Stephen Mitchell

About Stephen Mitchell

Financial Services Executive with extensive retirement and investment experience, both in line management and strategic consulting. Experience spans business and marketing strategy, product management, client services and operations management. Extensive expertise in: • Strategic business planning and marketing strategy development, e.g. IRA rollover, college savings and wealth transfer strategies • Development, launch and management of retirement, retirement income and investment planning and advice tools and services • All aspects of product development, launch and implementation. Have had management responsibility for $100b+ retirement product line • Thoroughly familiar with the full range of plan types including 401(a), 401(k), 403(b), 457, etc. • Well versed in a broad range of investment products and platforms including mutual funds, brokerage, separate accounts, insurance and annuities • ERISA and securities regulation compliance • Budgeting and financial management • Systems development, process reengineering, and total quality management • Software package selection and implementation, as well as vendor management • Both line and project management with direct staff of over 100 in multiple sites Have led several landmark research studies, including: • The FRC study, Making Sense of Investor Needs in the Retirement Income Market • The Merrill Lynch New Retirement Studies: A Perspective From The Baby Boomer Generation and A Perspective from Individuals and Employers This combination of roles, as well as experience in the insurance, mutual fund and brokerage industries, provides me with broad perspective on the business, enabling me to develop strategies that can effectively generate results and fill gaps wherever I am most needed. Specialties: Strategic planning, retirement, retirement income, financial planning, investor education, marketing and product development.

Experience

1. Managing Consultant

   Tcs

   Jan 2019 — Present

Education

• University of Southern Maine

  B.S., Business

  1971 — 1976

• Monmouth Academy

  High School Diploma, College Preparatory Program

  1967 — 1971