Vanguard Retirement Nudges Design & Research
Vanguard Retirement Nudges Design & Research
Vanguard research teams proposed exploring annual automatic increases for retirement plan participants drive contribution rates.
Vanguard research teams proposed exploring annual automatic increases for retirement plan participants drive contribution rates.
The highly-influential book Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness popularized this research and impacted other aspects of public policy.
The highly-influential book Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness popularized this research and impacted other aspects of public policy.
Along with members of my cross-functional team, I began designing and iterating on design solutions that persuaded employees of Vanguard client firms to enroll in retirement plans and for existing participants to increase their contribution rates.
Along with members of my cross-functional team, I began designing and iterating on design solutions that persuaded employees of Vanguard client firms to enroll in retirement plans and for existing participants to increase their contribution rates.
My contributions included building interactive prototypes, mentoring members of our development team about modern web standards to execute our designs across mobile and desktop effectively, and conducted design research to evaluate usability and effectiveness of designs.Â
My contributions included building interactive prototypes, mentoring members of our development team about modern web standards to execute our designs across mobile and desktop effectively, and conducted design research to evaluate usability and effectiveness of designs.Â
The projects were highly effective, gained media coverage in the Wall Street Journal, and the project team won an IABC Gold Quill Award.
The projects were highly effective, gained media coverage in the Wall Street Journal, and the project team won an IABC Gold Quill Award.
Vanguard Plan Sponsor UX
I was also part of a team tasked with modernizing and optimizing our Plan Sponsor web UX to help clients manage their retirement plan program
Redesign Process