The GAFM Global Academy of Finance and Management also known as the AAFM American Academy of Financial Management  are the 1st in the USA United States to become  ISO 29990 Certified and a TUV Accredited Body for Training and Certification. 

GAFM ® Certifications are globally recognized and structured on accredited standards. In the USA most certifications are offered to graduates of exams and courses of ACBSP and AACSB nationally accredited business schools.  Read the certification requirements.

 The GAFM confers board certifications and designations in management consulting, financial analysis, risk management, management accounting, project management, economics, leadership, trust and estates, asset management, portfolio management and wealth management.

The GAFM offers 3 certification paths: 1) By Exam 2) By Specialized Course Training 3) By Taking courses and diplomas at accredited business schools and law schools.  For the last 20 years, GAFM and AAFM has stated that applicants for GAFM Certifications  www.GAFM.org  should meet the requirements of: Experience, Education, Ethics, Continuing Education and Assessment.  While major education platforms such as: Coursera, Udemy, EdX and FutureLearn host hundreds of thousands of courses and attendance certificate programs, the accredited GAFM strictly offers Board Certifications to graduates of accredited & qualifying assessments, courses and degrees.

The GAFM International Board of Standards and it’s related accreditation, education, and diplomatic agreements, have been listed, disclosed or in alliances with various famous organizations.

1. GAFM and AAFM are in Articulation Alliance with Nationally Accredited Business Schools  Programs – Over 800 USA Accredited Business schools offer courses, programs, and exams that count for GAFM certifications. [SEE www.gafm.org/ACBSP.pdf
2. GAFM has: TUV Europe & Italy Accreditation – The GAFM/AAPM International Board of Standards has accreditation from the TUV in Europe
3. TUV Accreditation – European Accreditation Not Subject to BREXIT – TUV is one of the oldest accreditation agencies in the world.
4. GAFM  Body is  ISO 29990 Certified – GAFM/AAPM are ISO Certified for Training. The First USA Certification body to achieve this Accreditation  
5. GAFM is ISO 9001 Certified – GAFM IBS Board of Standards is ISO Certified for Quality Standards. 
6. GAFM is in Alliance with the CHEA Council of Higher Education Quality Group – The GAFM ® Board of Standards is a founding member of the quality assurance standards memorandum of the CHEA International Quality Group. http://www.gafm.org/CHEA.pdf 
7. GAFM – Arab League & Academy Recognition – The Arab Academy belonging to the Arab League directly recognizes the Certifications of GAFM and AAPM in a diplomatic agreement.  – See Agreement with Arab Academy and GAFM
8. GAFM Certification Body has dedicated USA Accredited Law School Programs – Wealth Management Certification – ABA Recognized Law School since 2008
9. UAE Accredited – Certifications Registered and accredited through the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) of the UAE 2019
10. EU Accredited through ACCREDIA in Italy by virtue of TUV Accreditation.
11. GAFM has new accord with Les Ingénieurs Professionnels de France

The GAFM is based in the USA and subject to the venue and laws of the Federal Courts of the EDLA Louisiana.  The GAFM and related companies offer over 10 Board Certifications as seen in the FINRA education descriptions. GAFM operates in over 40 countries with members in over 150 nations and GAFM has offered over 100 specialized “Certification Training Courses” in areas of finance, management, and related business disciplines. 

GAFM offers various types of business credentials:

1. To become Credentialed and Board Certified as a Financial Analyst
2. To become Chartered and Board Certified as a Project Manager
3. To become Board Certified and Chartered as a Financial Planner
4. To become Chartered and Board Certified as a Management Consultant
5. To become Board Certified as a Management Accountant
6. To become Chartered and Board Certified as an Economist
7. To become Chartered and Board Certified in Marketing
8. To become Chartered and Board Certified in Management
9. To become Chartered and Board Certified in Leadership

To Apply, Go to www.GAFM.com or simply email your CV to info@gafm.com

George Mentz is the General Counsel for GAFM and AAFM and stated, “We were the first to integrate accredited business school exams and courses as the Platinum Standard of credentialing education as a pathway for certifications, charters, and designations.”  “While most certification programs do not require a college education, we were the first in the USA to require and accredited degree for civilian certification applicants. Even Comcast and NBC recently publicized our Accreditation and ISO Certifications on television news for millions to see.

George Mentz of Colorado Springs Named to Commission on Presidential Scholars by President Trump

Professor and Attorney George Mentz to serve as Commissioner for White House Scholars Program

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., October 17, 2019 (NewYorkGazette.com) - President Donald Trump announced that George Mentz has been named to the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars, a who’s who of distinguished education thought-leaders charged with selecting and honoring the brightest and best youth with an annual award.

George Mentz, Esq. holds a Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD), an MBA degree, and an International Law Graduate Certificate and he has been an educational executive, teacher, and eLearning pioneer for almost 20 years. Mentz presently is CEO for the Global Academy of Finance and Management®, which is the first body in the USA to be TUV Accredited and ISO 29990 Certified for education standards, and Mentz also works for Texas A&M Law School Graduate programs as a faculty member.

Mentz is a pioneer in corporate certification training and e-learning. Mentz has been one of the most prolific professors who has taught well over 250 college and graduate business and law courses in  last 20 years at accredited institutions. He has worked in a variety of civilian, charitable, and professorial capacities, and he has been an advisor to:  CEO's, companies, institutions, NGO's, officials & charities.

“I am blessed and honored to be able to provide this public service  because of the role that Presidential Commissioners play in the development of future leaders, which is the golden key to our nation’s innovation and competitiveness,” Mentz said.

The White House Commission is a group of eminent private citizens appointed by the President to honor national scholarship. Commissioners are selected from across the country, representing the fields of education, medicine, law, social services, & business.

Mentz is originally from Louisiana and has been a Colorado resident for over 10 years. Counselor Mentz graduated from law school after attending Loyola Law School in New Orleans and William & Mary Law School international law programs, and Mentz also holds an MBA from Loyola Business School along with a CILS Graduate Certificate in International Legal Studies. Mentz was chairman and founder of the Tax and Estate Planning Law Review.

In the past, Mentz engaged: research, study, law and MBA programs in Belgium, Brazil, Mexico, and Spain. Mentz served as an Economic Advisor to the Trump Campaign Colorado and served as a volunteer economist for the Department of Labor BLS  to help workers find job information during the Bush, Obama and Trump administrations.

Mentz is an international IBA award winning author and two-time award-winning professor for excellence in teaching and the first lawyer in the USA to be credentialed in international law, financial consulting, investment advisor law, and management consulting.  

Mentz has authored and edited over 50 books, manuals, and audiobooks and  has provided educational opportunities and scholarships to the least fortunate people in the USA, and worldwide.  Mentz is also a proud American of European, Sicilian, Hispanic, and various other ancestry.

Counselor Mentz has served on advisory boards of the Global Finance Forum in Switzerland, Royal Society of Fellows,  World E-Commerce Forum UK, ICE Institute for Credentialing Excellence, various educational bodies, universities, & addiction treatment centers. Mentz and his educational efforts have been quoted or seen in The Wall Street Journal, El Norte Mexico, The Hindu India, Financial Times in Asia, China Daily, Arab Times, The Denver Post and others. 

The Wall Street Journal in 2004 featured Mentz’s work with educational certification standards and, in 2010, the WSJ luminary Jason Zweig quoted George Mentz and his work with the nation's top double-accredited business schools. Justin Wingerter at The Denver Post recently noted that Mentz advocates the integration of accredited degree college exams and courses as a path to certification and professional designations. Mentz has said, “Most reporters and some educators are confused about integrating accredited institutional courses, exams and degrees as a path to credentialing. While the certification body offers no post-secondary diploma or certificate, it does offer professional development, designations and certifications under various Supreme Court decisions and U.S. 'professional development rules.'” 

“Mentz says, “Anyone can go online and find that our educational efforts are  TUV-accredited & ISO 29990 certified for training. Our Academy was the first to have direct legal agreements in 2004 with the ACBSP for certification standards, and we even had mutual public recognition with the AACSB Accreditation Agency since 2003.” Thus, Mentz said, “Everyone, as per our public credentialing requirements, must take accredited program courses and assessment to be certified, along with having the experience, and agree to ethics and continuing education guidelines.” Thus, only the most deserving applicants can achieve recognition. For example, if anyone enrolls in business schools at Yale, Harvard, CU or CSU, they can take the exams, business courses and specializations to become “educationally qualified” and “assessment qualified” for certification.  Mentz negotiated legal agreements with the CFA and CFP organizations. Mentz says that his organizations requires express consent before anyone can be listed as a global advisor.

George Mentz plans on working further with universities, schools, e-Learning and MOOC leaders such as ACBSP programs, AACSB programs, EdX, Coursera, FutureLearn, Udemy and Google Education to promote accredited courses & diploma programs as a direct path to certification. Mentz plans to continue helping students globally to achieve meaningful skills and education.

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In an unprecedented relationship and legal agreement since 2004, the ACBSP and the GAFM have a mutual recognition agreement.

Our ACBSP/GAFM Alliance: Leverage Your ACBSP Membership into Something More

In 1996, CEOs, executives, professors, and industry experts from around the world formed the Global Academy of Finance and Management (GAFM). Much like ACBSP, our organization seeks to raise education standards and ethics in business and management. Because of our shared focus, ACBSP and the GAFM certifying body have created a
partnership that automatically sanctions your program for board certification, and we encourage you to take advantage of the opportunity.

Dr. George Mentz, CEO for the GAFM, commented that: “GAFM’s Certification Program is a stamp of excellence for your students and alumni. It shows that your business programs provide the top standards needed for students to compete for jobs with recognized certification to earn professional careers in management.” Dr. Mentz also noted that your students can earn a certification relevant to their business major—a real board certification backed by European TUV and ISO education standards and global educational quality standards.

Students can apply directly through GAFM.com for certification under the ACBSP Exemption as long as they have a 3.0 or higher GPA and a concentration of four or more courses related to the certification they are seeking. Business school professors from ACBSP-accredited programs may also nominate new students directly to GAFM.
Like other certification bodies, the ACBSP school can use the GAFM Quality Standards logo on their websites and brochures and Certified Students can be verified on the GAFM website.

Our Top Certifications for your Graduates:

• AFA Accredited Financial Analyst®
(4+ Finance Courses)
• ChE Chartered Economist®
(4+ Economics Courses)
• AMC Accredited Management Consultant®
(4+ Management Courses)
• CWM Chartered Wealth Manager®
(4+ Financial Planning Courses)
• MFP Master Financial Planner®
(4+ Financial Planning Courses)
• CMA Certified Marketing Analyst
(4+ Marketing Courses)
• AMA Accredited Management Accountant®
(4+ Accounting Courses)
• CRA Certified Risk Analyst®
(4+ Risk/Insurance Courses)

After becoming Board Certified, graduates of ACBSP-accredited programs can better compete for jobs and promotion globally with a professional designation. All qualified students can earn certification eligibility by directly finishing four or more courses and exams at your ACBSP accredited institution rather than taking outsourced
computerized quizzes at testing centers. Graduates of ACBSP courses may apply for
certification directly at www.gafm.com or send their résumé to info@gafm.org.
Business schools may join the Chapter Recognition for free and receive your Certification Program Seal of Approval: Contact: accreditation@gafm.org &
http://www.GAFM.com

*ACBSP has an articulation agreement of standards shown here: http://gafm.org/ACBSP.pdf  The GAFM International Board of Standards is in standards alliance with the CHEA Quality Group, ACBSP, and accredited by the TUV in Europe.
GAFM is the 1st in the USA to be ISO Certified for Trainingunder 29990 Standards. The GAFM has members in over 150 nations. GAFM is a Charter Member of the CHEA Quality GroupStandards Memorandum. .

The GAFM and the Open University of Hong Kong have a new Alliance.

Graduates of the Wealth Management programs at the esteemed Hong Kong Open University are now eligible for the  GAFM globally recognized credential of:  CWM Chartered Wealth Manager ®

The GAFM is TUV Accredited in Europe and ISO 29990 Certified and ISO 9001 Certified.

CEO George Mentz says, "We have offered the CWM Chartered Wealth Manager ®  in China since 2003 and have graduated several thousand CWM's in China over the last 15 years."

The GAFM's CWM is listed in the FINRA directory of the USA and the Investopedia.

Academy of Finance and Management

For 10+ years, ACBSP and GAFM have benefited from a mutual articulation alliance. ACBSP and the GAFM International Board of Standards have an agreement that includes, among other things:

• Any qualified graduate or faculty member of an ACBSP accredited business program is eligible to apply for certification in any GAFM Certification Program as a pre-qualified candidate.  Because graduates have already taken many relevant exams from an accredited institution, you can receive an exam waiver.