FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Betsy Jaffe Director, Marketing and Public Relations Employee Benefit Research Institute press-media@ebri.org 202.775.6347 Mercer’s Neil Lloyd Appointed EBRI Research Committee Chair Pivotal Volunteer Role Serves on EBRI Executive Committee Washington, D.C. – January 18, 2019 — The Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), a private, nonpartisan, nonprofit research group is pleased to announce that Neil Lloyd, Partner, and Head of US Defined Contribution & Financial Wellness Research at Mercer, has been selected to serve as Chair of its prestigious Research Committee. He replaces Josh Cohen of PGIM, who now serves as Vice Chair of EBRI’s Board of Trustees. “EBRI is delighted to have Neil Lloyd step up to chair EBRI’s Research Committee,” said Stacy Schaus, Chair of the EBRI Board of Trustees. “Neil’s research experience, consulting skills, and insatiable curiosity will make him a great leader of the Research Committee and an important contributor to the EBRI Executive Committee.” Jeff Tulloch of MetLife will assume Lloyd’s previous role as Vice Chair, Financial Wellbeing at EBRI. Other EBRI Research Vice Chairs are Andy Schreiner of Fidelity, Vice Chair, Retirement; Kris Haltmeyer of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Vice Chair, Health Benefits; Michael Doshier of Franklin Templeton, Vice Chair, Public Policy Advisory Council and Policy Forum Planning; and Michael Skinner of T. Rowe Price, Vice Chair, Research Agenda. “EBRI’s mission is to provide fact-based, unbiased research to help policy makers, employers, the industry, and others make sound employee-benefits decisions,” said Lori Lucas, President and CEO, EBRI. “We’re grateful that so many leading companies are lending some of their brightest minds to help EBRI develop research that is valued and grounded in real-world principles.” About EBRI: The Employee Benefit Research Institute is a private, nonpartisan, nonprofit research institute based in Washington, DC, that focuses on health, savings, retirement, and financial security issues. EBRI does not lobby and does not take policy positions. The work of EBRI is made possible by funding from its members and sponsors, who include a broad range of public, private, for-profit, and nonprofit organizations. For more information go to www.ebri.org