Editor's note: As part of our ongoing mission to highlight industry professionals who are making a difference, we asked some top benefits professionals what they wish they had in their portfolio of products. This is what they had to say. 

Student loan programs

 

I've been keeping my eye on the student loan pay down platforms as a benefit. At a meeting in late 2015 with the head of benefits at one of the largest financial firms in the U.S., it was pointed out to me and my team that one of the most important issues many companies will have to deal with in the coming years is the ability to attract and retain millennials and other recent graduates. The burden of student debt is often their biggest financial concern, ahead of daily expenses, retirement and health care.

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