Personal Life
Sharon L. Lechter is the co-author of the #1 NY Times best-sellers Rich Dad, Poor Dad and the Rich Dad series of books. In 2008, Lechter was appointed to the President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy. She is the Founder and CEO of Pay Your Family First and YOUTHpreneur.
Sharon Lechter graduated from Florida State University with an Accounting degree and Magna Cum Laude honors. Shortly after, she began her career in the ranks of a Big Eight accounting firm. Before she and her husband Michael met Robert Kiyosaki and formed the Rich Dad companies, Sharon held various management positions with computer, insurance and publishing companies while maintaining her credentials as a professional CPA. Sharon met her husband Michael Lechter in 1980.
After co-founding the Rich Dad companies, Lechter spent 11 years on the managerial board. In June 2007, Lechter resigned from the managerial board of the Rich Dad companies to further pursue her passion with children's education and financial literacy.
"Our current educational system has not been able to keep pace with the global and technological changes in the world today," Lechter said. "Money is a life skill. We must teach our young people the skills - both scholastic and financial - that they need to not only survive, but to thrive in the world."
Today, she is actively engaged in several business ventures, curriculum, councils and media opportunities to advance financial literacy across the nation.
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