Episode 75: David A. Hirsch - Special Fathers Network

<p>Feburary 2, 2022 | Episode &nbsp;75</p> <p>David Hirsch pays a visit to Shawn &amp; Brian. He is the founder of the Special Father's Network, &amp; 21stcenturydads.org, organizations that uplift, unite, &amp; recognize father's who are raising children with Special Needs.</p> <p>David’s professional career began in 1982 when he obtained his CPA and worked as an auditor and tax accountant with Price Waterhouse in Chicago. &nbsp;From 1985-2007 he was a financial advisor with Smith Barney, Inc., where he was a Senior VP and a member of the firm’s Chairman’s Council for 18 years. &nbsp;He spent eight years at Credit Suisse Private Banking USA, before CSPB exited the U.S. &nbsp;He is currently a Senior Vice President at UBS Wealth Management. &nbsp;His clients include foundations, endowments, and high net worth individuals. &nbsp;He prides himself on taking a consultative approach in a product-driven industry. &nbsp;</p> <p>David earned his MBA from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a Bachelors of Science degree in Accountancy from the University of Illinois. &nbsp;He is also a graduate of the IWI Chartered Private Wealth Management Program at University of Chicago and the Certified Investment Management Analyst Program at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. &nbsp;</p> <p>From 1993 to 1996 David was a Kellogg National Fellow with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. &nbsp;He was one of 50 selected from a pool of more than 800 applicants to go through this three year interdisciplinary leadership program. &nbsp;He dedicated three months a year for three years and used his $36,000 grant to study “what motivates people to be philanthropic.” &nbsp;</p> <p>In 1997 David founded Illinois Fatherhood Initiative, the country’s first state wide non-profit fatherhood organization, whose mission is connecting children and fathers by engaging fathers in the education of children. &nbsp;He is also founder of 21st Century Dads Foundation.&nbsp;</p> <p>David is a FINRA arbitrator,