Jessica Ruggles

Director, Financial Wellness Outcomes Practice, Prudential Financial

Jessica Ruggles works with customers to unlock the power of financial wellness. Taking a holistic, data-driven and consultative approach, she helps employers develop custom financial wellness solutions and strategies that best meet the financial wellness needs of that employer’s unique workforce. With an academic foundation and thesis work in communication theory and psychology, and broad experience in public relations, integrated marketing and financial services, Jessica has worked with institutional clients of all sizes and industries. In 2012 she joined Prudential to manage communication and participant engagement campaigns in accordance with the strategic initiatives of retirement services clients and the organization. She then went on to foster intermediary relationships and drive deal strategy to execute sales aligned with the goals of the Workplace Solutions Group before stepping into her current financial wellness role. In this role, Jessica works with complex clients, speaking on a wide range of topics including financial wellness, health and productivity, the multi-generational workforce, employee engagement, building a culture of employee well-being and ways businesses can leverage employee benefit offerings to support broader human capital initiatives.