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Allen Wastler

Allen Wastler

Head of Content and Blog Editor-in-Chief
Shelly  Gigante

Shelly Gigante

Senior Blog Writer and Deputy Editor
Daken Vanderburg

Daken Vanderburg, CFA

Head of Investments for Wealth Management
David Freitag

David Freitag, CLU, ChFC, CRPC

Financial planning consultant and Social Security expert.
Darin Florenz

Darin Florenz

Head of Black segment strategy for Market Segmentation and Development
Brian A.  Trzcinski

Brian Trzcinski

Specialist in Business Market Development
Kathryn Wakefield

Kathryn Wakefield

Director of Advanced Sales
Shefali Desai

Shefali Desai

Head of Worksite for Workplace Solutions
Michael Sharp

Michael Sharp

Marketing Consultant for Product Marketing Strategy
Dennis Duquette

Dennis Duquette

Head of Community Responsibility and president of the MassMutual Foundation.
Lindsay Carey

Lindsay Carey

Lindsay Carey is a communications consultant for MassMutual.
Kelly Kowalski

Kelly Kowalski

Portfolio manager responsible for investment and asset allocation decisions.
Ashli Stempel-Rae

Ashli Stempel

Communications consultant for MassMutual.
Candy Chan

Candy Chan

Asian Markets Director
Ian Cahill

Ian Cahill, FSA, MAAA, CERA

Head of Pension Risk Transfer for Institutional Solutions