Ms. Schaus is a senior vice president and account manager in the Newport Beach office and leader of the defined contribution practice. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2006, she led significant strategic initiatives at Hewitt Financial Services, including launching the Hewitt Defined Contribution Alliance and Hewitt Financial Services Investment Consulting and Brokerage, as well as creating the Hewitt 401(k) Index™ and the Hewitt Personal Finance Center. She has 27 years of investment experience and holds an MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University and an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also on the board of the Financial Planning Association and has written numerous publications on defined contribution issues, including publishing PIMCO DC Dialogue™. She is also a Certified Financial Planner®.