Perceptions of Financial Insecurity in America

About the Session

The economic collapse of COVID-19 and the widespread recognition of racial injustice are shining a light on long standing issues within our financial system–issues that many Americans acknowledged long before these events.

Pre-COVID, in the second half of 2019, Commonwealth conducted a representative survey of 2,000 workers yielded stunning results for an economy that was purportedly booming. Yet, even then more than 80% of Americans said they saw financial insecurity as a major problem–one that could happen at any income level.

The current disruption and upheaval across the country, though uncomfortable and distressing, provides an unprecedented opportunity for the nation’s corporations to help solve this pervasive problem. This research was undertaken with a special eye on the business leaders who have influence on corporate behavior, public thought, and policy action – and are critical to overcoming financial insecurity. In this session you will hear, for the very first time, the findings of this new groundbreaking report and hear how businesses and HR leaders can apply these learnings to build a financially secure workforce and work to ensure a just economy.

Speakers

Rebecca Liebman

CEO & Co-Founder @ LearnLux

Rebecca is the founder of LearnLux, an award-winning workplace financial wellbeing program that blends digital education, interactive tools and access to unbiased Financial Advisors. Her company has raised funding from Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures and Salesforce CEO, Marc Benioff. Rebecca has been honored with accolades such as the 2016 Forbes “30 Under 30” list and LearnLux is a Fast Company’s 2020 World Changing Ideas honoree. She presents around the country at events related to the future of work, HRTech, Fintech, Women in business, impacts of financial stress in the workplace, and innovation in financial wellness.

Timothy Flacke

Executive Director @ Commonwealth

Timothy Flacke is Executive Director of Commonwealth (formerly D2D Fund).  Tim helped launch D2D in 2001 and has served on the organization’s board of directors since that time, drawing on twenty-five years’ experience in the non-profit and private sectors. Under his leadership, D2D has grown from a start-up social venture into Commonwealth, a nationally recognized innovation incubator which partners with leading financial service firms and receives support from the world’s most respected philanthropic foundations.

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