Sergio Dinaro

Sergio Dinaro graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biology, with a minor in Biological Chemistry. Like so many of his fellow Americans, Sergio enlisted in the U.S. Army (as a Counterintelligence Agent) after September 11th, 2001, where he served his country dutifully in both Afghanistan and Iraq. After honorably “out processing” from the Army after 7 long years, Sergio again found himself in the same boat as many, now late twenties / early thirties Americans; an unemployed, financially unstable, college educated veteran, who was blazing through his life’s savings.

Sergio took advantage of this “respite” from the work force to reflect on his life and his financial situation. He came to the realization that he was proud to have been able to serve his country during a time a great need; however, warm, fuzzy feelings were not paying the bills or putting food on the table. Sergio was not at place in his life where he could afford to not work for any length of time. In short, Sergio found himself financially unstable.

An avid lover of money himself, Sergio set out to determine why he, a typical lower-middle class American whose only desire as a child was to achieve the American dream, was struggling to make ends meet. Is it possible to grow up with very little, finance college, serve your country, enter the work force during a recession AND be able to pay your bills, buy a house and land the job you’ve always wanted? Sergio looked at his 6 year old daughter and realized that he had made too many financial mistakes early in his life, and that if he was going to teach his daughter how to be financially stable, then he had to begin her education immediately… and The Family Bank was born.