
Poonum Desai
Contributing Writer
Poonum Desai is a former economics professor turned video journalist and author. Before she was an economics professor, she was a personal financial literacy coach at The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) and an aide on Capitol Hill for Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson. She received her master’s in public policy and a B.S. in finance and economics.

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