10/29/2008
Boston, MA – The Board of Directors of Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board), the certifying and standards-setting organization that oversees more than 58,000 professionals holding Certified Financial Planner (CFP) certification in the United States, has elected Robert Glovsky as chair-elect effective January 1, 2009.
Mr. Glovsky will begin his duties as 2009 chair-elect on January 1. He will then serve as the Board of Directors' 2010 chair beginning in January 2010. Mr. Glovsky, who is the president of Mintz Levin Financial Advisors, has more than 25 years experience as a practicing financial planner and has held CFP certification since 1992. He is the Director of Boston University's Program for Financial Planners, the largest CFP Board-Registered Program in New England and one of the largest in the country. He also served as Chair of CFP Board's Board of Examiners (predecessor to the Council on Examinations), which plays a central role in the development of the rigorous and comprehensive CFP Certification Examination.
Glovsky has been recognized as one of the nation's leading financial advisors by Barron's, Worth magazine, and J.K. Lasser's "New Rules for Estate and Tax Planning" book.
Mintz Levin Financial Advisors (MLFA), LLC, an affiliate of the law firm Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C. provides high net worth individuals and families with comprehensive, holistic wealth management services. MLFA is an SEC Registered Investment Adviser, overseeing more than $1 billion of client assets.