In this Episode:
Dara Duguay, CEO of Credit Builders Alliance, joins the program for the fifth episode of Keys to Financial Inclusion. Dara shares her thoughts on what inclusive community development looks like, and the financial challenges facing families today. Discover how policy makers, regulators, foundations, nonprofits and businesses can work together to promote greater equity and inclusion, particularly as it relates to persons with disabilities.
…The credit report, and in many cases the corresponding credit score are just so vital. And so having people included, being able to actually have a credit identity, I think is part of the fabric of the country for better or worse. It’s the way that it is now. — Dara Duguay
About Dara Duguay:
Dara Duguay is the CEO of Credit Builders Alliance (CBA) in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining CBA, she ran her own consulting practice and advised clients such as TD Bank, the World Bank Group, Experian, Visa and SunTrust Bank on their financial education efforts. Duguay was the Director of Citi’s Office of Financial Education and oversaw a $200 million global commitment. Preceding her work at Citi, she served as the founding Executive Director of the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy, which advocates for increased financial education for youth. Duguay started work in the field as the Director of Education for the Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Los Angeles. An accomplished author, she has published four books, including the critically acclaimed Please Send Money: A Financial Survival Guide for Young Adults and her latest release, From Wall Street with Love.
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