About Mind Over Money

Mind Over Money’s vision is to operate a best-in-class program on the Stanford campus that increases all students’ financial wellness with impactful, relevant, and research-informed programming and resources.

Goals

Equip students with the knowledge and skills, confidence, and motivation to increase healthy financial behaviors during and after the Farm
Democratize access to information and resources for all students
Foster a campus culture of healthy financial behaviors and conversations

Meet the Team

We are a team with financial counseling, education, and industry experience dedicated to helping deepen students’ understanding of financial wellness.

Angela Amarillas

Associate Director
Danial Khan

Program Manager; Financial Coach (Money Management | Saving & Spending | Credit | Debt Management | Investing | Income and Benefits | Goal-Setting | Financial Counseling | Money & Relationships | Student Loans | Entrepreneurship)
Kelly Takahashi

Director; Financial Coach (Money Management | Saving & Spending | Credit | Debt Management | Investing | Income and Benefits | Goal-Setting | Financial Counseling | Money & Relationships | Major Life Transitions | Housing)

Community Outreach Coordinator

Anjou Ella Thao '27

Financial Coaching Coordinator

Nico Rei McMillan '25

Events Coordinator

Khaled Khan '24

Digital Media Coordinator

Robin Huang '26

Data & Impact Coordinator

Kwabena Kwakwa '25

Financial Education Coordinator

Sebastian Esteva '26

Financial Coaching

Financial coaching is an educational service for students, postdocs, and recent alumni who wish to develop skills and behaviors (e.g. tackle a financial challenge or to learn about a personal finance topic) to improve upon independently over time. Our coaches are Stanford-affilated volunteers.

Meet our Financial Coaches

Mind Over Money is supported by the Charles Schwab Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to financial education and empowerment, as well as the Stanford Federal Credit Union.