Aspen is a place for leaders to lift their sights above the possessions which possess them. To confront their own nature as human beings, to regain control over their own humanity by becoming more self-aware, more self-correcting, and hence more self-fulfilling.
TimothyFlackeis the Executive Director of Commonwealth, a mission-driven organization that builds solutions to make people financially secure. Commonwealth collaborates with consumers, the financial services industry, policy makers, and non-profit organizations to discover ideas, pilot solutions, and drive innovations to scale, so that wealth – of opportunity, tools, financial assets – is possible for everyone. Tim co-launched the organization in 2001 and has served on its board of directors since that time, drawing on twenty-five years’ experience in the non-profit and private sectors helping working people to build savings. Commonwealth’s efforts have spawned new financial products and public policies responsible for helping over 550,000 people to save nearly $1B. Before Commonwealth, Tim worked as a consultant in the field of financial empowerment and assetdevelopment, andheld leadership positions in corporate human resources and risk management. He holds a Master’s in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Boston College.Timothy was a participant at the 2018 Economic Security Summit, which was held July 9-12, 2018, in Aspen, Colorado.
