Eleanor Blayney, CFP ®

Eleanor Blayney, CFP ® is the Consumer Advocate for the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, reaching out to consumers to help them understand how financial planning and CFP® professionals can help improve their lives.  The author of Women’s Worth a book about how women can make the most of their financial lives, Eleanor worked with individual clients for more than 20 years. As the only woman in a four-partner firm, Eleanor drew upon her woman’s intuition, communication skills and facility for sustaining relationships to help build a wealth management firm that has served hundreds of clients in the DC area.  Eleanor helped spearhead the CFP Board’s Women’s Initiative to address the industry’s “feminine famine.”  Eleanor holds a number of degrees and designations.  She earned an MA in English Literature from the University of Cambridge UK and an MBA from the University of Chicago.  She is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER^TM professional. Her topic will be:  Developing Diversity in the Financial Services Industry.