Melanie Walker

Melanie Walker

Melanie Walker

Senior Vice President, National Compliance Practice Leader

Melanie is a Senior Vice President and National Compliance Practice Leader. Based in the firm’s Denver office, she has over 25 years of compliance experience.

Melanie is Segal’s primary subject matter expert on public sector retirement plan compliance, serves as a national resource on many issues and is a member of our Public Sector Leadership Group (PSLG). She also provides ongoing and special compliance consulting services to employee benefit plans (both retirement and health) in all three of Segal’s major markets.

Melanie’s specialized expertise includes:

  • Performing comprehensive compliance reviews for public sector defined benefit and defined contribution plans
  • Analyzing, drafting and reviewing governing plan documents such as state/local statutes, administrative rules and policy manuals
  • Researching and analyzing statutory, regulatory and agency guidance on tax rules and employee benefit laws
  • Providing advice and training on fiduciary rules and plan governance structure
  • Consulting with public entities on retiree health plan design and funding options
  • Assisting public plans with administrative and operational issues relating to plan design and plan reform

Prior to joining Segal, Melanie worked in employment law at a firm in Denver.

Melanie received a BA in Political Science and International Affairs with an area of concentration in the former Soviet Union at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a JD from the University of Colorado School of Law. She is a licensed attorney in the State of Colorado.

Melanie is an active member of the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys (NAPPA), where she serves on the Tax & Benefits Committee and as a co-leader of the DC/Hybrid Plans Forum. She is also a member of the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA) where she currently serves on the Legislative Committee.

Melanie frequently authors publications for distribution to Segal’s public sector clients. As an active member of the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys (NAPPA) and the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA), Melanie has written articles for both associations’ newsletters and is a frequent speaker at NAPPA and NAGDCA conferences and other employee benefits organizations, including the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP), the National Coordinating Committee for Multiemployer Plans (NCCMP) and the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association (DCIIA).

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Melanie Walker

Melanie Walker

Melanie Walker

Senior Vice President, National Compliance Practice Leader

Melanie is a Senior Vice President and National Compliance Practice Leader. Based in the firm’s Denver office, she has over 25 years of compliance experience.

Melanie is Segal’s primary subject matter expert on public sector retirement plan compliance, serves as a national resource on many issues and is a member of our Public Sector Leadership Group (PSLG). She also provides ongoing and special compliance consulting services to employee benefit plans (both retirement and health) in all three of Segal’s major markets.

Melanie’s specialized expertise includes:

  • Performing comprehensive compliance reviews for public sector defined benefit and defined contribution plans
  • Analyzing, drafting and reviewing governing plan documents such as state/local statutes, administrative rules and policy manuals
  • Researching and analyzing statutory, regulatory and agency guidance on tax rules and employee benefit laws
  • Providing advice and training on fiduciary rules and plan governance structure
  • Consulting with public entities on retiree health plan design and funding options
  • Assisting public plans with administrative and operational issues relating to plan design and plan reform

Prior to joining Segal, Melanie worked in employment law at a firm in Denver.

Melanie received a BA in Political Science and International Affairs with an area of concentration in the former Soviet Union at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a JD from the University of Colorado School of Law. She is a licensed attorney in the State of Colorado.

Melanie is an active member of the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys (NAPPA), where she serves on the Tax & Benefits Committee and as a co-leader of the DC/Hybrid Plans Forum. She is also a member of the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA) where she currently serves on the Legislative Committee.

Melanie frequently authors publications for distribution to Segal’s public sector clients. As an active member of the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys (NAPPA) and the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA), Melanie has written articles for both associations’ newsletters and is a frequent speaker at NAPPA and NAGDCA conferences and other employee benefits organizations, including the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP), the National Coordinating Committee for Multiemployer Plans (NCCMP) and the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association (DCIIA).

Contact Melanie

The information you provide will not be shared with anyone outside Segal.

Melanie Walker

Senior Vice President, National Compliance Practice Leader

Melanie Walker

Contact Melanie

The information you provide will not be shared with anyone outside Segal.

Melanie is a Senior Vice President and National Compliance Practice Leader. Based in the firm’s Denver office, she has over 25 years of compliance experience.

Melanie is Segal’s primary subject matter expert on public sector retirement plan compliance, serves as a national resource on many issues and is a member of our Public Sector Leadership Group (PSLG). She also provides ongoing and special compliance consulting services to employee benefit plans (both retirement and health) in all three of Segal’s major markets.

Melanie’s specialized expertise includes:

  • Performing comprehensive compliance reviews for public sector defined benefit and defined contribution plans
  • Analyzing, drafting and reviewing governing plan documents such as state/local statutes, administrative rules and policy manuals
  • Researching and analyzing statutory, regulatory and agency guidance on tax rules and employee benefit laws
  • Providing advice and training on fiduciary rules and plan governance structure
  • Consulting with public entities on retiree health plan design and funding options
  • Assisting public plans with administrative and operational issues relating to plan design and plan reform

Prior to joining Segal, Melanie worked in employment law at a firm in Denver.

Melanie received a BA in Political Science and International Affairs with an area of concentration in the former Soviet Union at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a JD from the University of Colorado School of Law. She is a licensed attorney in the State of Colorado.

Melanie is an active member of the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys (NAPPA), where she serves on the Tax & Benefits Committee and as a co-leader of the DC/Hybrid Plans Forum. She is also a member of the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA) where she currently serves on the Legislative Committee.

Melanie frequently authors publications for distribution to Segal’s public sector clients. As an active member of the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys (NAPPA) and the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA), Melanie has written articles for both associations’ newsletters and is a frequent speaker at NAPPA and NAGDCA conferences and other employee benefits organizations, including the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP), the National Coordinating Committee for Multiemployer Plans (NCCMP) and the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association (DCIIA).

Melanie Walker

Senior Vice President, National Compliance Practice Leader

Melanie Walker

Contact Melanie

The information you provide will not be shared with anyone outside Segal.

Melanie is a Senior Vice President and National Compliance Practice Leader. Based in the firm’s Denver office, she has over 25 years of compliance experience.

Melanie is Segal’s primary subject matter expert on public sector retirement plan compliance, serves as a national resource on many issues and is a member of our Public Sector Leadership Group (PSLG). She also provides ongoing and special compliance consulting services to employee benefit plans (both retirement and health) in all three of Segal’s major markets.

Melanie’s specialized expertise includes:

  • Performing comprehensive compliance reviews for public sector defined benefit and defined contribution plans
  • Analyzing, drafting and reviewing governing plan documents such as state/local statutes, administrative rules and policy manuals
  • Researching and analyzing statutory, regulatory and agency guidance on tax rules and employee benefit laws
  • Providing advice and training on fiduciary rules and plan governance structure
  • Consulting with public entities on retiree health plan design and funding options
  • Assisting public plans with administrative and operational issues relating to plan design and plan reform

Prior to joining Segal, Melanie worked in employment law at a firm in Denver.

Melanie received a BA in Political Science and International Affairs with an area of concentration in the former Soviet Union at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a JD from the University of Colorado School of Law. She is a licensed attorney in the State of Colorado.

Melanie is an active member of the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys (NAPPA), where she serves on the Tax & Benefits Committee and as a co-leader of the DC/Hybrid Plans Forum. She is also a member of the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA) where she currently serves on the Legislative Committee.

Melanie frequently authors publications for distribution to Segal’s public sector clients. As an active member of the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys (NAPPA) and the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA), Melanie has written articles for both associations’ newsletters and is a frequent speaker at NAPPA and NAGDCA conferences and other employee benefits organizations, including the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP), the National Coordinating Committee for Multiemployer Plans (NCCMP) and the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association (DCIIA).

Melanie Walker

Melanie Walker

Senior Vice President, National Compliance Practice Leader

Contact Melanie

The information you provide will not be shared with anyone outside Segal.

Melanie is a Senior Vice President and National Compliance Practice Leader. Based in the firm’s Denver office, she has over 25 years of compliance experience.

Melanie is Segal’s primary subject matter expert on public sector retirement plan compliance, serves as a national resource on many issues and is a member of our Public Sector Leadership Group (PSLG). She also provides ongoing and special compliance consulting services to employee benefit plans (both retirement and health) in all three of Segal’s major markets.

Melanie’s specialized expertise includes:

  • Performing comprehensive compliance reviews for public sector defined benefit and defined contribution plans
  • Analyzing, drafting and reviewing governing plan documents such as state/local statutes, administrative rules and policy manuals
  • Researching and analyzing statutory, regulatory and agency guidance on tax rules and employee benefit laws
  • Providing advice and training on fiduciary rules and plan governance structure
  • Consulting with public entities on retiree health plan design and funding options
  • Assisting public plans with administrative and operational issues relating to plan design and plan reform

Prior to joining Segal, Melanie worked in employment law at a firm in Denver.

Melanie received a BA in Political Science and International Affairs with an area of concentration in the former Soviet Union at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a JD from the University of Colorado School of Law. She is a licensed attorney in the State of Colorado.

Melanie is an active member of the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys (NAPPA), where she serves on the Tax & Benefits Committee and as a co-leader of the DC/Hybrid Plans Forum. She is also a member of the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA) where she currently serves on the Legislative Committee.

Melanie frequently authors publications for distribution to Segal’s public sector clients. As an active member of the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys (NAPPA) and the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA), Melanie has written articles for both associations’ newsletters and is a frequent speaker at NAPPA and NAGDCA conferences and other employee benefits organizations, including the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP), the National Coordinating Committee for Multiemployer Plans (NCCMP) and the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association (DCIIA).