Founder and Executive Director of Your Money Matters Mentoring, Clinton Taylor works with low-income and minority youth and young adults to provide critical real-life financial education and mentoring that supports them as they improve their personal and financial situations. His passion drives the success of his coaching, counseling, and mentoring programs which have grown over 250% in the last 2 years to serve more than 1400 young people.

Clinton’s hands-on approach to financial education by pairing courses with student-mentor partnerships is quickly closing the gap that exists between standard financial literacy programs in schools and institutions and the real-world need for personal and dedicated guidance through the complicated, and often overwhelming, maze of personal finance. In addition to his own lived experience with poverty and justice involvement, Clinton has over 15 years of experience and training in social services and education, as well as a Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership, a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development and Family Studies, and national certification as a Certified Financial Education Instructor.