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The Roadmap to Money and Love with Abby Davisson
June 09, 2025 · 22 min

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Abby Davisson is an author, speaker, and award-winning leader obsessed with holistic decision-making (the kind that takes multiple bottom lines into account). After spending two decades making change from within existing organizations, she launched her own, focused on helping leaders make smart choices for lasting success in work and life. The book she co-wrote with Stanford Professor and labor economist Myra Strober, Money and Love: An Intelligent Roadmap for Life's Biggest Decisions, was called “brilliant” by professional poker player Annie Duke; named a top business book of 2023; and is required reading at Stanford's Graduate School of Business.

Prior to launching the Money and Love Institute®, Abby’s professional experience included strategy-focused roles in the public, private, and non-profit sectors, including a decade at Gap Inc. where she led the Gap Foundation and co-founded the company’s employee resource group for working parents.

Abby holds a BA from Yale University (from which she graduated summa cum laude) and an MBA and MA in Education from Stanford University. She lives with her husband and two sons in San Francisco, where she serves on the board of Children’s Day School. She’s also an aspiring tennis player, dark chocolate fan, and resale shopping maven. You can learn more about her at www.abbydavisson.com.

 

Social media links:

·       LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abbydavisson/

·       Substack: https://abbydavisson.substack.com

·       Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abby.davisson/