Petros is a financial services entrepreneur, retirement plan consultant, and lifelong advocate for financial literacy. He builds businesses that help people pursue a secure and dignified financial future. Over his career, he has been a principal and shareholder across seven retirement and financial services companies. As a leader within the Spectrum Family of Companies, which are now part of Daybright Financial, he focuses on making workplace retirement plans easier to run and easier to use.
Across that work, Petros and his colleagues support thousands of workplace retirement plans and tens of thousands of plan participants and IRA investors. They steward several billion dollars in assets, with an emphasis on clear governance and responsible oversight. Petros is known for translating complex retirement topics into plain language so employers and individuals can make confident decisions.
Petros also contributes to the public conversation on expanding retirement coverage. He has testified on enhancing retirement and savings in America before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. He has contributed recommendations to the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans. In Washington State, he has testified before both the House of Representatives and the Senate in support of legislation aimed at expanding retirement plan coverage.
He currently serves as a Governor Appointed Member of the Washington Saves Governing Board, which designs and administers the Washington Saves Retirement Program. Washington Saves addresses the state’s growing retirement coverage gap by offering a simple, workplace-based savings option for employees who lack access to other retirement plans. Petros is also a regular speaker at industry conferences and professional societies, and he volunteers his time teaching financial literacy, where students know him as “Mr. 401(k).”
If you’d like to invite Petros to speak, collaborate on retirement coverage initiatives, or discuss workplace retirement plans, reach out.
Named after Petros's father, the Pano Koumantaros Cancer Research Fund is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, Tax ID: 47-2592539, that supports cancer research, treatment, and care initiatives. The Fund has raised over $1.7 million since 2006.
The absence of financial literacy in America's educational system is among the greatest academic shortcomings of the past century. Petros volunteer teaches financial literacy to students and advocates for expansion of financial education programs.
On August 1, 2025, Spectrum Pension Consultants and its family of companies, which includes: GROUPIRA, Incentive Benefits, Integrity Pension Services, ProTPA, and Qualified Pension Consultants became part of Daybright Financial. Watch this short video about the background to the acquisition, and learn more about the rich legacy of Spectrum Pension Consultants.
Society does a lackluster job teaching young people about money and financial concepts, but there are solutions. Faith Teope invited Petros to the SAVVY investigative mini series podcast to discuss financial literacy and Petros's approach to educating young people about money. Everyone uses money regardless of career path, so shouldn't we do more to teach young people about it? Tune in and share your thoughts!
Live from the floor of the Wealth@Work Conference on October 16, 2023, Petros joined the Retireholi(k)s to discuss Pooled Employer Plans, Multiple Employer Plans, and the ways AI may change 401(k) plans. What can be more fun than a group of financial services professionals drinking beers and discussing 401(k) Plans in front of a live audience!?!?
Petros appeared as a guest on the Wealth@Wor(k) Podcast hosted by Ross Marino and Advisors2X to discuss artificial intelligence bots, including ChatGPT. This podcast episode previewed Petros's Workshop at the Wealth@Wor(k) Conference, which focused on generative AI chatbots and how they might transform financial services.
The FIS Impact Awards recognize organizations that are using FIS technology in innovative ways to better serve their customers and drive tangible business results. One of Petros's companies was recognized for its innovative use of FIS technology to simplify origination and servicing of individual retirement accounts (IRAs).