Jessica Sclafani, CAIA

Jessica Sclafani is a senior defined contribution strategist for the Americas division of T. Rowe Price, Inc., the organization responsible for the firm’s institutional business in North America. Jessica is primarily responsible for authoring original thought leadership that supports defined contribution plan sponsors and consultants on a range of topics, including investments, plan design, and retirement-related regulatory and legislative developments. She is a vice president of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. Jessica’s industry experience began in 2008, and she has been with T. Rowe Price, Inc., since 2022, beginning in the Americas division. Prior to this, Jessica was employed by Wellington Management Company LLP as an analyst and then by Cerulli Associates as director of its retirement practice. After this, she was employed by MFS Investment Management as a defined contribution strategist and director of its investment solutions group. Jessica received a B.S. from Boston College, and she has earned the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation. Jessica is chair of the editorial review board on the Executive Committee for the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association.