Pooja Vyas is a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. She works primarily with young professionals, business owners, and retirees in the Bay Area, focusing on understanding clients’ unique needs and goals to develop comprehensive wealth plans. Her approach includes providing ongoing support aimed at long-term financial security, wealth accumulation, retirement preparedness, and income generation.
Pooja’s areas of expertise include education planning, personal retirement planning, special needs planning strategies, women and wealth, tax minimization, and retirement income. She holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP) designation and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) credential. Pooja earned a Master’s Degree from Mumbai University, a Bachelor's Degree from Sreemati Nathibai Damodat Thackersey Women's University, an MBA from the State University of New York at New Paltz, and completed a non-accredited certificate program at the University of California Berkeley Extension. She is also a member of the professional organization Women in Tech.
In addition to her professional work, Pooja is multilingual, speaking English, Hindi, Gujarati, and Punjabi. Her personal interests include music, spending time with family, watching movies, and practicing yoga.