A finance professor at San Diego State University has been hired as the CFP Board's director of education, the board announced today.
David Nanigian, a CFP with Ph.D. and M.B.A. degrees, will be based in the board's Washington, D.C., headquarters and will oversee the CFP Board's registered education programs that planners use to fulfill certification and renewal requirements, the board said in a press release.
He will "support organizational growth objectives for programs at accredited colleges and universities, and ensure a competitive and relevant education program that facilitates the growth of CFP certificants," the board said in a press release.
The board has registered 340 education programs at 225 college or university-level institutions.
"David's breadth of experience in both university teaching and financial services research makes him uniquely qualified to lead CFP Board's financial planning education programs," the board’s chief executive officer, Kevin Keller, said in a prepared statement. "David's work with CFP Board Registered Program directors, faculty, administrators and students will ensure that their programs, including curriculum, instruction and learner assessment, uphold CFP Board's high education standards."
Nanigian will take the position starting June 27, the board said. He comes from the Fowler College of Business at San Diego State University, where he served as the Dr. Thomas Warschauer endowed professor of finance and the director of personal financial planning programs. He is also a former associate editor for the Financial Services Review, the Journal of Personal Finance and the Journal of Financial Service Professionals.
He has published 14 peer-reviewed research papers and has held academic appointments at Cal State Fullerton, the American College of Financial Services and Penn State University, the board said.
Nanigian holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and financial services from San Diego State University; an M.B.A. from the University of California, Irvine; and a Ph.D. in personal financial planning from Texas Tech University.