Hanna Houdali serves as a Fellow with the Financial Freedom Initiative. Before joining Stanford GSB, he was an associate director and research scientist at the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center (GFLEC), the world’s leading incubator for financial literacy research and policy. Hanna also led the communication and policy efforts of GFLEC and the G53 Financial Literacy and Personal Finance Research Network (G53 Network) of researchers in financial literacy and personal finance. He is an experienced corporate communicator and public affairs professional who worked at Fortune 100 companies, public relations agencies, and other positions within the media. Hanna holds a degree in communications and an MBA from San Ignacio de Loyola University (Peru), as well as a Master’s in Political Management from George Washington University.