Today’s employees expect fertility support but most benefits offerings don’t go far enough. Many programs simply point employees toward a clinic and then step back. That hands-off approach often leads to unnecessary treatments, higher costs, and poor outcomes for both families and employers.
Forward-thinking companies like Universal Music Group are adopting a new model: clinically managed fertility benefits. By placing medical oversight and active care coordination at the center, these programs are helping people make more informed decisions, improving outcomes, and cutting healthcare costs.
Join this webinar to learn how clinically managed care can help you strengthen your fertility benefits—lowering costs, improving results, and providing real support to employees at every stage of their family-building journey.
Julie Anderson leads the clinical outcomes team at Maven Clinic as Senior Director, where she oversees the measurement and evaluation of programs that improve healthcare for women and families. She brings nearly two decades of experience in healthcare analytics and clinical outcomes that bridge evidence-based science with patient-centered delivery.
Previously, Julie was a Solution Leader in Healthcare Innovation at McKinsey & Company, where she advised on next-generation and virtual care models, and held multiple roles in McKinsey’s Healthcare Analytics practice. She also managed real-world evidence data at Boehringer Ingelheim, supported care quality reporting at Valence Health, and conducted neuroscience research at Harvard Medical School. She holds a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from the University of Illinois Chicago and a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience from Brown University.
Chris Smith serves as Vice President of Benefits at Universal Music Group, where he leads the strategy and execution of global benefits programs that foster employee engagement, retention, and wellbeing. With more than 20 years of experience in benefits design and human resources leadership, he brings deep expertise in talent management, compensation, and people strategy.
Previously, Chris advanced through multiple leadership roles at Universal Music Group, including Senior Director of Benefits. He also served as Director of Benefits at Verisk Analytics, Director of Global Benefits at Indeed, and Head of Benefits at The D. E. Shaw Group. Chris is a graduate of the College of New Rochelle and has a proven track record of building benefits programs that align with business goals and support diverse employee populations.
