Our Next Phase of Growth: Moneythink names Josh Lachs as CEO

OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Moneythink, a national tech nonprofit that empowers under-resourced youth to achieve college success through coaching and technology, announced today that Joshua Lachs has been named the new Chief Executive Officer of the organization. Josh brings extensive experience in the nonprofit, social enterprise, and higher education sectors to Moneythink. His history of leading comprehensive strategic development as well as revenue, program, and external relations growth will be instrumental in guiding Moneythink through its next phase of development and scale.

"Since our founding in 2008, Moneythink has pioneered award-winning technology solutions to bring financial guidance to its students, and today the organization is perfectly poised to scale its impact," said Board Chairman, Greg Nance. "Josh's catalytic leadership as CEO will enable millions of young people to overcome financial barriers to college success. We are confident Josh has the creative insight, operational acumen, executive experience, and core values to lead our pioneering, mission-driven organization into a defining new era."

Josh comes to Moneythink from the internationally-reaching organization, Net Impact, where he served as Chief Business Development Officer. Previous to that, he was the CEO at Breakthrough Collaborative, an award-winning, national college access organization with the country's largest pre-residency program for aspiring educators. Josh also previously served as Chief Officer of Workforce Development & Community Engagement for Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo, and Marin, a nationally reputed $42M regional job training enterprise. Prior to that, Josh enjoyed a lengthy career as a university dean and executive director scaling programs, diversifying revenue streams, and growing partnerships for globally-facing campuses.

Read more about Josh and what he has to say about his new role in our full article here.

Josh succeeds founding CEO, Ted Gonder, who led the organization from its establishment in 2008 at the University of Chicago as a student volunteer initiative to its growth as a national college access nonprofit organization. Along the way, Moneythink has been recognized as a pioneer in the development of technology solutions, and today, the organization is primed to scale its impact. Josh's appointment reflects Moneythink's incredible growth over the last two years and its current state of innovation. Moneythink is extremely grateful for Ted's leadership and is excited for him to continue to serve as an advisor on the Board of Directors.

SOURCE Moneythink