Teresa Dentino - Founder and CEO

As the Founder and CEO of the Financial 411, Teresa Dentino's keen understanding of women's financial needs and behaviors, combined with 30-plus years of industry expertise, place her among the most sought-after experts by private clients and financial firms. Her revolutionary approach to independent financial education for women helps both women and Wall Street bridge the gap between the two sectors.

A former FINRA General Securities Principal (Series 24), Ms. Dentino is an instructor of Finance in the University of California school system, in addition to her private consulting, coaching and speaking practice. Additionally as a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and a Certified Mediator her financial expertise is regularly utilized as an expert witness and in family mediations.

Ms. Dentino’s understanding of financial literacy engagement, her pioneering work in the development of financial education for women, and extensive financial services expertise place her in a unique position for educating and training female clients. Financial service and investment firms looking to improve service delivery to women frequently utilize her guidance.

Ms. Dentino established The Financial 411 in 2001 as an independent, unbiased and women-focused financial education platform. Today her firm and her services remain the only one of its kind, led by a qualified financial professional but without the influence of investment sales.

Ms. Dentino also serves on the advisory board of the University of Illinois's Alumni Women's Connection and volunteers as a community mediator for the Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center. In her free time, she enjoys various community service activities along with playing Polo and horseback riding. She resides in Woodside, California.