Eileen Gallo, Ph.D., and Jon Gallo, J.D. are the authors of The Financially Intelligent Parent: 8 Steps to Raising Successful, Generous, Responsible Children (New American Library/Penguin Group 2005) and Silver Spoon Kids: How Successful Parents Raise Responsible Children (McGraw-Hill 2001). They are the principals of Gallo Consulting LLC, a consulting service which offers education and counsel to families and financial advisors on the issues of families and money.
Eileen Gallo, Ph.D. is a licensed psychotherapist who works with individuals and families addressing the psychological and emotional issues related to money, children and family wealth. Her doctoral dissertation examined the psychological impact of sudden wealth. Dr. Gallo is a regular columnist for the Journal of Financial Planning. She is a member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, and the Stepfamily Association of America. Dr. Gallo helped establish and served as the vice chair of the Committee on the Psychological and Emotional Issues of Estate Planning of the American Bar Association.