Speakers
Linda Childears
President and CEO, Daniels Fund
Linda Childears is president and CEO of the Daniels Fund, which was created by the Denver cable pioneer Bill Daniels to provide grants and scholarships in four Rocky Mountain states. Prior to assuming this post, Ms. Childears worked to plan and organize the Young Americans Bank and was its president from 1987 to 2005. She also spearheaded the Young Americans Center for Financial Education, which she has led since its inception in 1990. Over the course of her banking career, she has held numerous leadership roles, including vice president at First National Bancorporation, president at Equitable Bank of Littleton, and president of the Financial Consortium, a banking industry consultancy. She has also served the industry as a board member for the Colorado Bankers Association, the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado, and the Colorado Student Loan Program, as well as chairman of the board of the American Bankers Association Education Foundation.
