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IMPACT Funders & Founders 2026
September 11, 2026
New York Marriott MarquisNew York

Jay Zigmont
Founder & Chief Visionary at Childfree Trust
Speaker

Profile

Jay Zigmont, PhD, MBA, CFP®, is a TEDx speaker, cultural economist, and the leading expert on the Childfree Economy, the multi-trillion-dollar economic and social shift driven by the 25% of Americans without children. He is the founder of Childfree Wealth® and Childfree Trust® https://childfreetrust.com

Childfree Wealth® is an SEC RIA dedicated to serving Childfree people. Childfree Trust® enables Childfree people to appoint a trust company to serve as their medical POA, financial POA, executor and trustee, effectively acting as their next of kin.

Dr. Jay is the author of the books “Portraits of Childfree Wealth” and “The Childfree Guide to Life and Money.” Dr Jay is the co-host of the Childfree Life By Design podcast. His Ph.D. is in Adult Learning from the University of Connecticut.

He has been featured in Fortune, Forbes, MarketWatch, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Business Insider, CNBC, and many other publications. In 2023, he was named a “Rising Star” by Financial Planning. In 2025 he was named one of the Top 100 Money Experts by GoBankingRates.

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Agenda Sessions

  • IMPACT Startup Spotlight: Hand-picked pitches that ignite investor opportunity

    3:00pm