David J. Anderson
David Anderson, President & CEO, joined W!se in 2007 after a career at Citigroup, where he was a director in a unit that supports the process of financial sector/capital markets development in developing countries. Before that, he held management positions at Citigroup in business development, marketing, mergers and acquisitions, and strategy. He holds a B.A. from University College, London and an MBA from Columbia University. He became President & CEO of W!se when its founder, Phyllis Perillo, retired in 2022 and before that was W!se’s Executive Vice President responsible for the Financial Literacy and MoneyW!SE programs as well as partnerships, development and marketing. He is on the adjunct faculty in the Economics Department at Drew University and served on the Advisory Board of Teachers College, Columbia University on Fiscal Sustainability; the Domestic Violence Committee of the NY Women’s Association; and The Teacher Workshop Scholarship Committee of ICE/NYSE.
Kristy Nguyen
Kristy Nguyen, Senior Vice President, is responsible for the implementation and expansion of the W!se Institute. She develops program initiatives, including the Engineered Green Economics (EGE “edge”) initiative and conducts research on program effectiveness. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from CUNY Baruch College and a BA from the USC, San Diego in Political Science.