A nationally recognized figure on employer-sponsored retirement, health and other welfare benefit plans, he is the former Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employee Benefits and head of the Employee Benefits Security Administration. As ERISA's former "top cop" and primary federal regulator, he provides his clients with insight and knowledge across a broad range of ERISA-plan related issues.

Mr. Campbell played a key role in every significant ERISA retirement and health reform in the past ten years, and his regulatory and policy decisions had a fundamental impact on the structure and operation of ERISA plans. While Assistant Secretary, Mr. Campbell:

• Orchestrated implementation of the most sweeping changes to pension regulations in 30 years, issuing nearly 30 regulations and major guidance documents
• Issued final regulations establishing Qualified Default Investment Alternatives (QDIAs) to facilitate automatic enrollment in defined contribution plans
• Issued final regulations improving participant access to professional investment advice
• Issued final regulations requiring enhanced and electronic disclosure of plan expense and fee information on the Form 5500 Schedule C
• Directed policy in major litigation, including filing amicus briefs in RILA v. Fielder and LaRue v. DeWolff
• Negotiated with Congress to modify final genetic discrimination and mental health parity legislation
• Issued final HIPAA regulations governing wellness programs and nondiscrimination requirements
• Administered an enforcement program resulting in more than $2.6 billion in monetary results and more than 200 criminal indictments

Publications

"Commentary on DOL's Proposed Changes to the Definition of 'Fiduciary'," (co-author) ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law Employee Benefits Committee Newsletter (Winter 2010)

"Schedule C - A New Era in Annual Reporting," (co-author) The ASPPA Journal (Summer 2010)

Speeches and Presentations

Mr. Campbell has been a frequent keynote speaker at business, professional and trade association events, including:

• The Investment Company Institute
• The Profit-Sharing 401(k) Council
• The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
• The Self-Insurance Institute
• The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• The American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries
• The Wharton Research Advisory Group
• The Committee on the Investment of Employee Benefit Assets

Mr. Campbell has also testified numerous times regarding retirement and health plan issues before Congress, including:

• The Senate and House Appropriations Committees
• The House Ways and Means Committee
• The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
• The House Education and Labor Committee
• The Senate Special Committee on Aging

Previous Experience

Prior to serving as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employee Benefits, Mr. Campbell held a number of other senior positions in the government, including Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employee Benefits, Senior Legislative Officer for the Department of Labor, Legislative Director for then-Congressman Ernest Fletcher, and Senior Legislative Assistant for then-Congressman, later SEC Chairman Cox.