Aadil Lokhandwala
Senior Vice President, Office of Strategic Planning at Lincoln Financial Distributors
Senior Vice President, Office of Strategic Planning
Aadil Lokhandwala is Senior Vice President, Office of Strategic Planning for Lincoln Financial Distributors (LFD), the wholesale distribution and distribution marketing franchise for Lincoln Financial Group. In this role, he provides executive leadership over strategic and transformation initiatives and project management, driving alignment and shared objectives across the franchise and supporting Lincoln's go-to-market opportunities. Aadil also leads LFD’s Strategic Partners of the Future, focused on expanding Lincoln’s distribution reach in underserved markets and supporting sales of Lincoln life and annuity products by leveraging partner relationships with a digital selling platform.
Lincoln Financial Distributors
https://www.linkedin.com/company/lincoln-financial-distributors
Senior Vice President, Office of Strategic Planning
Radnor, Pennsylvania, United States
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Lincoln Financial Distributors
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Vice President, Strategic Partners of the Future
Identifying and delivering new partnerships that can distribute Lincoln's broad product portfolio to underserved markets and leveraging digital capabilities
Radnor, PA
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Lincoln Financial Distributors
https://www.linkedin.com/company/lincoln-financial-distributors
Assistant Vice President, Strategic Planning
Develop and shape creative action plans to respond to changing business and marketplace conditions while partnering with business-line stakeholders to understand feasibility and profitability requirements 

Lead the development of all materials related to investor & financial communications for internal and external stakeholders, including External Investors, Board of Directors & Rating Agency in support of the distribution organization 

Provide subject-matter-expertise to Product & Distribution teams on strategic management initiatives with a focus on identifying key industry trends & competitive landscape that may impact initiative viability
Radnor, PA
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Lincoln Financial Group
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Senior Strategy Consultant
Radnor, PA
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Lincoln Financial Group
https://www.linkedin.com/company/lincoln-financial-group
Senior Product Analyst
Responsible for developing and implementing new products and enhancements to current products that meet market demand while maintaining strict profitability requirements

Create and deliver presentations to provide training and deliver promotions to drive sales third party partners and internal stakeholders

Provide project management between operations, sales, relationship management and senior management through product development, implementation and post-issue cycles
Radnor, PA
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Lincoln Financial Group
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Market Research Analyst
Led cross-business initiatives across strategy, marketing, operations, sales and product development to develop thought leadership in the industry and increase market share for core customers 

Developed, implemented and improved upon strategies and practices to better position the organization in core markets as well as opportunistic markets with potential to expand our current business

Provided analysis of the market environment  to senior management asses and understand opportunities within the business
Radnor, PA
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Lincoln Financial Group
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Competitive Services Consultant
Provided the organization with competitive research reports on competitors products in the retirement income marketplace

Created and maintained various benchmarking tools and databases for the sales and product organizations

Worked with senior management to educate and position the competitive landscape to internal and external audiences including the Board of Directors, Investor Analysts and other key stakeholders
Hartford, Connecticut Area
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Bentley University
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Software/Hardware Analyst
Investigated, analyzed and repaired operating system, virus, spyware and networking issues daily for 4500 Bentley student notebook computers.

Replaced defective hardware and installed peripheral devices on student notebook computers.

Installed anti-virus and spyware blocking software on student notebook computers to protect network integrity
Greater Boston Area
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Fidelity Investments
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Business Systems Analyst Intern
Prepared systems flow charts, specifications, and documentation for a business analysis project

Assisted in research and fact finding to develop and modify information systems

Assisted in preparation of detailed specifications and documentation
Greater Boston Area
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Leerink Swann
https://www.linkedin.com/company/leerink
Equity Research Intern
Gathered information from various research sources and presenting this information to editorial team for publication

Determined relevant information that has the ability to drive companies earnings and stocks

Worked along-side the Editorial team to help with any additional projects
Greater Boston Area
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Global Ground Automation
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IT Systems Assistant
Issued, managed, repaired and upgraded software and hardware needs for 85 employee workstations on a daily basis

Designed and implemented database servers for in-house storage and at a remote data warehouse

Lead a telecommunications projects involving MITEL and NEC phone systems
•	Installed and setup database servers at remote site for clientele
Greater New York City Area
Moore Stephens
https://www.linkedin.com/company/mooreglobal
IT Systems Consultant
Assisted network administrator with network implementation and design

Configured computers with new hardware and peripheral devices and connected them to a virtual private network

Helped with the implementation of network resources and services for clients

Examined and repaired software issues relating to Microsoft Exchange Server, Windows XP, Microsoft Office and CPASoftware Suite for 60 employee desktop and notebook computers
Greater New York City Area
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Global Ground Automation
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Customer Service Representative
Created work/vacation schedule for ten weekend employees to maximize efficiency

Assigned customer reservations to location specific car vendors, based on availability and wait-time

Worked with clients (JP Morgan Chase, BankOne, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, MetLife) directly to assist them with any problems/issues with the service they received
Greater New York City Area
Marketing/Marketing Management; Strategic Management
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Villanova University
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SIFMA
The Wharton School
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3 year executive education program in partnership with the Securities Industry Institute®
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Finance
BS
Bentley University
https://www.linkedin.com/school/bentley-university/
Minor in Information Technology
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John Kennedy
President of Lincoln Financial Distributors at Lincoln Financial Group
West Chester, PA
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Karen Joyce
AVP, Office of Strategic Planning at Lincoln Financial Distributors
Berwyn, PA
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Ian Ward, CFP®, ChFC®, CLTC®
Strategy Director at Prudential Financial
Philadelphia, PA
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Joseph P. Hofmann
Vice President, Institutional Retirement Solutions at Lincoln Financial Group
Exton, PA
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Thomas O'Neill
COO, Head of the Financial Institutions Group at Lincoln Financial Distributors
Wayne, PA
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Adam McAllister
VP, Modeling Strategy at Lincoln Financial Group
Wayne, PA
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Brian Tierney
AVP, Digital Strategy at Lincoln Financial Group
Boston, MA
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Jim Tierney
Innovator driving transformation in financial services
Greater Philadelphia
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Elizabeth Williams
Strategic Planning Consultant at Lincoln Financial Group
Greensboro, NC
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Paul Chryssikos
SVP & Chief Counsel, Distribution (Annuities, Life Insurance, Retirement Plans, Retail Wealth Management) at Lincoln Financial Group
Greater Philadelphia
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Vince Pigati
Vice President, Consultant Relations at AIG Retirement Services
Greater Chicago Area
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Jennifer Jo Brown, MSM
Manager, Participant Experience at Empower Retirement
United States
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Gail Anderson
Vice President, Sales Support at Lincoln Financial Group
Phoenix, AZ
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Dustin Kilgore
Inbound Internal Wholesaler at Lincoln Financial Distributors
Greater Hartford
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Troy Guerrette
Vice President, Institutional Retirement Distribution at Lincoln Financial Group
Bow, NH
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Thomas Watson
Head of Risk Systems, Market Risk Management at Lincoln Financial
Philadelphia, PA
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Alissa Palatiello
Vice President at Accel-KKR
San Francisco, CA
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Tom Faenza
SVP, Strategy, New Business Development and Consumer Insights
West Hartford, CT
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Dan Kropp, CPP
Collegeville, PA
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Mallory Needles
Assistant Vice President, Strategic Planning at Lincoln Financial Group
Philadelphia, PA
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Student at G.H.PATEL COLLEGE OF ENGG. & TECH. , V. V. NAGAR 011
Windsor, ON
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The Villanova University Alumni Group
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Retirement Income Industry Group
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Financial Services Career Center™
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Bentley University Community
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Strategy Consulting Network
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