FinGoose
About FinGoose

Every idea starts somewhere. Here’s the story behind FinGoose—and the people turning financial knowledge into a fairer starting point.

Read our story Meet the team
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Our mission

FinGoose’s mission is to combat wealth inequality by providing students with a rigorous, creative, and accessible financial literacy curriculum grounded in real-world learning.

Grace Zhou, FinGoose founder and CEO
Founder’s notebook

Grace Zhou

Bergen County Academies · Academy of Business & Finance

Our story

Where economics, education, and creativity meet.

Hi! I’m Grace Zhou, a junior at the Bergen County Academies in the Academy of Business & Finance. I’m passionate about financial literacy, animation, and creative education and hope to apply these skills in FinGoose!

FinGoose grew from my interests in economic justice, creative education, and the way financial systems shape a student’s opportunities. I pair research and teaching with animation, video, and graphic design to turn difficult money ideas into visual, practical experiences.

“What started as a passion for global issues transformed into a hands-on mission to empower the next generation with the financial confidence they deserve.”
Our values

The rules behind every resource.

Playful on the surface, purposeful underneath. These four principles keep the work grounded.

01

Equity

We start with fairness and access, addressing the root of the problem: wealth inequality.

02

Rigor

We build our courses, curricula, guidebooks, and workbooks on standards-aligned financial education.

03

Creativity

We teach through visuals, storytelling, animation, problem-solving, and engaging experiences.

04

Opportunity

We open pathways to business, finance, financial literacy, leadership, and programs like DECA.

Meet the team

The people behind the waddle.

Student-led, classroom-tested, and built across curriculum, creative media, technology, and live facilitation.

01Grace Zhou, Founder and CEO

Founder and CEO

Grace Zhou

Bergen County Academies · Academy of Business & Finance
02Gevan Ha, Chief Marketing Officer

Chief Marketing Officer

Gevan Ha

Community · Growth
03

Chief Technology Officer

Victor Pan

Systems engineering · Syosset High School
04Alex Moell, Instructor

Instructor

Alex Moell

Workshops · Facilitation

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