Former EBSA Head Lisa Gomez Joins Pontera as Strategic Adviser

Lisa Gomez

Pontera announced Tuesday that former Department of Labor regulator Lisa Gomez will be a strategic adviser to the company. Gomez’s role will be to accelerate strategic relationships with policymakers across the defined contribution industry.

Pontera is a fintech company that offers a platform designed to help financial advisers manage their clients’ workplace-sponsored retirement plan accounts.

Gomez brings more than 30 years of experience working in employee benefits and retirement policy, most recently leading the Employee Benefits Security Administration as Assistant Secretary of Labor at the DOL. Her agency oversaw 801,000 retirement plans with combined assets of $2 trillion, in addition to oversight of the federal Thrift Savings Plan.

“Lisa headed the federal agency responsible for protecting retirement and health benefits of more than 153 million workers, retirees and their families. We couldn’t ask for better alignment in our mission of helping U.S. retirement savers,” said Yoav Zurel, CEO of Pontera, in a statement. “Her deep understanding of the retirement landscape makes her an invaluable addition to the team and a champion for consumers to save, invest, and retire on their own terms by allowing their personal advisor access to their retirement plan assets.”