Ascensus Taps President of Retirement
Ascensus has named Dan Morrison as the company’s new president of its Retirement team, the company announced in a statement Monday.
Morrison will report to Ascensus CEO Nick Good and joins the company’s executive team. According to Ascensus, Morrison will oversee Ascensus’ Retirement business and “play a central role in advancing the company’s long‑term strategy.”
“Ascensus has built a strong and differentiated Retirement business, and we see a tremendous opportunity to build on that foundation,” said Nick Good, CEO of Ascensus. “Our growth trajectory is clear, and bringing in a leader like Dan enables us to move faster, scaling our capabilities, deepening our impact, and delivering even greater value for our clients, partners, and the millions of savers we serve.”
“The noble purpose at Ascensus of ‘helping more savers save more’ is both meaningful and timely,” said Morrison. “The opportunity to lead a Retirement business with this scale, talent, and commitment to clients and partners is incredibly compelling. I’m excited to work with the team to build on Ascensus’s strong foundation, accelerate growth, and expand our impact for the millions of savers who depend on us to help secure their financial futures.”
Morrison has over 25 years of experience in the defined contribution (DC) and retirement market space. He previously worked at Empower, where he was most recently head of Government and Taft Hartley Markets. His prior roles were in sales, relationship management, and participant engagement management, and he began his career with Merrill Lynch.
Morrison holds degrees in mathematics and English from the University of Vermont.
Ascensus, a recordkeeper service provider, services small-to-mid-sized businesses, state governments, and financial institutions, and offers comprehensive qualified and nonqualified retirement plan solutions, third-party retirement plan administration, 529 education and ABLE savings program administration, corporate- and bank-owned life insurance solutions, as well as fiduciary and total rewards services. The company oversees over $932 billion dollars in assets under administration (AUA) and employs more than 5,000 associates as of December 31, 2025.
Amanda Umpierrez is the Managing Editor of 401(k) Specialist magazine. She is a financial services reporter with nearly a decade of experience and a passion for telling stories and reporting news. She is originally from Queens, New York, but now resides in Denver, Colorado.