WESLEY F. HALL is the CEO of the Institute for Student Empowerment, which offers critical thinking and problem solving training to at-risk students and the teachers who serve them. He also works for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), helping African-American young men at Crenshaw and Dorsey High Schools understand the value of a quality education. Hall previously served as a consultant to the Omaha Public School District, where he developed a specialized curriculum to help economically challenged students connect education to future financial well-being. Hall has written two books, You are the Money and Jack and the Sly Fox, and hosts “The You Are the Money – Self Investment Radio Show.”