Jacqueline (Jack) Howard | Source | Head of money wellness at Ally Bank

Jack Howard serves as head of money wellness at Ally leading its Money Roots financial health and wellness program, with a focus on money psychology behavioral financial education in underrepresented communities. She’s also the secretary for the Ally Charitable Foundation.

Previously, Jack served as the senior director of Wealth Advisors Operations for Ally Invest where she managed Advisor training and oversaw the creation and implementation of the Ally Wealth Management Operations Manual and compliance routines. She was also responsible for the Ally Invest Inclusive Wealth strategy that is part of Ally’s enterprise Financial Social Inclusion efforts.

Before joining Ally Invest, Jack was the senior director of Ally Corporate Citizenship. She was responsible for the creation and execution of strategic programs for the organization’s financial literacy program, corporate giving initiatives and employee giving/volunteerism programs.

As a passionate advocate for financial social inclusion, Jack is committed to be a change-maker by creating programs that help prepare Brown and Black communities with tools for wealth creation that recognize the significant historical wealth disparities faced by those communities. Jack has had numerous opportunities to serve as a corporate spokesperson and expert on financial education and economic mobility, including features on CNBC, Essence Magazine and TV One Women of Power.

An active professional, Jack is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Jack and Jill of America, Inc. and the Links Inc. She serves on the national board of directors for the American Bankers Association Foundation and Society for Financial Education and Professional Development, and the Boys and Girls Club of SE Michigan. 

Jack’s personal life is also grounded in giving back. She is a breast cancer survivor who was diagnosed at the age of 30. She completed chemotherapy, double mastectomy surgery, radiation and breast reconstruction. This experience led her to mentor recently diagnosed young women and be an advocate for the Young Survivors Coalition.