Intel Retiree Organization and Intel Alumni Network

The Intel Retiree Organization (IRO) and Intel Alumni Network (IAN) are two separate organizations with different but complementary roles. While IRO partners with IAN on some activities and events, we have very different functions and membership requirements. The Intel Retiree Organization is the organization for Intel employees who have retired from Intel under one of its formal retirement programs. Our focus is on the retirement experience including benefits, retirement programs, processes, communication, volunteering, and social events. The Intel Alumni Network is the organization for all former Intel employees, and while you must be an ex-employee of Intel, you do not need to be a retiree. All Intel retirees are eligible to join IAN and are welcome and invited to do so. The Intel Alumni Network enables their members to continue their personal and professional development while maintaining and expanding their professional and social networks. Whether making connections for post Intel careers or new ventures, or simply preserving and expanding relationships from former Intel days, IAN’s programs and events provide a community of resources. For more information on the Intel Alumni Network go to their website.

For a quick summary of the differences, you can look at this table.

The Intel Retiree Organization is recognized by Intel under their employee groups program, and has executive sponsorship within Human Resources at Intel.  We work with Intel to accomplish our vision to ensure “retirees are a valued part of the Intel community.”  We are focused on being a one-stop-shop for Intel retiree benefits information.  To facilitate the communications for retirees, we maintain a website, provide an email mailbox, and provide retiree volunteers who work directly as liaisons with Intel.

As official Intel retirees, one thing that sets us apart from the Intel Alumni Network, is that we qualify for the following benefits from Intel:

• Intel Retiree Medical Plan– insurance coverage designed to provide access to comprehensive medical coverage for retirees who retired under one of Intel’s official retirement programs. There is one plan for the not yet Medicare eligible (typically under age 65) and another two plans for Medicare-eligible (typically, age 65 and over).
• SERMA– program designed to help you purchase health insurance once you have retired from Intel and meet the eligibility requirements
• Intel Foundation– Intel Involved Matching Grant Program, Matching Gifts to Education, Matching Gifts to Non-Profits, and Disaster Relief Matching Grants.
• The Retiree Circuit Portal – where you can purchase products and services at a discount and see Intel news, much like Circuit, but outside the Intel firewall:
  • The Employee Purchase Program (Intel products – microprocessors, motherboards, software, Intel® Compute Sticks, free McAfee security software, etc)
  • Discounted services (Intel’s Relocation company offers the Corporate rate, the Fed Ex employee discount)
  • The Money Matters blogs are reposted here
  • Intel News stories are also displayed
• Advantage Discount Program – Most of the same discounts that employees receive, including Apple Discounts. There are a few discounts for which retirees don’t have access (e.g. Microsoft Office).

Summary Table of Differences Between the Two Groups