Game Theory Academy

19/02/2024

We go live this week at Oakland High! Game Theory personal finance workshops will be in person at several high schools this spring, alongside professional development sessions to educators. Our littlest interns, math lovers from , counted out the monopoly cash for our famed Flea Market game.

08/12/2023

01/12/2023

I did a podcast! Listen to me talk to some insurance blokes about how I became a financial planner, with some stops in theater, politics, and youth development along the way.

Patricia's Bio:In 2009 I founded Game Theory Academy, a nonprofit that teaches financial skills to teenagers through the lens of strategic decision-making. My favorite part of that work has been guiding young people to set their own goals outside ...

28/04/2023

We broke through the fog of senioritis at Oakland Tech today, running financial workshops for students before they ran off to lunch to buy prom tickets. Big thanks to the financial advisors from North Berkeley Wealth Management , who joined the fun today!

08/07/2022

Over 70% of our students have shared something they learned with friends and family.

06/07/2022

Before Game Theory Academy 51.7% understood their money habits, and how to change the ones that don't work for them. After GTA 100% of our students felt confident in their money habits.

29/06/2022

We want our students to have all the information they need to make well-informed decisions. This means asking questions. Over 89% of our students reported on evaluations that they felt comfortable asking GTA instructors for more explanation when they didn't understand something.

29/06/2022

Game Theory Academy teaches skills that student can use immediately, to make better decisions about money and their goals. Traditional financial literacy might teach how to save for retirement or buy a house. Those are great skills, but not useful to a 17 year old today. We teach skills for now, that build habits for forever.

21/05/2022

Earlier this week, the San Francisco Chronicle published a piece about the problem of financial literacy in California. GTA wants to help solve this problem by making personal financial education more accessible to youth.

As inflation soars, personal finance education is needed more than ever.

07/05/2022

This weekend check out NGPF's list of 21 Personal Finance Movies and Documentaries at https://www.ngpf.org/blog/personal-finance/21-personal-finance-movies-and-documentaries/

Some movies from the list we think you will like are The Banker, Freakonomics: The Movie and The Card Game.

02/05/2022

Our remote programs let us connect with youth across the United States.