Membership

Membership in the Western Pension & Benefits Council – San Francisco Chapter connects you to a trusted, interdisciplinary network of employee benefits professionals committed to learning, collaboration, and professional excellence.

WP&BC San Francisco helps members build community, expertise, and confidence— while advancing the broader public good by elevating the practice of employee benefits in the Bay Area.

What Membership Provides

• Interdisciplinary Network
  Connect with practitioners across law, investments, actuarial science, recordkeeping, accounting, consulting, plan administration, and plan sponsorship— ensuring exposure to the full retirement and benefits ecosystem.
• Professional Insight
  Access timely, relevant education on emerging issues and practical challenges that improve decision-making and strengthen benefits programs across the region.
• Trusted Community
  Engage in a collegial, judgment-free environment where professionals can ask questions, share challenges, and exchange ideas with candor and integrity.
• Professional Growth
  Learn from peers who bring broader scale, deeper experience, or innovative approaches—supporting individual excellence and raising the bar for the profession as a whole.
• Connection & Belonging
  Be part of a welcoming community built on shared learning, mutual support, and meaningful professional relationships.

Member Benefits Include

• Discounted registration for education-focused Chapter Meetings
• Access to WP&BC national and chapter webinars
• Members-only specialty sessions on timely technical topics
• Invitations to special events, including the annual Member Appreciation event

Membership Year

The membership year runs from July 1 through June 30.

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Membership Types

Plan Sponsor Memberships
The San Francisco Chapter is pleased to offer the following special membership rates to plan sponsor and human resources professionals only. Plan Sponsors are individuals and companies that offer retirement and/or benefits to their employees. Eligibility for this special corporate rate is limited to those individuals whose primary responsibility is the administration of their own company’s internal retirement and benefit plans.

Individual Plan Sponsor - Free 

Corporate Plan Sponsor - Free  
Join with your full team! 

Professional Memberships

Individual Professional Member - $150 (USD) 
     *half year pro-rate is available after Jan 1st

Corporate Professional Memberships - $2,000-$6,000 (USD)
Business memberships for Industry Professional (accounting, actuarial, administrative, banking, consulting, investment, insurance and legal) companies are available through sponsorships of the San Francisco Chapter.

Regulatory Agency Individual Member - Free
To qualify for a Regulatory Agency Individual Membership, you must be an employee of the Internal Revenue Service, Employee Plans division, the Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, or another federal or state agency with regulatory authority over employee benefit plans. Other governmental agencies may qualify for special group pricing available to plan sponsors.