Upcoming event: “The Real Retirement Crisis: Not the One You Think,” featuring Andrew Biggs

Guest Speaker Andrew Biggs on "The Real Retirement Crisis: Not the One You Think" Thursday, May 4th, 2017 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. RSVP   Location:   The Tax Foundation 1325 G St NW Suite 950 Washington, DC 2000 Featured Guest: Andrew G. Biggs is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he studies Social Security reform, state and local government pensions, and public sector pay and benefits. Before joining AEI, Biggs was the principal deputy commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), where he oversaw SSA’s policy research efforts. In 2005, as an associate director of the White House National Economic Council, he worked on Social Security reform. In 2001, he joined the staff of the President’s Commission to Strengthen Social Security. In 2013, the Society of Actuaries appointed Biggs co-vice chair of a blue ribbon panel tasked with analyzing the causes of underfunding in public pension plans and how governments can securely fund plans in the future. In 2014, Institutional Investor Magazine named him one of the 40 most influential people in the retirement world. In 2016, he was appointed by President Obama to be a member of the financial control board overseeing reforms to Puerto Rico’s budget and the restructuring of the island’s debts. Biggs holds a bachelor’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland, master’s degrees from Cambridge University and the University of London, and a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics. Andrew Biggs Resident Scholar AEI Savings & Retirement Foundation 2012 Wyoming Avenue, Northwest #301 Washington, DC 20009