

In the Top 10% of 2126 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
3rd place versus 5 competitors rated on Comparably
Matt is the President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Benefitfocus. As an industry veteran with more than 15 years of experience in corporate development and strategic planning, Matt is passionate about the benefits, benefits technology and health care technology industry. Matt joined the Benefitfocus team in 2021, bringing with him his distinguished track record of driving innovation and shareholder value in the benefits administration area. Prior to Benefitfocus, Matt served as Chief Strategy Officer at ADP, where he was responsible for strategy and corporate development. Prior to that, he worked at Aon and Hewitt Associates.
Roles & Responsibilities
As the oldest of four sons, Matt learned natural leadership skills at an early age, which is partly why he considered joining Benefitfocus – an industry-leader in benefits administration – his dream job. Matt is passionate about customer success and was drawn to Benefitfocus by the technology and service innovations, culture, and people. Matt believes there is a tremendous opportunity to improve the health care industry, and exceeding our customers’ expectations is his greatest priority.
Street Cred
Matt holds a master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University. He was also named to Crain’s Chicago Business 2011 “40 Under 40” and the World Economic Forum’s “2013 Young Global Leaders” program.
Hobbies & Interests
Raised in the northern suburbs of Chicago, Matt is a die-hard White Sox fan because “it takes a lot of character to endure that type of suffering.” When not watching baseball or the Bears, Matt enjoys spending time with his wife, Deneese, and their three children, Simon, Malini and Rania.
Inspiration
A firm believer in the Golden Rule, Matt says, “If you treat people well, with honesty and fairness, good things in general will come from that. We come to work every day to serve our customers with excellence. That’s job one.”
The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at Benefitfocus.
Based on 45 ratings, Matt Levin ranks right below UKG's CEO, Chris Todd.
Benefitfocus' CEO is highly regarded by the Marketing department, employees with 6 to 10 Years experience, and employees who have been at the company 2 to 5 Years. However, employees with 1 to 3 Years experience, Male employees, and employees with Over 10 Years experience have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.
Benefitfocus ranks in the Top 10% of other companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for CEO Rating Score.
