George Mentz

CEO at Global Academy of Finance and Management

Colorado Springs, United States

George Mentz is the Founder of GAFM ® and the CWM Chartered Wealth Manger ® Institute. Mentz is the CEO of the Global Academy of Finance and Management ® Certification and Education Institute Worldwide which is an EU Accredited and ISO 21001 and ISO 29993 Certified Educational Body. Mentz is a governmental Commissioner for the Civil Service Commission and also a Commissioner for the Airport Commission. In addition to his legal and corporate career, Mentz has taught and designed over 300 graduate and undergraduate courses specializing in finance, business, and law. Mentz enjoys teaching: Introduction to Financial Planning, Advanced Wealth Management, Ethics, and Financial Innovations. Mentz has an earned Doctor of Jurisprudence/JD from Loyola, an MBA in financial planning/international business and a CILS graduate Certificate in International Law. Mentz holds a B.A. degree with a focus in politics from LSU. Mentz earned and held clean FINRA/NASD licenses of Series 7. 63, and 65 in the late 1990s as an investment banker for a Wall Street Firm. Mentz has held various designations such as: ChMC, CFC, QFP, CWM, and completed a tax preparation certificate with Jackson Hewitt. Mentz has been recently ranked #2 in the world as a Wealth Management influencer and #5 in the world as a Management and project management "thought leader". Professor Mentz is a strategic advisor to the University of Colorado CU Leeds School of Business Executive Programs.

Mentz has volunteered for several US presidents and in 2019-21 has served as a US Commissioner for the White House Presidential Scholars Program 2019-22 while Mentz has also volunteered as an economic analyst writer for the Dept. of Labor from 2007-21. Mentz is also a government Commissioner for the Colorado Springs Airport which is larger than JFK and Laguardia combined, and Counselor Mentz is also a Commissioner for the Civil Service Commission Colorado.

Mentz has written and published over 100+ books and audio books and has written for the US government, O-Books UK, eFinancialCareers, & National Underwriter. Mentz continues to write as a wealth & economics commentator for top news media outlets and has won several awards as an author and professor.

Mentz has been ranked in the Top 50 Thought Leaders for Project Management, HR, B2B and Wealth Management. Mentz was recently Honored to be Ranked as a #2 in the World as a Wealth Management. In 2021, Mentz won a "Best Books of All Time won a "Best Books of All Time" book award with his "Wealth Management Intelligent Investor" making it to BookAuthority's Best Wealth Management books in History!

Over the years, many of Mentz’s books have been Amazon bestsellers on in areas of Wealth Management, Personal Growth, Management, Finance, Education and Training, Money and Monetary Policy, Comparative Religion, Developmental Psychology, Metaphysics & Philosophical Criticism, Cognitive Neuroscience & Cognitive Neuropsychology, Mysticism, Project Management, Civil Service Test Guides, Religion, and in Spirituality.

Mentz is a licensed counselor of law LA/EDLA and Fed Cts Colorado, and he is the titular Seigneur of the Ancient Norman Fief Blondel which is one of the oldest legally recognized fiefs in the UK Crown Dependencies. Mentz is an Associate of St. George House Windsor Castle UK 2020-21, and he serves on the Board of Directors of Loyola University Alumni Association 2020-2. Mentz is a distinguished member of the Order of St. Georg Habsburg Lorraine and has been approved as The Chancellor of the Worldwide Anglican Church. Professor Mentz is an award winning professor for the Top Ranked Texas A&M Law School Graduate Programs where he received professorial excellence recognition from students & veterans 2023.

Mentz and his companies have trained and certified thousands of professionals in over 150 countries and Mentz has served on the advisory board of the World e-Commerce Forum in London, and the GFF Global Finance Forum in Switzerland. Mentz has been featured or quoted in the AP, The Hill, National Law Journal, Forbes, Reuters, Wall St. Journal, The Hindu National, El Norte Latin America, the Financial Times, NYSSA, The China Daily, & The Arab Times. Mentz enjoys tennis, travel and spending time with his 3 children. www.GMentz.com

Counselor Mentz's recent Judicial, Diplomatic, and Law Professor Work Include:
* Judicial Chancellor for WAC Worldwide Anglican Church - Presiding Legal Officer over Law and Cases.
* Judge for White House Presidential Sholars Awards for the US Federal Government (Commissioner & Federal Awards Judge)
* Election Judge for Election Integrity - Colorado USA, El Paso County, State USA
* Expert Witness on Financial Banking Securities Law - NASD FINRA Arbitration Mediation - Federal Issues
* Editor of Canon Law and Disciplinary Law for Patriarch and Seminary and House of Bishops
* Crafting diplomatic agreements with NGOs, Charities, Fortune 500 Style Companies, Non Profits, and International Organizations
* Teaching various sections of Banking, FinTech, & Wealth Management Law to Post Doctoral Students in a National Top Tier Accredited Law School Graduate Program.

Available For: Advising, Authoring, Consulting, Influencing, Speaking
Travels From: Colorado Springs
Speaking Topics: Wealth Management, Human Potential, Success, and Management Consulting