Melody Bell

Board Member

Melody Bell

Dr. Melody Bell launched Financial Beginnings in 2005 after a career in finance, during which she repeatedly encountered individuals who were forced to delay life goals such as higher education, homeownership, and retirement after failing to navigate the increasingly complex and predatory financial system. She discovered that, despite a growing need to educate young people about personal finance, few schools offered financial literacy curricula. Driven by her belief that sound financial decisions are the result of early education, Dr. Bell went to work creating high-quality accessible and unbiased financial education programming to fill the gap at her local schools.