Whitney Day is a Senior Consultant and Absence Consulting Services Practice Leader at Spring Consulting Group, an Alera Group Company, LLC, where she partners with employers to design, evaluate, and optimize absence, leave, and disability programs. Using her 20 years of experience, Whitney leads strategic initiatives focused on vendor performance, program design, and operational effectiveness, helping organizations improve both the employee and HR experience across the full leave lifecycle.

Whitney brings deep expertise in absence and disability management, including RFP strategy, plan diagnostics, vendor governance, and system and reporting optimization. She is known for her consultative approach and ability to translate complex program and operational challenges into practical, scalable solutions aligned with each client’s unique goals.  With a strong focus on best practices and continuous improvement, Whitney works closely with clients to ensure their absence programs are compliant, efficient, and positioned to support evolving workforce needs.

Prior to joining the firm, Whitney led the strategic evolution of Nayya Leave, held Absence Management Practice Leader, Principal and Senior Consultant roles for several of the world’s largest insurance brokers, and facilitated one of the top disability insurance company’s absence management product development efforts. Whitney has her BA in Psychology from Carthage College and is a licensed life, accident and health insurance broker.