Manisha Thakor

Author of MoneyZen (Harper Business)

Financial Literacy Advocate and Founder of MoneyZen.com

Manisha Thakor, CFA, CFP® is the Founder of MoneyZen.com, a financial wellbeing consultancy, and content hub. A 25-year veteran of the financial services industry, she earned her MBA from Harvard Business School and her BA from Wellesley College.

An ardent financial literacy advocate for women, Manisha has authored two critically acclaimed personal finance books for young women in their 20s and 30s: On My Own Two Feet and Get Financially Naked. Her third, MoneyZen: Free Yourself from the Cult of Money, is forthcoming in September 2022 from Harper Business. She also serves on the Board of The National Foundation for Financial Education and is on faculty at the Omega Institute’s Women’s Leadership Center.

Manisha’s work has been featured in a wide range of national media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, CNN, CNBC, The Today Show, The Dr. Oz Show, Women’s Health, and Real Simple. She lives in Portland, Oregon where she revels in both the quirky artisanal coffee scene and stunning Pacific Northwest nature.

Books

MoneyZen: The Secret to Finding Your “Enough”

Harper Business, August 8, 2023