Retirement Reality Check: Gender & Wellbeing

When it comes to saving for retirement, women face a different set of challenges. In this fireside chat with Carrie Schroen, BlackRock’s Head of the US DC Intermediary Business, and KC Boas, BlackRock’s Head of Retirement Marketing and Thought Leadership, we unpack the retirement gender wealth gap. Part- retirement content, part- career development convo, we’ll cover a range of topics in this Third Thursday session.Speaker BiosCarrie SchroenHead of the US DC Intermediary BusinessBlackRockCarrie Schroen, Managing Director, is the Head of the US DC Intermediary Business within BlackRock’s Retirement Group. Carrie and her team develop and execute strategy to accelerate the defined contribution client business in partnership with plan advisors, recordkeepers, and insurance platforms in the US and CanadaPreviously, Carrie was the National Sales Manager of the Independent Broker Dealer business at BlackRock and led the Southern Region across the broader USWA Segmented Sales client teams.Carrie was integral in the founding of our BlackRock Model Portfolios for Women, our innovative model portfolios built on the core factors that may alter long-term portfolio construction for women investors. She is passionate about financial literacy and closing investment access and educational gaps.Carrie received her undergraduate degree from Boston College, where she was a Captain of the Varsity Swim Team. She received her MBA from the University of Phoenix and participated in the InvestmentNews Women to Watch Think Tank.KC BoasHead of Retirement Marketing and Thought LeadershipBlackRockKC Boas is Head of Retirement Marketing for BlackRock. In this role, she oversees thought leadership, content strategy, and execution to differentiate BlackRock within the industry and amplify our brand. Within BlackRock, KC serves on the Financial Inclusion Network’s Leadership Team. Outside the firm, she serves on the Advisory Board for the American Savings Education Council.