Visionary Speaker Series
In our most recent Visionary Speaker interview, Dr. Tony Iton, Senior Vice President of the California Endowment, speaks about theconsequences of chronic stress. Dr. Iton suggests that we can promote health and prosperity by giving people more power to craft their own solutions.
California Assemblymember Fiona Ma shares her thoughts on California’s budget woes, highlighting the recently passed Propositions 25 and 26 and discussing their implications for state legislators.
Our second Visionary Speaker Series video features Paul Leonard, California Office Director of the Center for Responsible Lending. In this interview, Mr. Leonard speaks about emerging asset preservation issues facing low-income working families. He also briefly discusses a new innovation championed by Self-Help Federal Credit Union, the Micro Branch.
EARN is honored to present an interview with San Francisco Treasurer Jose Cisneros for our inaugural Visionary Speaker Series video.
In this interview, Treasurer Cisneros discusses various progressive initiatives the City of San Francisco is implementing to increase financial access for low-wage workers. Treasurer Cisneros spearheaded Bank on San Francisco, Kindergarten to College, the launch of a Financial Education Network, and an effort to make San Francisco the first paper paycheck-free city in the United States.
