The Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) named Barbara Marder today as its new president and CEO, succeeding Lori Lucas, who recently retired in 2022.
Most recently, Marder served as senior partner and the wealth business global product solutions leader at Mercer. She has also held several business leadership roles including leading Mercer’s Innovation Hub, Global Mobility, International Consulting and Global Defined Contribution Consulting.
“Barb is exactly the kind of candidate we were looking for,” said Josh Cohen, chair, EBRI Board of Trustees. “She’s a solutions-oriented leader who drives innovation, fuels business growth, creates partnerships and is passionate about building highly effective teams — helping them enhance, develop and grow their capabilities to surpass their goals and customers’ needs. When you add all of that to her impressive work experience and her exceptional references, we knew we had the right candidate.”
“It’s an incredible honor to join EBRI,” said Marder. “The quality and depth of EBRI’s fact-based and unbiased research is unmatched — and has a meaningful impact on the lives of Americans. Knowing that our work can help to create sound employee benefit programs and shed light on emerging trends and policies is very significant.”
In a press release from EBRI, Marder says she plans to grow the institute’s influence, footprint and resources, and will be focused on driving value for current and new members. Specifically, Marder will look to enhance the usability of EBRI’s data and analytics, create new partnerships to extend EBRI’s reach and expand government relations efforts.
The succession comes after former President and CEO Lori Lucas announced her retirement last year. Lucas retired at the end of 2022 after leading EBRI for nearly five years, and prior to that, had held roles that included vice chair and research chair.
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