About Us

About Finance Dog

FinanceDog is a project of Financial Intelligence, LLC.

Our work is based on the best-selling book “Financial Intelligence: A Manager’s Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean,” (Harvard Business Press) co-authored by Karen Berman and Joe Knight, and named one of “The 100 Best Business Books of All Time.”

The success of “Financial Intelligence” and its approach to teaching finance led Karen and Joe to develop this website to provide low-cost training tools and other resources so that managers can master the basics of finance. Karen’s and Joe’s philosophy is that you should understand how financial success is measured and how you make an impact on your organization’s financial results.

About Karen Berman

Dr. Karen Berman is a founding partner of FinanceDog and co-author of “Financial Intelligence, A Manager’s Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Mean” (Harvard Business Press). She also is the founder and president of the Business Literacy Institute, an organization that provides customized financial training to Fortune 1000 companies. Karen is a sought-after expert in the field of business and financial literacy, working with organizations such as Southwest Airlines, GE and Brinks, Inc., to implement successful business literacy programs.

Karen has a master’s degree and Ph.D. in organizational psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology and a bachelor’s degree in managerial economics from the University of California at Davis. She has served as an associate professor at the California School of Professional Psychology and has taught at the Claremont Graduate School.

About Joe Knight

Joe Knight is a founding partner of FinanceDog and co-author of “Financial Intelligence, A Manager’s Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Mean” (Harvard Business Press). He also is co-owner and senior consultant with the Business Literacy Institute. He travels nationally and internationally to teach employees, managers and leaders about the financial side of their business. Clients such as Electronic Arts, MetLife and Visa praise his knowledge, style and sense of humor, with comments from attendees such as, “we will definitely get an ROI from this program,” “the best training course I’ve ever taken” and “everyone in our organization needs to take this class.”

Joe received an MBA from University of California, Berkeley, and bachelor’s degree in economics from Brigham Young University. He has served as a professor at University of Phoenix and Westminster College and is a frequent guest lecturer at Brigham Young University.