Joseph Sanberg

Born and raised in Southern California, Sanberg went to the Anaheim Servite High School and earned his A.B., Magna Cum Laude, in Government from Harvard University. He later created an International Leadership Program at the same school that gave students learning Mandarin scholarships to visit China.

Sanberg co-founded Aspiration.com, an online financial company. Aspiration enables customers to choose their own fee levels on checking and investment accounts, and offers managed funds that are 100% fossil free.

Sanberg is a founding investor in Blue Apron, a home meal delivery service, and serves on the boards of companies like Bright Funds, which helps people support their charitable causes, and IVY.com, a social university.

Sanberg holds positions at multiple public service organizations including serving on the Board of Governors at the Jefferson Awards Foundation, an organization that engages over a million youth in volunteer programs and public service annually. Sanberg also serves on the Board of Advisors of the University of California, Riverside School of Public Policy.

Sanberg was called "the spark" for his leadership in 2015 toward California launching an Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). To support the California EITC, he founded a statewide outreach program called CalEITC4Me that is administered by Golden State Opportunity Foundation, which conducts research, analysis, public information and education programs with the aim of creating economic security for Californians. CalEITC4Me helps working families claim the state and federal earned income tax credits (EITC) and helps families get free tax preparation services.