One of the retirement industry’s most innovative leaders, Nelson led not one, but two major retirement companies,
Voya and Great-West Life.
As the Vice Chairman and Chief Growth Officer at Voya Financial, he supported the shape of Voya’s growth strategy, both organic and inorganic, including a robust customer segmentation strategy to align solutions to specific customer and market needs. As CEO of
Retirement & Employee Benefits at Voya, he led all aspects of the retirement and employee benefits businesses, representing more than 12 million participants and employee benefit policy holders. He began his career with Great-West Life (now Empower) progressing over three decades to ultimately serve as the organization’s EVP where he led all defined contribution and defined benefit plans.
After a career focused on helping individuals protect and save their money—getting the best financial outcomes they can for themselves and their families—in his “next chapter” he hopes to continue to find ways to educate and support others in achieving a future of financial wellness.
