Noah Kerner

6X entrepreneur, author, former hip hop DJ, and CEO of Acorns

PUT THE PURPOSE FIRST

and figure out the business next.

— Noah Kerner

Selected Media Highlights

Noah is the CEO and Chairman of Acorns,

the financial wellness company that puts the real tools of wealth-making in everyone’s hands. Under his leadership, Acorns has become the largest subscription service in U.S. consumer finance, helping millions of everyday Americans save and invest over $33 billion for the future, often starting with just spare change.

A six-time and multi-exited entrepreneur, Noah has a track record of building consumer companies and products at the intersection of culture, technology, and impact. He founded shareholder advocacy platform Say, which serves companies like Tesla, music production company Soundproof, which signed producers like Quincy Jones, and Noise—a pioneering creative agency that helped define marketing for a new generation. At Noise, he led the creation of hundreds of products and campaigns, including: Facebook’s first-ever application; Chase +1, the first credit card designed to reward financial responsibility; and Vice’s music platform, Noisey.

Be original.

It’s way more

satisfying and

interesting.

If you start

with

the limits

rather than

the vision

then you

end

inside the

limits.

But Noah’s work has always been about more than business—it’s about access. He has spent his career challenging systems that exclude people, whether in finance, media, or education, and rebuilding them to serve the next generation. His latest, soon-to-be-announced startup aims to bring transparency and power to the American taxpayer.

He has served on the board of VH1’s Save The Music Foundation and co-founded Give Kids Art, bringing arts education to underserved communities through Boys & Girls Clubs. He also made a multi-year endowment to the Department of Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco, supporting breakthrough research in migraine treatment.

Noah is the co-author of Chasing Cool (Simon & Schuster), a book he authored with the CEO of Barneys, exploring the intersection of culture and commerce. Long before becoming a founder or CEO, he was a DJ as a kid growing up in New York City’s hip-hop scene—an experience that continues to shape his perspective on creativity and connecting with consumers. He was stage DJ for J. Lo, opened for various hip hop acts, and performed at nightclubs across NYC and arenas across the country.

Born and raised in the East Village, near where he still lives today, Noah is a graduate of Cornell University where he studied psychology and economics.

Shut up and

let the work

speak.

Recognition

When the primary reason you go into the

money

business is to make money for yourself, then it will always be your money over the customer’s money.

— Noah Kerner

The Acorns Pledge

At Acorns, we promise to always do the right thing by you and your money.

And a core part of doing the right thing is, of course, not doing the wrong thing.

So here’s what Acorns doesn’t — **and will never ** — do.

protect your mission at all costs

Hire people who are called to

it personally

and they will be grateful for the privilege to

work on it.

It is a high honor to try to help people achieve financial wellness.

— Noah Kerner

Grow your oak!

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