Wealth Adviser Accepted to the Darden School of Business MBA for Executives Program

After evaluating and visiting some of the premier MBA programs in the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast, Jean Jacques Borno was accepted to the Darden School of Business MBA for Executives Program. He will begin in the fall of 2015.

A Certified Financial Planner professional and Founder of Private Wealth CFOs, Borno plans on studying finance, entrepreneurship, innovation and technology, social entrepreneurship, and leadership at Darden.

“I am pleased to join a distinguished group of professionals,” said Borno. “The Darden School of Business has an outstanding reputation, master professors and a tight-knit community.”

Also, rather than one-way lectures, Darden students participate in active discussions using the case method. I am looking forward to the 21-month transformational journey at Darden.”


About Private Wealth CFOs: 

Private Wealth CFOs LLC® is a boutique Registered Investment Advisory firm located in Bethesda, Maryland. The firm manages diversified investment portfolios and is a financial advisor for individuals and families, helping them manage their wealth and make smart financial decisions.


About Jean Jacques Borno, CFP®, ChFC®, CIMA®: 

Jean Jacques Borno is the Managing Principal of Private Wealth CFOs. He has a B.S. in Business from Florida International University. Mr. Borno holds the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) designations. The CIMA training program is conducted jointly with the Investment Management Consultant Association and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Borno has served as the Miami Herald’s Financial Expert of the Week and contributed to the following articles: Chanen, Jill Schachner, “Heading into the Home Stretch,” ABA Journal Web. October 1, 2007; and “Common $ense $aving” for the ABA Young Lawyer in February 2007. He also authored a white paper for attorneys titled “Building Long-Term Wealth in Turbulent Financial Times: Guide for Law Firm Partners, Counsel & Senior Attorneys.”

Borno was selected to co-lead an elite group of CFP® professionals and subject matter experts to write questions for the March 2015 and subsequent CFP® exams, and to test and troubleshoot Prometric’s My Item Writer™ software. He worked with other CFP® professionals to develop examination questions during an intensive and rigorous two-day session at CFP Board headquarters in Washington, D.C.

In 2015, Borno was named as a Washington, D.C. Five Star Wealth Advisor. The select group of Washington, D.C. Five Star Wealth Advisors will be featured in the October 25, 2015, issue of The Washington Post magazine.


About the Darden School of Business

The University of Virginia Darden School of Business delivers the world’s best business education experience to prepare entrepreneurial, global and responsible leaders through its MBA, Ph.D. and Executive Education programs. Darden’s top-ranked faculty is renowned for teaching excellence and advances practical business knowledge through research. Darden was established in 1955 at the University of Virginia, a top public university founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819 in Charlottesville, Virginia.