Background
Since 2011, Magnetar Capital has supported financial literacy efforts in Chicago. The original program, Magnetar Academy, reached more than 16,000 high school students in 700 Chicago-area high school classrooms. In 2016, Magnetar Capital Foundation partnered with the University of Chicago to establish the Magnetar Capital UChicago Financial Education Initiative. This partnership aims to develop the tools, resources, and capacity to scale financial education across the United States.
We are a team of researchers, educators, and writers with expertise in financial education, pedagogy, curriculum development, educational psychology, and digital tool development.
