Katie Kirkland is the Director of Benefits for Southern Company. She has been with Southern Company for 7 years. She focuses her efforts on Southern’s long-term healthcare strategy including plan design, analytics, and wellness as well as management of other insured benefits at Southern Company, including Dental, Life, Long-Term Disability, and Voluntary benefits.

Prior to working at Southern Company, Katie worked at Towers Watson where she acted as a Health and Group Benefits Consultant for 11 years. Her past work experience includes developing and executing health and welfare benefits strategies for large employers, and analyzing the legislative and regulatory requirements impacting employee benefits. In addition to her work in healthcare she also has experience in retirement plan management and workforce planning.

Katie holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree from the University of Nebraska College of Business Administration specializing in Actuarial Science. She has also attained the designation of Fellow in the Society of Actuaries, is an Enrolled Actuary and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries.