Advisory Board Member Ray’Chel Wilson
Ohio Financial Educators Council
Ray’Chel Wilson is not your regular teacher; she is a self-proclaimed Teacher 2.0, challenging the norms of education and redefining what it means to live financially well. Originally from Ohio and still feeling a strong connection to her Ohio roots, Ray’Chel moved to Black Wall Street, Tulsa, to teach high school biology and personal finance to nearly 1,000 students while blazing her own path to wealth as a first-generation entrepreneur.
Honored as one of the top “20 Under 2” teachers across the state of Oklahoma, Advisory Board Member Ray’Chel Wilson considers educating about holistic financial wellness and closing wealth gaps as a central part of her mission. She is the published author of the internationally sold Black Wealth Freedom, a 3-part workbook series that serves as the foundation for next-generation wealth building.
Having achieved notable financial milestones, such as leveraging cryptocurrency profits to pay off her undergraduate student loans, Ray’Chel founded Raise the Bar Investments & ForOurLastNames.
Raise the Bar Investments aims to provide minorities with digestible financial education and operates with values of excellence, integrity, and relationships at the forefront. Recognizing the disjointed relationship between education and investing, Wilson co-founded the upcoming “ForOurLastNames” app, empowering individuals to build wealth for their last name. Serving both individuals and financial institutions, ForOurLastNames is a financial technology that bridges the education gap for first-generation investors. Through its patent-pending gamified approach, ForOurLastNames will shape the future of less risky, minority-friendly investing.
Community Service through Financial Education: Ray’Chel Wilson
Ray’Chel Wilson holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from The Ohio State University, a Certificate in Women’s Entrepreneurship from Cornell University, and has earned credentials as a Certified Financial Education Instructor (CFEI®) through the National Financial Educators Council. Currently, Ray’Chel is a Duke Graduate School student pursuing her Master of Divinity and specializing in Investment Management.
These career achievements in service and entrepreneurship have led to Ray’Chel being inducted into her alma mater’s Hall of Fame with the Professional Achievement Award, making her the youngest person and the fourth African-American honored in the high school’s 120-year history. Due to the holistic “money moves” she teaches and incorporates into her own life, Ray’Chel enjoys taking road trips in her hybrid, sharing conscious meals with friends, and expressing gratitude to God for better days.
Ohio Financial Educators Council Details
Selected members of the Ohio Financial Educators Council Advisory Board are individuals who support us in our commitment to widely spread financial wellness resources across the state of Ohio. They share our goal to donate financial wellness programming at the community level in initiatives that can be sustained and taken to scale.
Board Members who pass the rigorous selection criteria are professionals with a demonstrated commitment to building financial wellness in their communities. Individuals with the following traits are considered:
Enthusiasm
A true sense of enthusiasm and passion for improving financial wellness, promoting the financial literacy cause, and making communities and individuals stronger through financial education and empowerment.
Involvement
Organizations and individuals who have time available to commit toward financial wellness efforts and to participate actively in Board communications.
Principles
Individuals selected to the Advisory Board are dedicated to serving their communities and have strong reputations for integrity, ethics, and honesty in their respective professional arenas.