Alfonso Cobb, EdD, CPBC, is the program director for the CFP® Certification Education and Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®) Programs at The American College of Financial Services, as well as a certified professional business coach and managing director of the Cobb Consulting Group, LLC. He joined The College in 2026. 

Cobb is a near 40-year veteran of the financial services industry. During his tenure in the financial sector, he served as vice president and regional sales manager for Charles Schwab & Co., vice president and national sales manager for Bank of Montreal/Harris Investor Services, vice president/branch leader and vice president of diversity and inclusion at Fidelity Investments. As vice president of diversity and inclusion, he served as a member of Fidelity’s D&I senior advisory team and as an officially sponsored corporate thought leader for the firm. His team advised Fidelity’s global D&I office, senior management team (SMT), and other business leaders on developing and deploying strategies to support the firm’s D&I efforts. 

Cobb is also an adjunct professor of business and leadership MBA studies for Southern New Hampshire University and an adjunct professor of financial planning for California Lutheran University.