Deals and People

Empower names a new chief marking officer; Northern Trust appoints a new head of product; BetterInvesting lands new CEO; and more. 

Ascensus names Josh Rundle head of wealth solutions and Troutman Pepper adds Heather Heath Ryan as tax and benefits partner.

Jestice will succeed the retiring Eric Stevenson, effective October 1.

Ashleigh Kester joins Voya as advisory services director; Jara to vice chair American Bar Association committee; Robeco welcomes new members of global credit team; and more.

Crane joins Lincon Financial as head of retirement plan services; Vanguard taps Lamarque as chief legal officer; Connecticut governor appoints Livingston to Connecticut Retirement Security Advisory Board; and...

The firms will offer new public-private investment products via TDFs, model portfolios and more.

Bill Stout leads private market strategy at Vanguard and Transamerica hires Jason Frain as head of retirement solutions.

Carrington will lead the firm’s efforts to accelerate its adoption of alternative asset classes and products for the defined contribution market.

TRA appoints David Kay as regional plan consultant; Diana Winalski Joins EY Americas as deputy CIO; Margaret Ryan named director of SEC’s Enforcement Division; and more.

T. Rowe Price adds three hires for insurance business; MissionSquare appoints new leads to East field sales team; and Katten adds partner Meredith Sheldon O’Leary. 

Baron Capital makes senior hires; Horatio Sparkes leads business development at Pandion; Inspira Financial appoints Debby Moorman as EVP; and more.

ERISA attorney David Kaleda joins Eversheds Sutherland; Ameritas announces national sales director of retirement plans; Voya Investment Management expands distribution team; and more.

Alliant Insurance Services adds VP within its Employee Benefits Group; Ares Management appoints co-head of global capital solutions; and more. 

Aon adds to reinsurance team; Inspira appoints Chris Herman as EVP of retirement and wealth; Alliant hires Betty Wehmann in its employee benefits group; and more.

Dechert adds Robert Shapiro to DC office; FTI hires Luke Shane; PenChecks taps director of institutional investigations; and more. 

Davis has been part of the program’s executive committee since he was elected state treasurer in 2021.

The former assistant secretary of the Employee Benefits Security Administration will work alongside recordkeepers, retirement plan advisers, plan sponsors and participants on key policy initiatives.

Elizabeth Pritchard will lead data vision and strategy at HarbourVest; SBA names Andy Clonts as senior benefits consultant; Lincoln Financial hires three for retirement services team; and more.

Liersch will start the newly created role in late August, with a focus on financial planning, advice and solutions.

ADISA names new executive director; Nixon Peabody adds employee benefits partner; Arthur Toth returns to Nationwide Retirement Solutions; and more.