Ann Hynek

Founder at Hestia Wealth and Wellness

Speaker

Ann Hynek is the Founder of Hestia Wealth and Wellness, specializing in comprehensive financial and life planning for families navigating special needs and intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

After a 15-year career leading marketing strategy at BlackRock and Morgan Stanley, Ann’s path shifted when her son was diagnosed with autism. She experienced firsthand the complexity of coordinating benefits and planning for lifelong care, revealing a critical gap in traditional advice.

Today, Ann blends institutional financial expertise with lived experience to help families create integrated roadmaps. Her work includes benefits optimization, ABLE accounts, special needs trusts, and more, so families can focus on their loved one’s quality of life with confidence.

Ann is a Chartered Special Needs Consultant (ChSNC), a member of The Academy of Special Needs Planners, and holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Colorado Denver and a Bachelor’s in Journalism from the University of Missouri.