I’m a retired actuary who’s held several leadership positions in the actuarial profession and was a frequent speaker at Annual Meetings and similar events. I consulted with CFOs and VP HR of Fortune 500 companies on their employee retirement programs. Separate Michigan Governors appointed me to serve on the Boards of two statewide retirement systems.
I’ve written End Notes since 2010, a 700-word general interest column for Contingencies Magazine, a bimonthly print publication with a 34,000 circulation. The actuarial profession has recognized my communications skill with the John Hanson Award for Best Paper and the Wynn Kent Lifetime Communications Award. My Op-Ed series on the risks of privatizing Social Security appeared in The Oakland Press, a regional Michigan newspaper.
I’ve taught six-week adult Continuing Education courses at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute on the campus of UNC-Asheville. Courses have covered Social Security, Life Expectancy, Insurance Premiums, Gerrymandering and a course on Appalachia, the Great Depression and the New Deal. When not teaching, I enroll in two courses each term, such as Acting, Writing, History of China, US Constitution, Climate Change, and a wide variety of other topics.
My wife and I live in Asheville, North Carolina and love to travel. We’ve been to six continents and the seventh is under consideration. Together, we have five children and eleven grandchildren.