Speaker Bios
Donald J. Settina, CFP®, AIFA®, PPC™
Certified Financial Planner™ practitioner
Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst™
Professional Plan Consultant™
President and CEO, RetireRight Pittsburgh,
Investment Advisor Representative
President and CEO, Financial Service Standards, LLC
Lecturer, Robert Morris University
Don has over 30 years of serving corporate plan sponsors and mid-to-high net worth investors.
As an Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst™, Don is able to audit plans for ERISA compliance.
As a Professional Plan Consultant™, Don is able to provide clients with a process to show prudence in the
management of their company plan.
Don and his team spend over 26 weeks a year on the road providing critical education and advice to participants,
which makes him one of the most sought after retirement consultants and sets his service model apart from the
typical consultant.
Don founded Financial Service Standards, LLC, which formalized one of the most comprehensive 401k plan
management programs available, dubbed the 401k Service Solution™ for Plan Sponsors.
Don developed and teaches the Professional Plan Consultant™ designation program at Robert Morris University,
giving advisors around the country access to the 401k Service Solution™ tools based on Don's service model.
Don is author of The 401k Service Solution Handbook for Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries and is a recognized
speaker on qualified plan management and ERISA compliance issues.
Sharon A. Pivirotto, PPC™, AIF®
Accredited Investment Fiduciary™
Professional Plan Consultant™
RetireRight Pittsburgh
Vice-President, Marketing
Financial Service Standards, LLC
Vice-President and COO
Sharon Pivirotto has more than 13 years of financial industry experience. Formerly licensed as a securities and
insurance professional, she successfully ran an investment office for a national firm. Sharon started her own
company in 2002 and teamed up with Don Settina in 2003 as Project Manager. In 2005 she became Co-Founder
and Vice-President of Financial Service Standards and went on to formalize and now teach the 401k Service
Training Program™ to industry service professionals and the Fiduciary Training and Certification Program to plan
sponsors.
A military veteran who served four years on active duty in the U.S. Army, she is active in her community and has
held numerous positions, including President of the Oakmont, Pa., Rotary Club, and board member in the local
Chamber of Commerce and Women’s Club of Oakmont.