Risk Management and Financial Reporting Council
The Risk Management and Financial Reporting Council oversees the Academy’s work on domestic and international financial reporting and risk management issues. It also coordinates Academy work affecting multiple areas of actuarial practice and serves as a liaison to public policy-makers, the financial community, and insurance industry representatives on these issues.
Staff Liaison:
Will Benke
Chairperson:
Steve Malerich
Members:
Dorothy Andrews
Rowen Bell
Seong-min Eom
Charles Ford
Dana Hunt
Jeffrey Johnson
Kenneth Kasner
Gareth Kennedy
Warren Manners
Patricia Matson
Marc Oberholtzer
Peter Ott
Kirsten Pedersen
Jason Pessel
Bruce Stahl
Randall Stevenson
Kyle Stolarz
Rowen Bell
Seong-min Eom
Charles Ford
Dana Hunt
Jeffrey Johnson
Kenneth Kasner
Gareth Kennedy
Warren Manners
Patricia Matson
Marc Oberholtzer
Peter Ott
Kirsten Pedersen
Jason Pessel
Bruce Stahl
Randall Stevenson
Kyle Stolarz
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