On his own earlier than planned, 30-year-old Yousef faces a catch-22: not enough education for stable work, not enough savings for more education.

We sat down with April Clobes—President & CEO of Michigan State University Federal Credit Union and CEO of Reseda Group, a fintech investment CUSO—ahead of her appearance at the Financial Health Network's EMERGE conference in Atlanta, May 19–21, where she'll speak on the panel "Building for All: Access Is a Design Choice." Here's what she had to say.

We sat down with Asad Ramzanali—who has worked on AI policy at the White House, on Capitol Hill, and now at Vanderbilt University—ahead of his appearance at the Financial Health Network's EMERGE conference in Atlanta, May 19–21, where he'll moderate the panel "AI That Works for People: Guardrails for Financial Health." Here's what he had to say.

We sat down with Lara Hodgson, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of NowAccount and founder of ROX, ahead of her appearance at the Financial Health Network's EMERGE conference in Atlanta, May 19–21, where she'll join the "Innovation & Community Spotlight: What Works, What Travels" session. Here's what she had to say.