Ellen Stone

Ellen Stone is an experienced professional in employee benefits management with a career spanning several decades. Currently serving as Senior Manager of Employee Benefits at Symetra Financial since March 2009, Ellen oversees corporate benefit programs, ensuring strategy, design, scalability, and competitive advantage across health and welfare plans, leave management, and retirement benefits. Previously, Ellen held managerial roles at Safeco Insurance, ICOS Corporation, and Foster Pepper LLC, focusing on the design and implementation of comprehensive benefits packages for multi-state employers. Ellen’s early career included roles in employment coordination and performance as a dancer at the Pacific Northwest Ballet. Ellen holds a degree from the University of Washington.