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Ms. Washburn is a Managing Director at Municipal Market Analytics (MMA), an independent research and consulting group that publishes commentary on the US municipal bond market. Prior to MMA, Lisa was a managing director at Moody’s Investors Service where she managed several ratings teams and led various high profile projects, including the agency’s first municipal default study and the 2010 municipal rating recalibration.� Lisa is currently serving as the 2016 Chair of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts (NFMA) and has been on the Board of Governors and led many of the organization’s committees since 2008.�� She is also a member of the Municipal Analysts Group of New York (MAGNY).� She has an undergraduate degree in finance from Lehigh University and holds the designation of Certified Management Accountant.��

Nicole Byrd is Chair of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts

Offering Manager, Consumer Solutions, IBM Watson Health

While automation makes businesses more efficient and improves productivity, it's raising concerns about digital skills not matching the jobs of the future.

“We believe every single employee of a company should have access to advice,” says Stephen Ulian, head of institutional distribution at Bank of America.

It is an exciting time for IT. But also an exceptionally unsettled one, as rapid evolution is the norm and change that will shape a business's destiny is coming from all directions.

The HSA has become increasingly valuable for future medical expenses, "and the triple tax benefit simply can’t be ignored,” an expert says.

Companies relying on gig workers feel the ruling is "a threat to [employees'] flexibility and income."

Jeff Wixted is vice president of marketing and client solutions for Accertify.

Don’t be seduced by style over substance, warn industry pros; more “human touches” are necessary to support decisions beyond latest apps or self-service tools.