NOAH KERNER
CEO
ACORNS
WHY: Runs Irvine-based fintech firm and a micro-investing app geared at millennials.
IN THE NEWS: Has helped millions of everyday Americans save and invest over $22B, mostly in small amounts. Through strategic acquisitions, he’s expanded the firm’s financial advice programming to children.
NOTABLE: Passionate about the arts and philanthropy, he 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: “All kids around the world deserve access to responsible money management tools and financial education.”
