religion ethnicity birth_date spouse article_title name occupation alma_mater
judaism jewish 18 january 1965 david e. shaw beth kobliner
 beth kobliner personal finance commentator , journalist brown university
beth kobliner

beth kobliner -lrb- b. january 18 , 1965 -rrb- is a personal finance commentator and journalist , and author of the `` new york times '' bestseller `` get a financial life : personal finance in your twenties and thirties '' .
she 's currently writing a new book , `` make your kid a money genius -lrb- even if you 're not -rrb- '' .
in 2010 , she was appointed by president obama to the president 's advisory council on financial capability , and was instrumental in developing the council 's `` money as you grow '' initiative .
the site , moneyasyougrow.org , has reached over one million visitors .
in february 2014 , beth was appointed by president obama to the president 's advisory council on financial capability for young americans .
kobliner is also the co-author , with her eleven-year-old son , of the 2013 children 's book `` jacob 's eye patch '' , illustrated by jules feiffer .
kobliner served as an advisor for sesame street 's financial education initiative , and appeared in an outreach video with the character elmo .
she is a contributor to the `` huffington post '' and mint.com , has participated regularly in public radio 's national programs `` the takeaway '' , and `` marketplace '' , on which she discussed teens and money with her daughter in the `` beth and becca '' segment .
kobliner has been a columnist at `` glamour '' and `` redbook '' magazines , and has contributed to a number of publications including `` the new york times , '' `` the wall street journal '' , '' '' , `` parade '' , and `` reader 's digest '' .
she was a featured correspondent and national outreach advisor for the pbs special `` your life , your money '' .
