WASHINGTON, Aug. 6, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- CFP Board today announced the appointment of
Jillien Meier as its Managing
Director of Program Development. In this new role, Meier leads the
creation, innovation and delivery of programs, products and
services at CFP Board that advance the financial planning
profession for the benefit of the public. Meier brings over a
decade of experience developing successful nonprofit programs and
campaigns.
As Managing Director, Meier oversees initiatives to support
CFP® professionals and increase the diversity of the
financial planning profession. This includes building impactful
external partnerships and engaging thought leaders and others in
the financial advice ecosystem to support the development of
relevant and practical programs. She is responsible for conference
and event programming as well as the delivery of compelling content
through online and print channels. She also serves as the executive
sponsor to the Women's Initiative (WIN) Council and Diversity
Advisory Group.
"Jillien's experience coordinating impactful nonprofit campaigns
and programs and her deep commitment to diversity are significant
assets to our work to elevate and grow the financial planning
profession," said CFP Board CEO Kevin R.
Keller, CAE.
Since 2012, Meier worked at Share Our Strength, where she
developed and implemented a national partnerships strategy and
pioneered new programmatic approaches. As the Managing Director for
the No Kid Hungry campaign's program partnerships and strategy
development, she successfully launched 16 state-based No Kid Hungry
campaigns and managed an $8 million
fundraising drive.
Prior to her work at Share Our Strength, Meier worked at the
Annie E. Casey Foundation, a part of the Center for Family Economic
Success. Meier earned her master's degree in social policy and her
bachelor's degree in government and politics from the University of Maryland, College Park.
Meier is based at CFP Board's headquarters in Washington, D.C., and collaborates closely
with the Managing Directors of Research, Workforce and Corporate
Relations, reporting to the Chief Program Officer, Lisa Davis, J.D.
ABOUT CFP BOARD
CFP Board is the professional body for personal financial planners
in the U.S. CFP Board consists of two affiliated organizations
focused on advancing the financial planning profession for the
public's benefit. CFP Board of Standards sets and upholds
standards for financial planning and administers the prestigious
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification — widely
recognized by the public, advisors and firms as the standard
for financial planners — so that the public has access to the
benefits of competent and ethical financial planning. CFP®
certification is held by more than 100,000 people in the U.S.
CFP Board Center for Financial Planning addresses diversity
and workforce development challenges and conducts and publishes
research that adds to the financial planning profession's body of
knowledge.
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