Carl Richards

About Carl Richards

Carl Richards is a Certified Financial Planner™ and creator of the Sketch Guy column, which appeared weekly for a decade in The New York Times. Carl has also been featured on Marketplace Money, Oprah.com, and Forbes.com. In addition, Carl has become a frequent keynote speaker at financial planning conferences and visual learning events around the world. Through his simple sketches, Carl makes complex financial concepts easy to understand. His sketches also serve as the foundation for his two books, The One-Page Financial Plan: A Simple Way to Be Smart About Your Money and The Behavior Gap: Simple Ways to Stop Doing Dumb Things with Money (Portfolio/Penguin). His sketches have appeared in a solo show at the Kimball Art Center in Park City, Utah, as well as other showings at Parsons School of Design in New York City, The Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California, and an exhibit at the Mansion House in London. His commissioned work is on display in businesses and educational institutions across the globe. Carl also founded The Society of Advice, a monthly membership that provides access to highly curated conversations between Carl and prominent guests. https://thesocietyofadvice.com/ He currently resides in Park City, Utah, with his family and is available for speaking engagements and conferences both nationally and internationally. Find Carl on social media here: https://twitter.com/behaviorgap https://instagram.com/behaviorgap

Experience

1. Chief Brand Officer

   Elements

   Jan 2022 — Present

Education

• University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Finance

  1993 — 1997