21st January 2026 | 4pm GMT | 11am ET

[Webinar] The Microsoft method: Inside a world-leading global financial wellbeing program

Step inside a world-leading global financial wellbeing program

Financial uncertainty is reshaping how people spend, save and use their benefits — with cutbacks in discretionary spending, emergency savings and retirement contributions. As this pressure grows, organizations are being pushed to deliver support that’s both globally consistent and locally relevant — a balance few have mastered.

This session takes you inside the Microsoft method: a world-leading financial wellbeing program built on one global framework that flexes to local financial moments and legislative realities. You’ll get a rare look at how one of the world’s leading employers designs at scale and delivers with precision — alongside insights from other global companies following a similar model.

Join this session to discover: 

  • How Microsoft structured a truly global financial wellbeing program, while navigating complex regional differences, such as retirement legislation 

  • The global financial wellbeing calendar Microsoft uses to sequence and govern activity consistently across regions 

  • How other leading organizations such as PepsiCo, Delta and others are following a similar model 

Your speakers


Brandon Diersch, Director, Global Financial Benefits, Microsoft

Brandon Diersch leads Microsoft’s global financial benefits and retirement strategy across 90+ countries. He plays a central role in shaping Microsoft’s long-term retirement design — partnering with senior HR and Finance leaders, regional teams and trustee boards to ensure programs remain compliant, competitive and aligned to the needs of 120,000+ non-US employees.

Brandon also serves on Microsoft’s US 401(k) Advisory Committee, is President of the Plan Sponsor Council of America (PSCA), and a board member of the American Retirement Association, bringing deep expertise in global retirement governance and financial wellbeing.

 

Tim Perkins, CEO and Co-founder, nudge 

Tim Perkins has over 20 years’ experience in HR and reward, helping global employers evolve how they support their people. Before co-founding nudge, Tim was part of the team at Thomsons Online Benefits (now Darwin), working with leading organizations to shape modern, technology-led benefit strategies.

In 2013, Tim co-founded nudge — the impartial global financial education platform that combines behavioral psychology, data and personalized learning. Today, nudge supports employees in more than 160 countries, helping thousands of organizations improve financial confidence and deliver better financial outcomes for their people. 

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