iGrad Financial Wellness CTO Honored by Employee Benefit Adviser

San Diego, CA, April 26, 2017 --(PR.com)-- Employee Benefit Adviser has honored iGrad Chief Technology Officer, Dean Harris, with a “Benefit Innovator” award for his work on the Enrich™ Employee Financial Wellness Education Platform.

Dean Harris responded to the honor by calling attention to the collective work done at iGrad by a dedicated group of employees. Harris said: “...from top to bottom; everyone contributes and our products are better for it.” Under Dean Harris’ leadership the technology within iGrad has continued to evolve financial wellness by offering interactive educational modules, quizzes, games, videos, articles and calculators through its customizable white label platforms.

Harris and his team will further improve on the platform’s personalized and adaptive learning experience by spearheading a new behavioral analysis algorithm to individualize each user’s experience on the site. Upcoming behavioral additions respond to user interaction by funnelling relevant topics and information to each user - thereby increasing engagement and usage on the platform, as well as financial capability.

The comprehensive list of benefit innovators provided by Employee Benefit Adviser includes 21 executives honored for reinvigorating the benefit landscape.

The Benefit Technology Innovator awards are given out annually, and are open to employee benefit professionals; HR executives; benefit technology company executives; benefit advisers, brokers and consultants; and others at the leading-edge of technology development, adoption and deployment. Innovators are selected based on various criteria including driving technology innovation, overcoming organizational and technology barriers, and deploying leading-edge technology

Online financial wellness programs are becoming a requirement for organizations and schools looking to increase knowledge and reduce stress among its participants. Both iGrad and Enrich strive to design and maintain a responsive, engaging and constantly evolving platform to deliver financial wellness and literacy.

About iGrad:
iGrad, a technology-driven financial wellness education company, encompasses two unique and award-winning white-label platforms: iGrad™ and Enrich™, both designed to cover a wide spectrum of money stresses and needs. Both platforms offer a high level of interaction, customization, and adaptive learning technology.

iGrad is a three-time winner of Education Program of the Year (The Institute for Financial Literacy), Best Product award for three years running (University Business Magazine), as well as the Outstanding Consumer Information Award (AFCPE).

The iGrad platform - for higher education - is established in over 600 schools, empowering students to make wise financial decisions and easing their financial stress.

The Enrich platform - for employers and financial institutions - uses a prescriptive approach to develop a personalized financial wellness action plan for every user.