDER, ACORNS ADVISORS
WHY: Founded firm that today is Roth Capital, OC’s largest investment bank. Founder, CEO of investment banking arm E-Trade, top provider of online IPOs before sale.
RECENT: Business Journal’s 2019 Businessperson of the Year in the innovation sector. Startup savant for fintech. Co-founded investment app Acorns with son Jeff; pushing $1B valuation. Latest focus is gaming and e-learning fintech Blast, based in Newport Beach.
QUOTABLE: “Investing is best done early and often, and too many people put it off. We think this is a simple way for people to earn average market returns over the long term.”
