Billie Jo
Weis

Billie Jo Weis is a nationally recognized college financial planning expert,
closely tracking federal student aid for years, including the effects from changes
in legislation.
She develops personalized strategies for each family to help reduce college
costs. Best-selling author Ron Leiber recognized her expertise on 529 plans in
the New York Times.
Billie Jo leads Ariadne’s Appeals Team, which provides families with the best
ways to approach their financial aid appeal, based on the student’s academic
profile and family circumstances.
She is an accomplished author on college financial planning and has appeared
in Collegiate Parent Magazine, Accounting Today, Chicago Tribune, Appily, Link
for Counselors, Rethinking 65 and Grown and Flown.
With three children in college, Billie Jo also brings firsthand experience to the
process.
Billie Jo holds a degree in accounting and has worked with Fortune 500
companies as well as several Silicon Valley startups, individual tax clients, and
public accounting firms.