David Donaldson serves as the President and CEO of ERISA Smart. Previously he was a Senior Investigator for the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefit Security Administration where his responsibilities included conducting and coordinating investigations of major inter-jurisdictional or national employee benefit plans, service providers, Investment Advisors, Investment Managers, and trust departments. In addition, David was responsible for developing and presenting training for other investigators regarding plan investments, investment advisors and conflicts of interest. Prior to his work at the DOL, David worked for some of Wall Street's largest firms managing retirement plans, providing fiduciary guidance, and investment management services. David is a frequent speaker at national events on ERISA and retirement plan best practices. He also is an expert witness and was recently recognized as one of the top 100 most influential people in defined contribution. David's experiences and 27 years of working with retirement plans provide him with a unique perspective unmatched in the industry.
Currently, in his role as CEO of ERISA SMART he oversees the firms ERISA risk management services and consulting. In addition to ERISA SMART, David is the owner of Participant I.D., an anti-fraud fintech company that specializes in plan distributions using the latest in biometric face recognition and identification verification technologies.
Each year the U.S. Department Labor finds approximately 70% of the retirement plans they investigate to be out of compliance and in violation of the Federal Regulations that govern retirement plans. In addition, theft of retirement plan assets are at an all time high. As a fiduciary you can substantially mitigate those risks. ERISA SMART is a firm owned and operated by Department of Labor Investigators and industry experts in plan governance and cybersecurity threats that face your plan everyday. As a fiduciary you are held liable for these risks but can substantially mitigate those risks by delegating other entities to assume the liability.
Thousands of hours each year are spent by employers managing the day to day administrative tasks of their retirement plans. Per the Department of Labor there is only 30% success rate in completing these tasks correctly. Outsourcing these duties to a third party such as ERISA SMART will allow you to dedicate those hours to business activities and growth.
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