{"id":6644,"date":"2022-10-10T16:09:21","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T16:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sifm.org\/wp\/?p=6644"},"modified":"2022-10-10T16:12:14","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T16:12:14","slug":"hansen-chief-government-affairs-officer-american-retirement-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sifm.org\/wp\/2022\/10\/10\/hansen-chief-government-affairs-officer-american-retirement-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Hansen &#8211; Chief Government Affairs Officer, American Retirement Association"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6644\" class=\"elementor elementor-6644\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4be2bbc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4be2bbc0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a4dc94e\" data-id=\"4a4dc94e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f159c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28f159c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hansen &#8211; Chief Government Affairs Officer, American Retirement Association<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-075221e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"075221e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-646704f\" data-id=\"646704f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b206c21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b206c21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sifm.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/will_hansen-pw0ki9vv7ujjqzm79uyy4typq15ghhyw1bjz760omw.jpg\" title=\"Will Hansen\" alt=\"Will Hansen\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de78937\" data-id=\"de78937\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cea38c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cea38c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mr. Hansen is an experienced employee benefits executive with a dynamic professional background that includes: an employee benefits associate attorney at a multinational law firm; senior Capitol Hill staffer; manager of employee benefit plans for a Fortune 200 company; and a public policy advocate at the federal, state and local levels for large employers in their role as a sponsor of benefit plans.<\/p><p>Will joined the American Retirement Association from The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), where he was the senior vice president of retirement and compensation policy. Prior to that, he was with the Holland America Group where he served as senior manager of global employee benefits overseeing employee benefit programs for five cruise brands under the Carnival Corporate umbrella.<\/p><p>Mr. Hansen previously served as the executive director of the United States Congress Joint Economic Committee, as well as legislative counsel for Senator Robert Casey, Jr. (D-PA), advising the Senator on tax, pension, budget, and social security issues, and as legislative director for Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI). He also has experience as an employee benefits attorney with McDermott Will &amp; Emery LLP, where he focused on qualified and non-qualified retirement plans.<\/p><p>Mr. Hansen earned an LLM in employee benefits and a JD from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9711f0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9711f0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acbed7f\" data-id=\"acbed7f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4345ff\" data-id=\"c4345ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a6efd elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"84a6efd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hansenw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Connect with Will Hansen\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hansenw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConnect with Will Hansen\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-456c8f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"456c8f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13025bb\" data-id=\"13025bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68362a7\" data-id=\"68362a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91d1b0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91d1b0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sifm.org\/wp\/speakers\/\">Click here<\/a> to see all SIFM speakers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr. Hansen is an experienced employee benefits executive with a dynamic professional background that includes: an employee benefits associate attorney at a multinational law firm; 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