Brian Haney Dons the Red Coat as NAIFA’s 2021 YAT Leader of the Year

Brian Haney, CLTC, CFBS, CIS, CFS, CAE, LACP, Founder and Vice President of the Haney Company in Silver Spring, Maryland, was named the 2021 Young Advisor Team Leader of the Year during NAIFA’s National Leadership Conference.

“It’s hard to describe how humbling it was to put that red jacket on for the first time,” Haney said. “NAIFA has done more for me than I feel I can ever repay. NAIFA has so many incredible YAT leaders, several of whom have been instrumental in my own growth and development, so to be recognized among this group is just incredible. I’m immeasurably grateful as this is such a gift to me.”

Haney is a member of NAIFA-Greater Washington, D.C., and has served on the chapter’s Board for more than seven years, including serving as President. He has chaired several other NAIFA-GWDC committees and served on the Board of NAIFA-MD. He is a graduate of NAIFA’s Leadership in Life Institute (LILI) and serves as a LILI Moderator. In 2018, Haney was named NAIFA’s Diversity Champion and in 2017 one of NAIFA’s Four Under 40.

Haney currently serves on the national YAT Committee and is a member of NAIFA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council. He was NAIFA’s first Life and Annuity Certified Professional (LACP) Chair and helped develop exam questions and criteria for the certification. He has presented at NAIFA’s annual conference, has been a NAIFA Live speaker and participates as a presenter in NAIFA’s Advisor Ambassador program.

NAIFA Past President, Paul Dougherty commented, “Without question, Brian has exemplified the ideal NAIFA volunteer with his commitment and dedication to his profession, his community, and to NAIFA. I have marveled at his ability to serve at the local and state levels in Greater Washington, as well as the national level, often concurrently. He has epitomized the YAT community and is often front and center in activities that celebrate and highlight the impact of this important part of the NAIFA family and has been an active recruiter of members and volunteers.”

Haney is an advocate for giving back to your community. He and his family regularly volunteer at a local homeless shelter, and he spearheads initiatives to support A Wider Circle, an organization that provides basic needs as well as a workforce development program to help end poverty. The refugee crisis is a cause near and dear to him and he is deeply committed to addressing the issue. Haney has participated in three mission trips where he has connected with thousands of refugees. He has been a mentor as part of the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce’s Mentor-Protégé Program helping young entrepreneurs learn how to grow successful businesses. He also is active in the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Junior

Achievement, and Critters for the Cure, a local cancer nonprofit. In 2019, he was named Washington Business Journal 40 Under 40 Winner and NAILBA ID 20 Winner.

Congratulations, Brian! We are #NAIFAproud to call you one of our own.