Shannon Vasconcelos, Director, College Finance at College Coach, a Bright Horizons Solution at Work

Shannon Vasconcelos is Director of College Finance at College Coach, the nation's leading provider of educational advisory services to organizations and families. At College Coach, Shannon delivers workshops and provides individual counseling on the college finance process to employees at over 100 companies nationwide. She helps parents and students understand the processes of saving for college, paying for college, and education loan repayment, and maximize the tax break, financial aid, and scholarship resources available to them in a family-focused and ethical way. Shannon has been featured as a college finance expert in numerous publications, including Forbes, Money, Consumer Reports, and U.S. News and World Report. She is a frequent guest on the podcast, Getting In: A College Coach Conversation, and writes regularly for The Insider blog. Prior to joining College Coach, Shannon worked in student financial assistance at Boston University and Tufts University. She has a BA in Economics from the University of Massachusetts and an MA in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning from Tufts University.