LinkedIn Live: Industry Insights with Bryan Hodgens — The Retirement Advice Gap: Reaching Today’s Pre-Retirees

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Bryan Hodgens

Bryan Hodgens is Senior Vice President and Head of Research for LIMRA and LOMA. In this capacity, he develops and executes the research strategy for both the distribution and retirement research programs, focused on providing insights and best practices to address the current and emerging business challenges facing LIMRA members.

Hodgens joined LIMRA in 2022 with more than 25 years of executive experience at companies such as AIG, Wells Fargo Advisors and Asset Growth Partners. Most recently, he was senior vice president and head of LPL Financials’ Retirement Plans and Financial Planning Group.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Emory University in Atlanta Georgia.

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Bill Nash

With more than 30 years of industry sales and distribution leadership experience, Bill leads a broad portfolio of teams dedicated to strengthening LIMRA and LOMA member engagement and industry impact. He began his career as an internal wholesaler before advancing to external wholesaler roles, later taking on sales management positions with Merrill Lynch where he oversaw distribution across annuities, separately managed accounts, 401(k)s, and IRAs.

Prior to joining LIMRA and LOMA, Bill was Senior Vice President and Head of Distribution for MoneyGuard Solutions at Lincoln Financial Distributors, where he led the enterprise distribution strategy and national sales organization.