Dr. Geoffrey VanderPal holds a Doctor of Business Administration with honors from Nova Southeastern University, and he is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley’s Personal Financial Planning Certificate Program. As an undergraduate, Dr. Geoffrey VanderPal attended Columbia College, earning a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a triple major in Finance, Marketing, and Management, after which he completed Webster University’s Master of Business Administration program. Dr. Geoffrey VanderPal is also a Certified Financial Planner, a Certified Fund Specialist, a Certified Treasury Professional, a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, a Registered Financial Consultant, and a Chartered Life Underwriter. Eight universities around the world currently count Dr. Geoffrey VanderPal among their adjunct faculties, and he is an experienced Professor of Finance at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Serving as the former Honorary Consul for the Slovak Republic in Eastern Europe, Dr. Geoffrey VanderPal has received commendations from Governor Jim Gibbons, Congressman Jon Porter, Lieutenant Governor Brian Krolicki, Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, Senator John Ensign, and Senator Harry Reid. Dr. Geoffrey VanderPal also serves as a Securities Arbitrator with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The previous President of the Financial Planning Association of Southern Nevada, Dr. Geoffrey VanderPal remains active in the finance community as a member of the International Association of Registered Financial Consultants, the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists, and the Consular Chamber of Commerce as a UN Representative. Consistently acting as an industry expert, Dr. Geoffrey VanderPal has appeared in Millionaire Magazine, Mutual Funds Magazine, the Chicago Tribune, the Northwest Herald, Nevada Business Magazine, the Journal of Financial Planning, InvestmentNews, Index Universe, SmartMoney, and Fortune, among others.