Press Release

NTSA Names Luckinbill as New Executive Director

Issued by National Tax-Deferred Savings Association [NTSA]

Dec. 8, 2020

ARLINGTON, VA  – The National Tax-deferred Savings Association has named Mark Luckinbill its Executive Director, effective January 2021.

Luckinbill joins NTSA, part of the American Retirement Association, with more than a quarter century of experience specializing in public and tax-exempt 403(b)/457(b) retirement plans, both as an advisor and in senior management roles with several of the industry’s leading providers.  Formed in 1989, the National Tax-deferred Savings Association (NTSA) represents more than 6,300 practitioners, agencies, and corporate members who work with public sector retirement plans.   

“Mark brings to ARA and NTSA a wealth of knowledge and decades of dedication to the industry, working with advisers, plan sponsors and participants,” said Brian H. Graff, Esq., APM, Chief Executive Officer of the ARA. “His extensive industry knowledge and leadership experience will make him an immediate asset to NTSA members and NTSA strategic partners at a pivotal time for the industry.”

Luckinbill’s career in financial services began in 1992 as a financial advisor in Dallas, Texas.  Since then, Mark has held sales and marketing leadership roles at small, medium and large organizations including retirement record keepers, product manufacturers and distribution companies. His career history is heavily focused in 403(b) and 457 and includes sales and marketing leadership positions at ING (now Voya), Aspire Financial (now PCS/Aspire) and most recently as VP of Sales and Marketing at Kades-Margolis in Pennsylvania.  Luckinbill holds a BSBA degree in Finance/Marketing from the University of Denver.  He takes the reins of NTSA from Brent Neese who has joined PlanMember Financial Corporation as Senior Vice President, Institutional Retirement Services.

“At a time when so many working Americans need, and are looking for, help preparing for retirement, our members have been confronted with an unprecedented level of activity in recent months, both at federal and state levels, activity that often has unanticipated consequences,” said NTSA President Jim Kelleher. “Mark has the experience, background and acumen to help NTSA’s voice continue to be a force for positive change as we continue helping millions of American workers.”

“I have dedicated my career to improving public sector employee retirement security,” noted Luckinbill.  “NTSA’s mission of advocacy and education is vitally important in helping Americans create sustainable lifetime income in retirement.  I am proud to be associated with the ARA and lead the efforts of the NTSA.”

About the National Tax-deferred Savings Association (NTSA)

Formed in 1989, the National Tax-deferred Savings Association (NTSA) represents more than 6,300 practitioners, agencies, and corporate members. For more than a quarter century, NTSA has been nationally recognized for its thought leadership and policy expertise with regard to public-sector retirement plans. NTSA represents its membership in Washington, D.C. and state capitals across the country to address issues and design retirement plans that improve employee outcomes. NTSA also provides high-quality education, professional development, and information resources for those involved in the 403(b) and 457(b) marketplace.

About the American Retirement Association

The American Retirement Association, based in the Washington, D.C. area, is a non-profit professional organization established to educate all types of retirement plan professionals, and to preserve and enhance the employer-based retirement plan system as part of the development of a cohesive and coherent national retirement income policy. The American Retirement Association is comprised of five premier retirement industry associations; the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA), the American Society of Enrolled Actuaries (ASEA), the National Association of Plan Advisors (NAPA), the Plan Sponsor Council of America, and the National Tax-deferred Savings Association (NTSA).

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