Emily's specialty topics
Retirement planning Group health & mental health benefits Critical illness & employee wellbeing Defined contribution plan strategy ESG, AI & GLP-1 trends in benefits
Emily Douglas is a contributing editor at Benefits and Pensions Monitor. She produces long-form interviews and features for pension plan professionals, group benefits administrators, HR executives, and institutional investors across Canada. Her BPM reporting covers retirement planning, group health and mental health benefits, and critical illness coverage. She also writes about employee wellbeing, defined contribution plan strategy, and the ESG, AI, and GLP-1 trends reshaping the Canadian group benefits and pensions landscape.
Emily has written on HR, people management, employment law, and workplace technology since 2015. She has been with Key Media since 2017, rising from News Editor to Managing Editor to her current role as Executive Editor. She also contributes to Human Resources Director and Mortgage Introducer across Key Media's portfolio.
Emily studied Classics, Classical Studies and Ancient History at University College London. She also studied Medieval History, French and Classical Philosophy at the University of Geneva.
How I think about writing for this industry…
“I'm drawn to the human side of benefits and pensions, especially mental health, employment law, and LGBTQ+ inclusion in the workplace. My goal is to show how these issues connect directly to how well organizations support the people who work for them.”
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