PLANNING FOR THE LONGTERM
Lewis Weil is a molecular biologist-turned-financial planner and restoration ecology practitioner. His focus is on how the things we do today compound and affect our quality of life and the health of the planet in the future. He believes financial security leads to a more vibrant society and that rebuilding habitat is part of our path out of the climate crisis.
DIRECTOR AND VOLUNTEER AT ECOLOGY ACTION OF TEXAS
Lewis is a director and volunteer at Circle Acres, an Ecology Action of Texas project. Circle Acres, formerly a quarry and city dump, has now been restored to 10 acres of diverse forest and savanna. For over two decades, Lewis has practiced Restoration Ecology, a process restoring native plants, animals, and indigenous peoples to land degraded by human carelessness. He believes it is humanity’s responsibility to undo the damage we’ve done, change our relationship with the land and waters, and leave the planet heading in a better direction for wildlife and future generations. He is available for restoration consulting and to help people convert yards to native ecosystems.
FOUNDER AND FINANCIAL PLANNER AT MONEY POSITIVE COOPERATIVE
In 2015, Lewis launched Money Positive. What started a side project quickly grew into a mission: to build a company that helps regular working people build financial security. Money Positive became the first financial planning B Corp in Texas and the nation's first cooperatively-organized, employee-owned financial planning company. Money Positive launched its own software platform and today helps hundreds of individuals and families. In 2020, the company graduated from the Start.Coop business accelerator, grew to 6 member-owners, and continues to grow and innovate.