ABOUT US

Federal Employees Helping Federal Employees Plan Better Retirements

Our Mission

We Are Committed to Empowering Federal Employees

Our mission is to empower federal employees through free, accessible workshops that provide essential education on federal benefits and financial literacy. We are dedicated to helping individuals confidently navigate retirement planning, job transitions, and periods of job loss by equipping them with the knowledge and tools needed to make informed financial decisions to secure their financial future.

We've Navigated the Same Benefit Systems

Government Benefits Educators is a nonprofit organization that exists because federal employees deserve better than generic retirement advice from people who've never dealt with FERS, Special Provision FERS, TSP, FEGLI or FEHB.

Our educators are retired federal employees who spent decades navigating the same benefit systems you're trying to understand. Now they're sharing what they learned—including the mistakes they wish they'd avoided and the strategies that worked.

We partner with trained federal benefits specialists who understand government retirement systems inside and out. Together, we help you move from confusion to confidence about your financial future.

Who We Are GBE

Get Your Personal Federal Benefits Strategy

Your federal benefits are more valuable than most private sector retirement packages—but only if you know how to use them. We help you unlock that value.

Our Team

Tessa Henderson
Tessa Henderson
Program Manager
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Walt Ward
Educator

As career professional AF DoD civil servant, Walt is well versed on the Federal Benefits available to federal employees. He was onboard during the transition from CSRS to FERS as well as a lifetime TSP participant member since its inception in 1987.

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