Laura Ramanis

As President of Newport Retirement, Laura Ramanis leads the firm's retirement plan business, including qualified and nonqualified plan recordkeeping, operations and client services. 

Laura joined Newport in 2014 as Chief Operating Officer. She has extensive leadership experience within the retirement services industry. Prior to Newport, she spent 14 years at Mercer in  leadership, including the managing senior partner for Mercer's New England business and sales leader for the Northeast market. In these roles, she was responsible for driving revenue growth and coordinating sales efforts from multiple lines of business. 

In addition, Laura led cross-discipline engagements, managed global client relationships and served as executive sponsor for several key accounts. During her tenure, she held a variety of roles within the organization, including serving as the retirement business leader in New England and a managing partner in the organization’s Cincinnati and Minneapolis offices. Prior to her service at Mercer, Laura spent several years as a client relationship manager with Willis Towers Watson in Chicago. 

She earned her bachelor’s degree in marketing from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.