Lawrence Watts

National Defined Benefit Practice Leader

Ascensus

Dec 2022 - Current (3 years 9 months)

Director of Southeast Defined Benefit Operations

Ascensus

Dec 2019 - Dec 2022 (3 years 1 month)

Consultant and leader of FuturePlan’s Atlanta-based actuarial teams. • Leader responsible for guiding Atlanta team through acquisition-related integration, COVID-19 pandemic, office closure, and departure of a substantial portion of Nyhart’s former leadership group. Expanded leadership responsibilities following Ascensus acquisition, managing both the legacy Atlanta Nyhart book of business and the legacy Swerdlin actuarial group. Led workflow and mentored fifteen direct reports, including six credentialed actuaries. • Subject matter expert and key firm resource for governmental pension plans. Continued to serve as lead consultant and primary contact to more than 30 of Nyhart’s public-sector pension clients post-acquisition. • Diligently wor

Director of Southeast Operations

Nyhart

Jun 2018 - Dec 2019 (1 year 7 months)

Consulting actuary and leader of Nyhart’s Atlanta office. • Manager responsible for stabilizing business after complete turnover of staff and substantial loss of institutional knowledge. Cemented client relationships, represented firm at industry conferences through speaking engagements, secured new business through RFP process, and oversaw expansion of office from three to seven professionals. • Lead consultant and primary contact to many of Nyhart’s public-sector pension clients, particularly in Florida and Georgia. Managed client communications, board meetings, deliverables, contract negotiations, and billing for a seven-figure book of business. Drove 10.3% year-over-year revenue growth in first full year of role. • Mentor to actuarial s

Actuary, Consultant

Osborn Carreiro Associates

Apr 2010 - Jun 2018 (8 years 3 months)

Consultant focusing mainly on public pensions and retirement legislation. Major and particularly interesting responsibilities include: • Actuarial consultant to the Arkansas Joint Committee on Public Retirement and Social Security Programs. Analyze legislation to provide actuarial cost estimates and fiscal impact studies; bills affect all of Arkansas' major public retirement systems, covering hundreds of thousands of participants. • Contact and primary actuarial support for annual valuations and oversight of approximately 150 local fire and police pension plans in Arkansas. Also create Monte Carlo simulations of investment returns and cash flow projections for underfunded plans in order to assist local governments and pension boards in proa

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