Alane Dent serves as Vice-President, Corporate and Legislative Affairs, at TruStage, a financial services company that provides product and service solutions to credit unions, their customers, as well as retail customers. She advocates on behalf of these constituencies with federal and state legislatures and regulatory authorities, trade associations, and with stakeholder coalitions.
Prior to joining TruStage (formerly CUNA Mutual Group), she founded and served as CEO of Dent Strategies, a boutique government relations firm specializing in federal and state advocacy. She is an accomplished lobbyist with over twenty years of experience strategically leading the financial industry’s legislative efforts. Alane previously served as the Senior Vice President of Federal Relations at the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI). She managed a team of federal lobbyists covering tax, financial services, trade, and retirement security issues of importance to the life insurance industry on Capitol Hill and the Administration. Prior to joining ACLI in 2004, Alane served as Federal Affairs Director for the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC). She also served as Legislative Counsel for former Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) and Legislative Analyst/Presidential Management Fellow for the Social Security Administration. She earned a B.A. in Political Science from Howard University and a J.D. from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law.
In addition to her active participation in a number of professional organizations, she enjoys volunteering her time to promote issues related to closing the racial wealth gap, ensuring retirement security for women, and enhancing employer diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.