# Matt Levin

> Matt Levin is the CEO of Modern Health, a leading global workplace mental health platform. A serial CEO with two decades of leadership across HR technology, health care, and benefits, Levin has helmed Benefitfocus (sold to Voya Financial), People 2.0 (a 50-country HR platform), and held C-suite roles at ADP and Aon. He was part of the core team that engineered the landmark $4.9 billion Aon-Hewitt merger and was recognized as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader in 2013. A Chicago-based operator and longtime lecturer at both Northwestern and the University of Chicago, he now leads Modern Health's mission to bring proactive, globally equitable mental health care to the world's workforce.

- **Role:** CEO at Modern Health
- **Organizations:** Modern Health, People 2.0, Benefitfocus, ADP, Psilos Group, Aon, Hewitt Associates, IHS Group, First Chicago NBD (JP Morgan Chase)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Bachelor's Degree, Northwestern University
- **Known for:** Named to Crain's Chicago Business '40 Under 40' (2011), Selected for World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders program (2013), Core team member in the $4.9 billion Aon-Hewitt merger, creating Aon Hewitt

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — First Scholar Program at First Chicago NBD (now JP Morgan Chase)
- **Early career** — Head of development and strategic planning at IHS Group
- **2000s** — SVP Corporate Development and Strategy at Hewitt Associates
- **2010** — Core team member in engineering Hewitt's $4.9 billion sale to Aon, creating Aon Hewitt
- **2010s** — Executive Vice President and Head of Global Strategy at Aon plc
- **2011** — Named to Crain's Chicago Business '40 Under 40'
- **2013** — Named to World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders program
- **2018** — Chief Strategy Officer at ADP, overseeing growth strategy, corporate development, ADP Ventures, and the ADP Research Institute
- **2021** — Appointed President and CEO of Benefitfocus (NASDAQ: BNFT)
- **2023** — Led Benefitfocus's successful sale to Voya Financial
- **2023** — Appointed CEO of People 2.0, a global HR services platform operating in 50+ countries
- **2025** — Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Modern Health, succeeding founder Alyson Watson who became Executive Chair

## Achievements

- Named to Crain's Chicago Business '40 Under 40' (2011)
- Selected for World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders program (2013)
- Core team member in the $4.9 billion Aon-Hewitt merger, creating Aon Hewitt
- Led Benefitfocus's successful sale to Voya Financial as President & CEO
- Scaled People 2.0 as CEO of a global HR platform operating in 50+ countries
- Visiting lecturer at University of Chicago and Northwestern University for 20+ years
- Appointed CEO of Modern Health in April 2025 to lead its next growth chapter

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Appointed CEO of Modern Health, succeeding founder Alyson Watson who transitioned to Executive Chair of the Board
- **2025-05** — Spoke at Milken Institute Future Health Summit on the future of workforce mental health
- **2025-05** — Published research report 'Working Through It' showing 79% of young workers sacrifice mental health to meet work demands

## Links

- Website: https://modernhealth.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-levin-3a770a7

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Last updated: 2026-05-25