Kathleen Kennedy Townsend joined the Department of Labor (DOL) to help advance state and federal efforts to expand retirement savings programs.
Townsend started a new role as Labor Secretary Marty Walsh’s Representative on Retirement and Pension Issues.
A former Maryland Lieutenant Governor and the oldest child of Robert Kennedy, Townsend most had served as Executive Director of Retirement for All, a grassroots advocacy foundation to create universal retirement plans for all.