FORTY-FIVE EXPERTS ELECTED TO THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SOCIAL INSURANCE

PRESS RELEASE FORTY-FIVE EXPERTS ELECTED TO THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SOCIAL INSURANCE WASHINGTON, DC — The Board of Directors of the National Academy of Social Insurance has approved the

PRESS RELEASE

FORTY-FIVE EXPERTS ELECTED TO THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SOCIAL INSURANCE

WASHINGTON, DC — The Board of Directors of the National Academy of Social Insurance has

approved the election of 45 distinguished social insurance experts to the Academy, adding to the total

active Membership of over 1,100 (A complete list of individuals newly-elected to the Academy can be

found below.)

The Academy advances solutions to challenges facing the nation by increasing public understanding of

how social insurance contributes to economic security This mission encompasses established social

insurance programs – Workers’ Compensation, Unemployment Insurance, Social Security, Medicare

and Medicaid – as well as related policy areas, including long-term services and supports, paid leave,

other social assistance programs, and private employee benefits

“Members are at the core of the Academy’s work,” says William Arnone, the Academy’s Chief

Executive Officer “We welcome this newest cohort with great excitement They bring a wealth of

expertise and experience across a range of policy issues that affect every person and family in this

nation We look forward to recognizing their contributions to social insurance policy and engaging their

talents in the Academy’s mission.”

"This year's newly-elected Academy Members are among our country's leading reformers, doers, and

creative thinkers Their work focuses on the practical challenges of how we protect each other when

faced with life's financial and health hardships that are difficult to handle alone In addition to

longstanding programs like Social Security, Medicare and unemployment insurance, they also address

how we tackle increasingly important issues, such as paid family leave ” – 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:

Eileen Appelbaum

Center for Economic Policy Research

Charles Barrilleaux

Florida State University

Romina Boccia

The Heritage Foundation

Kyle Burkhalter

Social Security Administration

Joel Cantor

Rutgers University

Anne Case

Princeton University

Amitabh Chandra

Harvard Kennedy School

Angus Deaton

Princeton University

Marcus Dillender

W.E Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

Tammy Dixon

Segal Consulting

Camille Dobson

NASUAD

Patricia Gabow

Denver Health

Ben Gitis

American Action Forum

Kali Grant

Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality

Kathy Greenlee

Greenlee Global, LLC

Tracey Gronniger

Justice in Aging

Kristina Hamilton

UDW/AFSCME Local 3930

Dan Hawkins

Association of Community Health Centers

Tara O'Neill Hayes

American Action Forum

Amy Herr

West Health Policy Center

Hilary Hoynes

University of California, Berkeley

Abbie Hudgens

Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation

Elisabeth Jacobs

Washington Center for Equitable Growth

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend

Economic Policy Institute

Desmond King

Nuffield College, Oxford University

David Laibson

Harvard University

Margie Lariviere

State Compensation Insurance Fund

Nicole Maestas

Harvard Medical School

Victor Miller

Economic and Management Consulting

Stipica Mudrazija

Urban Institute

Kathleen Mullen

RAND Corporation

Nicole Nestoriak

U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics

Amanda Ream

United Domestic Workers, AFSCME

Eveka Rodriguez

Grant Thornton LLP

Marth Roherty

Executive Director NASUAD

Matt Salo

National Association of Medicaid Directors

Richard Scheffler

UC Berkeley School of Public Health

Lauren Schmitz

National Institute on Aging

Sara Sills

Medicaid Branch, Office of Management and Budget

Katrinka Sloan

LeadingAge

Michael Stephens

Social Security Administration

Aaron Tripp

LeadingAge

Mark Walls

Safety National Casualty Corporation

Richard Wharton

Social Security Administration

James Ziliak

University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research

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.

National Academy of Social Insurance