# John Clendening

> John Clendening is the founder and CEO of Earned (Earned Wealth), a tech-enabled financial services firm built exclusively for doctors, dentists, and their medical practices. After more than two decades running large financial businesses, including a stint as CEO of Blucora and senior leadership at Charles Schwab where he ran Schwab Bank, he started Earned to fold wealth management, tax, accounting, insurance, and practice services into a single platform for healthcare professionals. The company has raised roughly $225 million and grown past 240 employees, and it landed on Newsweek and Forbes advisory-firm rankings in 2025.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Earned (Earned Wealth)
- **Organizations:** Earned Wealth, Blucora, Charles Schwab, Charles Schwab Bank
- **From:** Alabama, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA in Economics, Northwestern University, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Founded Earned Wealth and raised approximately $225 million to build a wealth firm exclusively for healthcare professionals, As CEO of Blucora, oversaw about $80B in assets and delivered strong shareholder returns, Helped scale Charles Schwab Bank and co-led a retail division of roughly 5,600 employees

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Consultant at Booz-Allen & Hamilton; roles at Sears, Frito-Lay (PepsiCo) and The Coca-Cola Company
- **1990s** — Marketing and strategy leadership at First Union Corporation's consumer banking and credit card divisions
- **1999-2001** — Co-founded dot-com era startups including Living.com and eMac Digital
- **2004** — Joined Charles Schwab; roles including EVP co-leading the retail division and CEO of Charles Schwab Bank
- **2016** — Appointed President and CEO of Blucora, Inc. (NASDAQ)
- **2020** — Departed Blucora after driving double-digit growth and strong shareholder returns
- **2021** — Founded Earned (originally Forme Financial / Earned Wealth) to serve doctors
- **2024** — Closed a $200M growth round led by Summit Partners and Silversmith Capital Partners, total funding around $225M
- **2025** — Earned named to Newsweek's America's Top Financial Advisory Firms and Forbes/SHOOK Top RIA Firms lists

## Achievements

- Founded Earned Wealth and raised approximately $225 million to build a wealth firm exclusively for healthcare professionals
- As CEO of Blucora, oversaw about $80B in assets and delivered strong shareholder returns
- Helped scale Charles Schwab Bank and co-led a retail division of roughly 5,600 employees
- Grew Earned to more than 240 employees with offices in New York and Walnut Creek, CA
- Earned recognized on Newsweek and Forbes/SHOOK advisory-firm rankings in 2025

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Earned refreshed its brand, consolidating under the Earned name.
- **2025** — Earned named to Newsweek's America's Top Financial Advisory Firms and Forbes/SHOOK America's Top RIA Firms lists.

## Links

- Website: https://earned.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnclendening
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5bB1sow1FU
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/earnedwealth/

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Last updated: 2026-07-16