October 25 Official Launch of the Truth in Accounting Project at the University of Denver

Are Government Officials the Best Ones to Manage Pension Funds & Social Security?

What are the Biggest Issues Facing Government Finances? 

These and other questions will be explored.

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Join alumna Sheila A. Weinberg (BSBA 1979), Andrew G. Biggs, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and moderator, Christine Kuglin, Director of the Truth in Accounting Project at the University of Denver's School of Accountancy, as they dive into the government's financial issues and explore if elected officials are the best ones to manage government pension funds and social security.

Tuesday, Oct. 25 5 p.m. | Reception 6:30 p.m. | Panel discussion Reiman Theater, Margery Reed Hall University of Denver Campus 2306 E. Evans Ave. Denver, CO 80210 Google Maps directions   $15 per person Free for DU faculty, staff and students

Truth in Accounting will be celebrating its new partnership with the University of Denver School of Accountancy with an insightful panel discussion between Sheila Weinberg and Andrew Biggs. The celebration will include great food from Sodexo catering, libations, and the release of our 2022 Financial State of the States report. 

Mr. Biggs will join Sheila Weinberg at the University of Denver launch event for an exciting conversation on government finances and his experience helping Puerto Rico restructure their debt. Could some states use help with debt restructuring? What reforms are needed? This and so much more with Q&A time with the audience.

Andrew G. Biggs is a senior fellow 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. Biggs has been interviewed on radio and television as an expert on retirement issues and on public vs. private sector compensation. He has published widely in academic publications as well as in daily newspapers such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. He has also testified before Congress on numerous occasions. 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 PhD from the London School of Economics.W

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