This year’s group of standout advisers ages 35 and younger is taking charge of the employee benefit supply chain with a determination to reduce costs and improve client outcomes. They’re creating employer coalitions. They’re negotiating with stop-loss carriers. They’re streamlining technology. They’re owning employee engagement. And that extends to their internal employees as well. The 2018 Rising Stars in Advising — chosen by the EBA editorial team after a month-long online nomination process — are compassionate leaders who practice what they preach, allowing flexible work hours and seamlessly integrating cultures as brokerages merge. Listed in alphabetical order, these 20 leaders are active community and industry mentors who are taking the field of advising to new heights.
Elizabeth Galentine
Former editor-in-chief
Galentine is a former editor-of-chief of Employee Benefit Adviser.
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