Ellen Lander

Founder, Renaissance Benefit Advisors Group, LLC

Ellen is the Principal and Founder of Renaissance Benefit Advisors Group, LLC (RBA), an independently owned retirement plan consulting and institutional investment advisory firm. RBA is a member firm of Global Retirement Partners. Devoted to the specialized needs of retirement plan sponsors, RBA has grown on a referral-only basis, currently advising to over $1.5 billion of retirement plan assets. RBA’s clients include both US and non-US corporations as well as not-for-profit organizations. With her entire career having served the retirement plan industry, Ellen has gained the specialized experience and expertise in working with all types of retirement plans and in numerous areas including ERISA compliance, fiduciary governance, plan design, investment analysis, contract negotiations, plan fees, analytic benchmarking and development of employee education and financial wellness programs. Ellen’s more than 25 years of experience and advocacy for the retirement plan industry has led to her involvement with several investment and retirement provider advisory boards. She is also a sought-out speaker on retirement plan fiduciary and advisor issues. Ellen continues to be ranked among the country’s top retirement plan advisors and has been awarded numerous industry designations and awards. Her credentials and designations demonstrate her attainment of the highest level of experience, expertise and commitment to the retirement plan business and investment fiduciary responsibility standards. Ellen is extremely honored to have been named PLANSPONSOR Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year 2019.