Sign up for our awesome New York Tech Events weekly email newsletter.     LOCATION EVENT DETAILS Alexa von Tobel, CFP is the founder and CEO of LearnVest.com, and the New York Times-Bestselling Author of Financially Fearless. A CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER who attended Harvard College and Harvard Business School, Alexa launched LearnVest in 2009 to pursue her dream of bringing financial literacy and advice to people across the country. Since then, Alexa has raised over $72 million in financing from investors including Accel Partners, American Express Ventures, and Northwestern Mutual Capital.