With a civilian labor force of 4.5 million, Virginia leaders had a lot to think about when they realized a good chunk of those folks didn’t have workplace access to retirement savings. That’s all changing. We talk today with program director Peter Thompson about the present, the future, and what he’s seeing in this new space.

As the smell of freshly brewed coffee fills rooms and a chorus of chairs squeak and shuffle to find their places, discussions on retirement savings spring to life. Gathered in these rooms are a diverse set of minds - private sector innovators, state officials, Treasury officers, legislators, policy makers - each prepared to offer their piece to the puzzle that is the future of retirement security in the United States