Megan Gorman, Esq.
Founder, Chequers Financial Management
Megan Gorman is the founder and managing partner of Chequers Financial Management, a female owned high net worth tax and financial planning firm in San Francisco, California. Megan's clientele ranges from entrepreneurs to corporate executives to inherited family wealth. An attorney by training, she is passionate about the problem-solving required to work in the world of complex financial planning. Megan has been named to the Forbes 2024 Best In State Wealth Advisors, 2024 and 2022 list of America’s Top Women Wealth Advisors – Best in State. Megan spent the first part of her career as a Vice-President at Ayco, A Goldman Sachs Company and BNY Mellon Wealth Management. She has a B.A. in History from Bryn Mawr College and a JD from Rutgers School of Law. Megan is currently serving on the Board of Trustees for the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE). She is Chairwoman of the Investment Committee for the $200m endowment. Megan’s first book, All The Presidents’ Money: How The Men Who Governed America Governed Their Money, will be published in September 2024 by Regalo Books.
Chloé Moore, CFP®
Founder, Financial Staples
Chloé Moore, CFP®, is the Founder of Financial Staples, a virtual, fee-only financial planning firm based in Atlanta, GA and serving clients nationwide. Her firm is dedicated to serving tech employees who are entrepreneurial-minded, philanthropic, and purpose-driven. Chloé believes that money is an emotional topic and it impacts many aspects of our lives. She enjoys helping clients unpack their money history and discover how they can use money to support a life that is most meaningful to them. You can learn more about her at financialstaples.com.
Danika Waddell, CFP®, RLP®, CSLP®
Founder, Xena Financial Planning
Danika Waddell is a Certified Financial Planner and the founder of Xena Financial Planning. Danika is based in Seattle, WA, though her firm is fully virtual. She focuses on women in the tech industry who care deeply about their impact on the world. Danika is passionate about making financial planning more accessible to people who have typically felt excluded by our profession. She loves helping women feel empowered around their money and co-creating their most fulfilled lives. She was recognized as one of Investopedia’s Top 100 Advisors in 2022 and 2023.
Daniel Zajac, CFP®, EA
Managing Partner, Zajac Group
As a writer, speaker, financial advisor, and Zajac Group managing partner, Daniel Zajac (CFP®, EA) is dedicated to educating the community about employee stock options, restricted stock units, and other forms of equity compensation planning. At his firm, Daniel is also responsible for long-term strategic business planning, is actively involved in new business development, and is charged with leading strategic firm initiatives.
Bruce Brumberg, JD
Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder, myStockOptions
Bruce Brumberg has devoted most of his professional career to making complex tax and legal concepts understandable to people who do not enjoy reading the Internal Revenue Code and the securities laws. He is the editor-in-chief and a co-founder of myStockOptions.com, the premier provider of web-based educational content and tools on stock options, restricted stock, ESPPs, SARs, and performance shares. Bruce runs another website (myNQDC.com, on nonqualified deferred comp) and writes a popular blog at Forbes.com. He graduated from the University of Michigan and University of Virginia School of Law.