--- title: Individual Speaker Template --- ![sb-site-banner-test_r01vA-1](https://segalbenz.com/hs-fs/hubfs/sb-site-banner-test_r01vA-1.jpg?width=300&name=sb-site-banner-test_r01vA-1.jpg) # Our Speakers ![Megan Yost](https://segalbenz.com/hubfs/Megan%20Yost.jpg "Megan Yost") ## Megan Yost ### SVP Thought Leadership & Insight Megan Yost is a Senior Vice President and Engagement Strategist at Segal Benz. A recognized thought leader in benefits communications, Megan has led award-winning campaigns with some of the country’s biggest plan sponsors to improve and increase participants’ interactions with their benefits. Megan speaks frequently at industry conferences and with policymakers. She has testified several times before the ERISA Advisory Council to the U.S. Department of Labor. She’s been quoted in dozens of U.S. and European media outlets including *The Boston Globe*, CNBC, *PLANSPONSOR*, *InvestmentNews*, and *The Huffington Post.* She’s a member of the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association (DCIIA) Executive Committee, serving as its Communications Committee Chair. Additionally, she serves as a judge for industry awards, including DCIIA and Pensions & Investments’ (P&I) Excellence & Innovation Awards and P&I’s Eddy Awards. Prior to joining Segal Benz, Megan was the Head of DC Experience at State Street Global Advisors. Megan earned a BA in English from Colby College and an MBA from Boston University. ### Book Our Speakers Among dozens of HR and benefits events, Megan’s previous speaking engagements include: - NCPERS 2025 Annual Conference & Exhibition, 2025: “Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Reach a Diverse Workforce” - NCPERS’ Pension Communications Summit, 2025: “Dealing with Jargon” - On the Horizon Summit: Unleash People Potential, 2024: “Benefits Communications That Cut Through the Clutter” - ERIC 2024 Spring Policy Conference, 2024: “ERIC Innovation Corner: AI in Retirement Policy and Financial Wellness” - NAGDCA 2023 Annual Conference, 2023, speaker: “Communicating Complex Plans” - Northeast Business Group on Health (NEBGH): All Roads Lead to Benefits, 2023, speaker: “The Art and Science of Effective Benefits Communication” - MetLife: Redefining Work and the Employee Experience webinar/Washington D.C., 2022, speaker: “New Expectations: Communicating to Support a Changing Workplace” - IFEBP Benefit Communication and Technology Institute Massachusetts, 2022, speaker: “Supporting the Financial Wellness of Your Plan Participants” - National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems webinar, 2021, speaker: “Societal Changes and Challenges Affecting Retirement Plans: A COVID-19 Perspective” - Society of Actuaries webinar, 2021, speaker: “Supporting Participants’ Decision-Making in Defined Contribution Plans” - Virtual CUPA-HR Spring Conference webinar, 2021, speaker: “Looking Back and Looking Ahead: How 2020 Changed HR Communications, and What’s Next” - Society of Actuaries Behavioral Economics and Retirement Preparedness webinar, 2021, speaker: “A Helpful Nudge: Behavioral Economics and Retirement Preparedness Webcast” - New England Employee Benefits Council (NEEBC) Health & Welfare Plan Basics, 2021, speaker - PLANSPONSOR 2021 Plan Progress Series webinar, 2021, speaker: “Communicating to Boost Participant Engagement” - ERIC webinar, 2020, speaker: “The SECURE Act—Not Just for Small Business” - Pensions & Investments East Coast Defined Contribution Conference Florida, 2020, speaker: “Interactive Dialogue: Participant Communication Workshop” - Segal Benz webinar, 2020, speaker: “Reframing Employee and Retirement Plan Participant Communication” - IFEBP’s Virtual Conference webinar, 2020, speaker: “Communicate with Stakeholders on Your Return-to-Work Plan” - DCIIA/SPARK Institute Summer Public Policy Series webinar, 2020, panelist: “Engaging Retirement Participants Post Crisis” - State and Local Government Benefits Association Virtual Event, webinar, 2020, speaker: “Annual Enrollment: Changing Your Strategy and Planning for Virtual Events” - Compass Financial Webinar, 2020, speaker: “Protecting Retirement Plans, Managing Fiduciary Risks, and Engaging Participants” - New England Employee Benefits Council Health & Welfare Basics Webinar, 2020, speaker: “Communicating Benefits: Great (Employee) Expectations” - The Conference Board: Employee Financial Well-Being Conference webinar, 2020, speaker: “Elevating Your Financial Wellness Impact Through Data-Driven Communications” - P&I DC Investment Lineup New York, 2019, panelist: “Do the Math! 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