tom-head-shot-gifInvesteach was started by Mr. Tom Barrella, a leading teen financial educator who teaches his Investment Decision Making course to 100 students each year and advises another 50 students as members of the Investment Club at Syosset High School on New York’s Long Island. Mr. Barrella also teaches a college-level course in corporate finance at Syosset.

Mr. Barrella holds a bachelors degree in Management Systems from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Master’s degree in secondary education from Hofstra University as well as a certificate in Educational Leadership from the College of New Rochelle.

Additionally, Tom has passed the New York Life, Accident & Health Insurance exam and the national Series 7 exam but does not practice in the insurance or financial planning fields.

Prior to becoming an educator, Mr. Barrella in 1985 co-founded the technology company Radiant Systems. Radiant went public in 1997 and was purchased in 2011 by NCR Corporation.

In 2005, in his quest to find a wife Mr. Barrella did something totally “out of the box”. His quest received significant media coverage, including him appearing on the Today show and the View. He recently chronicled his quest and how it transformed his life. To learn more, click here.