Bradford P. Campbell

Bradford P. Campbell was confirmed by the United States Senate as Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) on August 3, 2007. Prior to his confirmation as Assistant Secretary, Mr. Campbell served as Acting Assistant Secretary since October 30, 2006 and as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy since March 5, 2004.

As the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employee Benefits, Campbell oversees more than 700,000 covered retirement plans, approximately 2.5 million covered health plans, and similar numbers of other welfare benefit plans, such as those providing life or disability insurance, offered by private employers in the United States. The employee benefit plans under EBSA’s jurisdiction hold about $6.1 trillion in assets and cover approximately 150 million Americans. Campbell is responsible for the administration and enforcement of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

Previously, Campbell was Senior Legislative Officer in the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of Labor. Prior to joining the Department of Labor, Campbell served as Legislative Director for then-Congressman Ernest Fletcher and as Senior Legislative Assistant to former Congressman, and current SEC Chairman, Christopher Cox. Campbell received his A.B. from Harvard University, and his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center. [http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/aboutebsa/org_chart.html#section1 Official Biography]