Sharon L. Lechter is the co-author of the #1 NY Times best-sellers
Rich Dad, Poor Dad and the Rich Dad series of books. In 2008, Lechter was appointed to the President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy. She is the Founder and CEO of Pay Your Family First and YOUTHpreneur.
Sharon Lechter graduated from Florida State University with an Accounting degree and Magna Cum Laude honors. Shortly after, she began her career in the ranks of a Big Eight accounting firm. Before she and her husband Michael met Robert Kiyosaki and formed the Rich Dad companies, Sharon held various management positions with computer, insurance and publishing companies while maintaining her credentials as a professional CPA.Sharon met her husband Michael Lechter in 1980.
After co-founding the Rich Dad companies, Lechter spent 11 years on the managerial board. In June 2007, Lechter resigned from the managerial board of the Rich Dad companies to further pursue her passion with children's education and financial literacy.
"Our current educational system has not been able to keep pace with the global and technological changes in the world today," Lechter said. "Money is a life skill. We must teach our young people the skills - both scholastic and financial - that they need to not only survive, but to thrive in the world."
Today, she is actively engaged in several business ventures, curriculum, councils and media opportunities to advance financial literacy across the nation.
Michael Lechter
Micahel A. Lechter is an intellectual property lawyer, President and CEO of Tech Press, author, investor and entrepreneur. Michael has been practicing law as a patent attorney since the early 1970s Michael A. Lechter - Intellectual Property Attorney - Biography. Among his other duties, Michael is an adjunct professor at Arizona State University, counsel to the international law firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP and former Rich Dad Advisor.
He is the author of several books including
Protecting Your #1 Asset, Creating Fortunes from Your Ideas, An Intellectual Property Handbook,
OPM: How to Attract Other People's Money for Your Investments - The Ultimate Leverage, editor of
Successful Patents and Patenting for Engineers and Scientists and contributing author to the
Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Licensing Best Practices: The LESI Guide To Strategic Issues and Contemporary Realities.
Michael maintains a column at Inc.com Start-up Columns by Michael Lechter where he gives practical advice on a variety of different topics from protecting your assets to intellectual property.
Children
Sharon and Michael have three children together, Phillip, Shelly and William, and reside in Arizona. Sharon and Michael's youngest son, William, joined the U.S. Marines in the summer of 2007. Phillip Lechter and his business partner Troy own Community First Financial Scottsdale Mortgage - Mesa Refinance - Community First Financial, a mortgage brokering company in Scottsdale, Ariz. In addition to his mortgage company, Phillip is also a real estate investor and educator with an investment portfolio that includes 11 residential rental units and a retail business. In the fall of 2000, Phillip began working as an “apprentice” to his mom which later developed into his position as the Chief Communications Officer for the Rich Dad Company. Recently Phillip Lechter has become an Instructor at Nouveau Riche University teaching a class on Negotiations for Real Estate.
Cherry Creek Lodge
The Lechters own a dude ranch in Young, Ariz. that they are developing into a high-end hunting lodge and corporate group retreat. Cherry Creek Lodge sits amidst the pristine hills and trees of the Tonto National Forest and offers a variety of activities to guests including hunting, fishing, archery, horse-back riding and ATV rentals. Cherry Creek Lodge started hosting guests in early 2008.