Washington, D.C., Feb. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of the National Academy of Social Insurance has approved the election of 52 distinguished social insurance experts to the Academy, bringing the total active Membership to over 1,100. (A complete list of individuals newly-elected to the Academy can be found below.)
The Membership of the Academy is central to its mission – to advance solutions to challenges facing the nation by increasing public understanding of how social insurance contributes to economic security. The Academy’s work encompasses established social insurance programs – Workers’ Compensation, Unemployment Insurance, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid – as well as related areas of healthcare policy, long-term services and supports, paid leave, other social assistance programs, and private employee benefits.
“We are excited to welcome our newest cohort of Members, who reflect the evolving concerns of the Academy. While the traditional structure of social insurance works well for a majority of today’s workforce, changes are needed to address the needs of those in various employment relationships. We are increasingly focused on the changing risks that American workers and their families face, due to the forces of globalization and technology.” – William Arnone, CEO
“Our newly-elected Members include some of the nation’s leading experts and most creative problem solvers in social insurance and inequality, which is the Academy’s overarching theme and a critical challenge for our country.” – Shaun O’Brien, Membership Committee Chair
Those elected to Membership in the Academy have distinguished themselves by improving the quality of research, administration, or policymaking in an area of social insurance. Academy Members make significant contributions to the Academy’s research, education, and leadership development initiatives by volunteering their time on study panels, committees, at conferences, and in other Academy programs.
Prospective Members are nominated by current Academy Members in recognition of their significant and ongoing professional contributions to the field of social insurance. For more information about Membership in the Academy and a full list of active Members, please visit the “Membership in NASI” section of the Academy’s website (www.nasi.org).
Individuals elected to Membership and their affiliations at the time of nomination:
Loren Adler, Brookings Institution
David Autor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peter Barnes, Co-Founder of Working Assets Long Distance (now Credo Mobile)
Alex Brill, American Enterprise Institute
Kevin Mark Bye, Social Security Administration
Manasi Deshpande, University of Chicago
Eva Dominguez, Alliance for Retired Americans
Mark Duggan, Stanford University
Michael (Misha) Dworsky, RAND Corporation
Joel Eskovitz, AARP
John Feather, Grantmakers in Aging
Matthew Fiedler, Brookings Institution
Jon Gabel, Independent Consultant
Kimberly George, Sedgwick Claims Management Services
Sarah Jane Glynn, National Academy of Social Insurance
Dana Goldman, University of Southern California
Shelby Gonzales, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Keith Hall, Congressional Budget Office
Thomas Holder, Long & Holder, LLP
Susan Houseman, W.E. Upjohn Institute
Jessica Jew, LA Care Health Plan
Josephine Kalipeni, Caring Across Generations
Julie Kashen, Make It Work
Hannah Katch, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Stephanie Kelton, State University of New York, Stony Brook
Paula Lantz, University of Michigan
Timothy Leier, TRL Consulting, LLC
Pauline Leung, Cornell University
Brian Lindberg, Consumer Coalition for Quality Health Care
Sarah Lueck, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Cindy Mann, Manatt Health
Sandra Markwood, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
Henry Martin, Salud Para La Gente
Melissa McInerney, Tufts University
Dana Muir, University of Michigan
Tony Notaro, Social Security Administration
Samantha O’Leary, UnitedHealth Group
Rebecca Reindel, AFL-CIO
Stephanie Rennane, RAND Corporation
Jody Schimmel Hyde, Mathematica Policy Research
Katherine Schofield, University of Minnesota, Duluth
Palak Shah, National Domestic Workers Alliance and Fair Care Labs
Julie Squire, National Association of State Workforce Agencies
Joseph Stiglitz, Columbia University
Tara Straw, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Louis (Rusty) Toler, Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement
Jasmine Tucker, National Women’s Law Center
Lois Vitt, Institute for Socio-Financial Studies
Jane Waldfogel, Columbia University
Rodney Whitlock, ML Strategies
Jamie Wilson, Office of Management and Budget
Joseph Wurzburger, Society of Actuaries
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The National Academy of Social Insurance is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization made up of the nation’s leading experts on social insurance. Its mission is to advance solutions to challenges facing the nation by increasing public understanding of how social insurance contributes to economic security.
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