Press Release

DCIIA Announces Transition and New Hire in Chief Operating Officer Role

Issued by Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association [DCIIA]

Oct. 20, 2022

Lisa Massena Joins as New COO; Peg Knox Moves to Senior Advisor Role

JUPITER, FL  – The Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association (DCIIA) is pleased to announce that Lisa Massena, CFA, founder of Massena Associates, will be joining the nonprofit organization as chief operating officer and director of a new retirement savings inclusion initiative, effective December 1, 2022. DCIIA's current COO, Peg Knox, will remain with the organization and transition to a part-time role as a senior advisor. Massena will report to Lew Minsky, DCIIA’s president and CEO.

“We are thrilled to have Lisa join DCIIA in this crucial senior leadership role,” said Minsky. “She brings an ideal background to this position with her deep industry expertise, familiarity with DCIIA and our members, and years of leadership experience in both the public and private sectors. We are also pleased that Peg will remain part of the team as she gradually transitions to retirement in the coming years. She has been instrumental to DCIIA’s evolution and growth since joining the team five years ago.”

With the addition of Massena, DCIIA is launching the Center for Retirement Savings Inclusion. Operating collaboratively, this Center will focus on understanding opportunities to increase retirement savings coverage and effectiveness in the U.S. The Center’s priorities will be informed by the work of DCIIA’s Retirement Research Center, industry collaborators, and the initiatives of DCIIA member firms. DCIIA acknowledges that this is Financial Inclusion Week and looks forward to further contributing to industry initiatives and dialogue around inclusion.

Prior to establishing Massena Associates, Lisa served on the government savings team at Ascensus and was a research fellow with the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. She previously was executive director of OregonSaves, leading the launch of the nation’s first Automatic IRA program. Earlier in her career, Lisa co-founded a fee-based investment consulting firm serving defined contribution and defined benefit plans, foundations and endowments, and family office clients. She also has led investment analytics servicing for State Street Bank. She is a CFA Institute charterholder and president of the board of the CFA Society Portland. Massena is currently based in Oregon.

About DCIIA Founded in 2010, DCIIA is a non-profit association dedicated to enhancing the retirement security of America’s workers. DCIIA’s 250+ member organizations include investment managers, consultants and advisors, law firms, recordkeepers, insurance companies, data providers, plan sponsors and others who are collectively committed to the best interests of plan participants. DCIIA also conducts proprietary research and participates in industry collaboration on retirement topics via the DCIIA Retirement Research Center. DCIIA is the association partner of the Journal of Retirement. For more information, visit: www.dciia.org. 

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