Leslie E. Linfield, Esq. is the Executive Director and Founder of the Institute for Financial Literacy™ and a national authority on adult financial literacy education and consumer finance issues. During her career as a banker, stock broker, HUD housing counselor, certified consumer credit counselor and practicing attorney she has conducted hundreds of presentations on budgeting and consumer credit.

A noted author, her work has been widely covered in the New York Times, Newsweek, Time Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Portland Press Herald, and SmartMoney, among other publications. Ms. Linfield is also a contributing editor for the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal and regularly appears on television as a personal finance expert. She has served on two committees of the American Bankruptcy Institute and on the Advisory Board for the Center for Consumer Financial Services at R.I.T., and currently serves on the Finance Authority of Maine’s Financial Literacy Advisory Council. Ms. Linfield is a graduate of Charter Oak State College in Connecticut and New England School of Law in Boston.

Ms. Linfield has been published on a variety of topics in professional journals, magazines and newspapers. Her published research includes “2009 Annual Consumer Bankruptcy Demographics Report: The American Debtor in The Great Recession,” “Who Went Bankrupt in 2006? A Demographic Analysis of American Debtors,” “2007 Annual Consumer Bankruptcy Demographics Report,” “2008 Annual Consumer Bankruptcy Demographics Report: American Debtors in a Recession,” “Aging and Bankruptcy: Are Older Americans Truly Afforded an Economic Fresh Start?” and “Proposed Rebates in 2008: How will Americans Spend Their Tax Rebate Checks?”

Ms. Linfield has published several books on personal finance, including: Senior Financial Safety (2010); Guide to Insurance & Investing (2010); First Step: Family Financial Management (2008); Guide to Credit & Debt Management (2007); Budget! It’s not a Four Letter Word (2005) Fresh Start: Personal Financial Management (2005); and Guide to Budgeting (2004).

To schedule a media interview or speaking engagement, call 207-828-3975 or email askleslie@leslielinfield.com.