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List of Researchers
Researcher Name: Arnold F. Shapiro
Employer or University Affiliation: Penn State University
Credentials/Designation: FSA, Ph.D.
Specialty or Interest/Expertise: Finance, Pension, Retirement System
Contact Information
Phone: 814-865-3961
Email: afs1@psu.edu
Researcher Status: Academic
Research Interest: Funded, Publishable
Brief Vitae:
A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton), Dr. Shapiro has developed numerous micro economic computer models, multimedia presentation, and interactive instructional modules. He has extensive experience in actuarial, insurance, and pension matters, and specializes in projection and simulation. His current focus is soft computing.
Researcher Name: Jeremy Gold
Employer or University Affiliation: Jeremy Gold Pensions
Credentials/Designation: FSA, Ph.D.
Specialty or Interest/Expertise: Finance, Pension, Retirement System
Contact Information
Phone: 212-627-8120
Email: jeremy.gold.wp00@wharton.upenn.edu
Researcher Status: Non Academic
Research Interest: Funded, Publishable, Proprietary
Brief Vitae:
Jeremy Gold earned a doctorate at the Wharton School many years AFTER becoming an FSA, MAAA, MCA and (formerly) EA. After a decade in a traditional pension actuarial consulting role (at A&A and Buck Consultants), Jeremy was the first pension actuary to go to Wall Street (Morgan Stanley, 1985).
Papers written by Mr. Gold may be found using the Society of Actuaries library search: www.actuariallibrary.org\/ as well as by visiting his own web site: users.erols.com/jeremygold/papers.html
Jeremy provides pension finance (corporate finance, investments, asset allocation) advice to plan sponsors.
He has assisted sponsors of intermediate and large plans in hedging and negotiating the purchase of terminal funding (closeout) group annuity contracts. He has advised insurers (life and monoline) in the development and marketing of pension-specific products. Mr. Gold provides litgation support.
Researcher Name: Lawrence N. Bader
Employer or University Affiliation:
Credentials/Designation: FSA
Specialty or Interest/Expertise: Finance, Pension, Retirement System
Contact Information
Phone: 919-233-6690
Email: larrybader@aol.com
Researcher Status: Non Academic
Research Interest: Funded, Publishable, Proprietary
Brief Vitae:
My career included 22 years at Mercer as an actuarial consultant and 9 years at Salomon Brothers, where my time was divided between pension fund asset allocation and employee benefit issues that arose in investment banking transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy, and ESOPs. I have written numerous articles on pensions and finance, some of which may found through the Society of Actuaries library search (http://www.actuariallibrary.org/) and others of which were collected into a book, Return Targets and Shortfall Risks, co-authored with Martin Leibowitz and Stanley Kogelman.
Researcher Name: Rong Zhang
Employer or University Affiliation: Liberty Union Life
Credentials/Designation: ASA, Ph.D.
Specialty or Interest/Expertise: Life, Property/Casualty, Retirement System
Contact Information
Phone: 248-583-7123
Email: rong@maaassociates.com
Researcher Status: Non Academic
Research Interest: Funded, Unfunded, Publishable
Brief Vitae:
Graduated from University of Michigan with doctorate degree in Statistics. Specialized in probability density estimation, statistical modeling, and their applications in financial risk management and insurance. Working as an actuary specialized in managed care and retirement product development and pricing. Expertized in analyzing big or small samples and data sets.
Researcher Name: Krzysztof Ostaszewski
Employer or University Affiliation: Illinois State University
Credentials/Designation: FSA, Ph.D.
CFA
Specialty or Interest/Expertise: Finance, Life, Retirement System
Contact Information
Phone: 309-438-7226
Email: krzysio@ilstu.edu
Researcher Status: Academic
Research Interest: Funded, Publishable, Proprietary
Brief Vitae:
Please review information about me at: http://www.math.ilstu.edu/krzysio/krzys.html
Researcher Name: Wu-Chyuan Gau
Employer or University Affiliation: University of Central Florida
Credentials/Designation: Ph.D.
Specialty or Interest/Expertise: Property/Casualty
Contact Information
Phone: 407-823-5530
Email: wgau@mail.ucf.edu
Researcher Status: Academic
Research Interest: Funded, Publishable
Brief Vitae:
Graduated from Boston University. I am now an assistant professor of the department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at University of Central Florida in Orlando. My research interests include Credibility Theory and Extreme Value Theory. I have developed a nonparametric methodology in credibility applications. Currently, I am very interested in Hurricane/Flood impacts in Central Florida.
Researcher Name: Dale E. Lamps
Employer or University Affiliation: Grand Valley State University
Credentials/Designation: FSA
Specialty or Interest/Expertise: Life, Pension, Property/Casualty
Contact Information
Phone: 616-942-0409
Email: d.lamps@attbi.com
Researcher Status: Non Academic
Research Interest: Funded, Unfunded, Publishable, Proprietary
Brief Vitae:
Mr. Lamps is primarily interested in life insurance and property/casualty insurance applications of Bayesian analysis using Markov chain Monte Carlo simulation. For examples of recent work, see http://www.stats.uwaterloo.ca/Stats_Dept/arc/papers/Lamps.pdf. He has 10 years of experience in life insurance actuarial responsibilities, with Aetna Life, Sentry Life, and Independent Liberty Life. He has 27 years of experience in retirement benefits consulting, with Watkins Ross Associates, and with Deloitte & Touche. He is presently teaching statistics at Grand Valley State University.
Researcher Name: Victor Modugno
Employer or University Affiliation:
Credentials/Designation: FSA
Specialty or Interest/Expertise: Finance, Pension, Retirement System
Contact Information
Phone: 310-374-1995
Email: vic@internetactuary.com
Researcher Status: Non Academic
Research Interest: Funded, Publishable, Proprietary
Brief Vitae:
Expertise in Life Insurance Company products for pension plans and institutional clients including terminal funding, GICs, funding agreements, structured settlements, and municipal reinvestment contracts with over 20 published papers. For more details, go to www.internetactuary.com
Researcher Name: Ron Gebhardtsbauer
Employer or University Affiliation: American Academy of Actuaries
Credentials/Designation: FSA
MSAS, EA, MAAA, MSPA, FCA
Specialty or Interest/Expertise: Retirement System
Contact Information
Phone: 202-785-7868
Email: gebhardtsbauer@actuary.org
Researcher Status: Non Academic
Research Interest: Unfunded
Brief Vitae:
See my Academy resume at http://www.actuary.org/seniors.htm
Researcher Name: Ken Buffin
Employer or University Affiliation: Buffn Partners
Credentials/Designation: FSA, Ph.D.
FCA, FIA, FSS
Specialty or Interest/Expertise: Finance, Pension, Retirement System
Contact Information
Phone: 973-579-6371
Email: k.g.buffin@worldnet.att.net
Researcher Status: Non Academic
Research Interest: Funded, Proprietary
Brief Vitae:
Ken Buffin is a research and consulting actuary with the firm of Buffin Partners, based in Sparta, NJ. He is primarily engaged in research project work for institutional investment clients. His areas of expertise include: investment strategies; modern portfolio theory; asset/liability management; asset allocation; quantitative risk analysis; attribution analysis; and stochastic models and projections. His recent published papers include, "Analysis of the Divergence Characteristics of Actuarial Solvency Ratios under the Three Official Deterministic Projection Assumption Sets for the United States Social Security System" for Actuarial Research Conference, 2002, University of Waterloo; and "Application of a Linear Regression Model to the Proactive Investment Strategy of a Pension Fund" for Actuarial Reserach Conference, 2001, Ohio State University.
Researcher Name: James Shah
Employer or University Affiliation: A S D Consulting Services
Credentials/Designation: ASA
MAAA, MS Actuarial Science, MA Demography, MS Statistics
Specialty or Interest/Expertise: Finance, Life, Pension, Property/Casualty, Retirement System
Contact Information
Phone: 419-529-3087
Email: shahjames@yahoo.com
Researcher Status: Non Academic
Research Interest: Funded, Publishable, Proprietary
Brief Vitae:
I have a strong inter-disciplinary research background in actaurial science, economics, demography, and social science fields. I underwent intensive training in research methodology and analytical techniques encompassing several disciplines related with demography (Population Studies)at International Institute of Population Studies, Bombay (1969-1970), and Interuniversity Program in Demography, Vrije University of Brussels, Belgium (1978-1980). The products of these intensive training in research are listed in my accomplishment of research work.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: RESEARCH WORK AND PUBLICATIONS Presented the findings of the paper, “Insurance Insolvencies: Causes and Preventive Strategies,” in sessions on ‘Life Assurance: Avoiding Insolvency’ and ‘Life Assurance: Accounting and Regulation,’ at the 26th International Congress of Actuaries, Birmingham, England, U. K., June 7-12, 1998.
Presented a paper on ‘Socioeconomic and Program Input Correlates of Family Planning Acceptance in India,’ at the International Population Conference of the International Union for the Scientific study of Population, Mexico City, August 8-13, 1977(contributed paper).
Presented a paper on ‘Effects of the Socioeconomic and Program Input Factors on Fertility and Family Planning Acceptance in India,’ at the Specialized Conference of the International union for the Scientific Study of Population, session on “Economic and Demographic Change: Issues for the 1980’s”, Helsinki, August 2- September 1, 1978(contributed paper).
Presented a research proposal on ‘How Much Time Needed to Complete the Demographic’ Transition in India? at the Seventh Summer Seminar in Population of the East-West Population Institute, Honolulu, and the Korean Institute for Family Planning, Seoul, June 1-July 16, 1976.
RESEARCH PAPERS Racial Differentials in Fertility: A Reexamination of the Hypotheses, Department of Demography, Georgetown university, Washington, D.C., 1983 (M.A. Research Paper).
Decennial Interstate Migration in the United States, 1980-1970, with an Appraisal of Indirect Estimation Methods using Census Data on State of Birth, Paper submitted for “The 1983 Dorothy S. Thomas Award” established by the Population Association of America.
All-India and Zonal Male working Life Tables, 1961, International Institute for Population Studies, Bombay, May 1970, Mimeographed (co-authored with P. K. Majumdar).
PUBLICATIONS: Multi-state Analysis of Marital Status Life Table: Theory and Application”, Population Studies, 36 (1): 129-144, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, March 1982 (co-authored with F.J. Willekens and others)
“Family Structure and Desired Number of Children in Rural Karnataka,” Asian Economic Review, 18 (1): 19-35, Hyderabad, April 1976 (co-authored with P.H. Reddy and K.N.M. Raju).
“Factors Associated with High and Low Family Planning Acceptance in Karnataka State,” Journal of Family Welfare, 34 (4): 3-9, Bombay, December 1977 (co-authored with S.S. Yadav).
“Socio-cultural Background and Educational Aspirations,” Journal of Behavioral Science and Community Development, 8(1): 44-52, Hyderabad, March 1974 (co-authored with S.P. Jain).
Researcher Name: Mark Rowley
Employer or University Affiliation: Van Elsen Consulting, Inc.
Credentials/Designation: FSA
Specialty or Interest/Expertise: Finance, Life
Contact Information
Phone: 515/276-8565
Email: mark@veconsulting.com
Researcher Status: Non Academic
Research Interest: Funded, Proprietary
Brief Vitae:
Mark Rowley is a practicioner rather than an academic researcher. While working for an insurance company for 18 years he always had an interest in research. In recent years he has worked on projects involving the future of mortality (how will terrorism and the human genome project impact mortality?), international return and equity targets (an SOA Course 7 case study was written related to this), and multi-variable experience studies using logistic regression.
Researcher Name: Jiansheng Cao
Employer or University Affiliation: Pension Services, Inc.
Credentials/Designation:
QPA, QKA
Specialty or Interest/Expertise: Finance, Life, Pension, Property/Casualty, Retirement System
Contact Information
Phone: (904)2081236
Email: caojiansheng@yahoo.com
Researcher Status: Academic
Research Interest: Publishable, Proprietary
Brief Vitae:
My name is Cao, Jiansheng who is working in pension services, inc. My major is mathematics and I have published more than 20 papers. I would like to join the teams to do actuarial research projects. Thanks
Researcher Name: Harold W. Schneider
Employer or University Affiliation: Rider University
Credentials/Designation: FSA, Ph.D.
Specialty or Interest/Expertise: Life
Contact Information
Phone: 732-940-8880
Email: hschneider@rider.edu
Researcher Status: Academic
Research Interest: Funded, Unfunded, Publishable
Brief Vitae:
Mr. Schneider taught for 17 years at Roosevelt University in Chicago. For the last five of those years, he ran the Actuarial Science program there. He then became a full-time actuary, working at Lincoln National Life, Columbus Life Insurance Company, MetLife, and Guardian Life Insurance. Most of his work has been in financial projections and financial reporting. After 17 years as an actuary, he returned to teaching. He is currently in the Management Sciences Department at Rider University in Lawrenceville, NJ, where he teaches courses in statistics and actuarial science.
Researcher Name: Charles T. Dubin
Employer or University Affiliation: Government Consultants
Credentials/Designation: BS
Specialty or Interest/Expertise: Finance
Contact Information
Phone: 410-426-1894
Email: CT_Dubin@yahoo.com
Researcher Status: Non Academic
Research Interest: Funded, Proprietary
Brief Vitae:
I'm a veteran and work for my own company and seek government grants.I wrote to the US IRS and have many CPE.I'm also interested in Actuarial Math CPE and Accounting.
Researcher Name: Bhishma Rao .S.S.G
Employer or University Affiliation: Royal Sundaram Insurance Company(India) Ltd
Credentials/Designation:
MSc(Applied mathematics), MPhil(Applied mathematics),MSc(Actuarial Science) from Madras University, India
Specialty or Interest/Expertise: Property/Casualty
Contact Information
Phone: 09884217124
Email: bhi73@yahoo.com
Researcher Status: Academic
Research Interest: Unfunded
Brief Vitae:
I have 9 years of experience in teaching mathematics in indian educational institutes at the level of Graduate and postgraduate.I have four published research papers in mathematics and two books to my credit.Now, i wish to do research in Actuarial science,insurance and risk management areas. I am in need of guidance and support to full fill my wish either from the Foundation or any Academic institution.
Researcher Name: Gopi Shah Goda
Employer or University Affiliation: Stanford University
Credentials/Designation: FSA, Ph.D.
Specialty or Interest/Expertise: Life, Pension, Retirement System, Long-Term Care
Contact Information
Phone: 650-736-0480
Email: gopi.shah.goda@gmail.com
Researcher Status: Academic
Research Interest: Funded, Unfunded, Publishable, Proprietary
Brief Vitae:
After working for two years as a life actuary and obtaining her FSA, Gopi began graduate study in economics at Stanford University and completed her PhD in 2007. Her dissertation work analyzed the relative efficiency of Social Security financing and retirement incentives among couples. She was Robert Wood Johnson Scholar in Health Policy Research at Harvard University, and is currently a Research Scholar at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. She interested in topics related to public and private insurance programs and demographics.
Researcher Name: Andreas Milidonis
Employer or University Affiliation: University of Cyprus, Manchester Business School
Credentials/Designation: Ph.D.
Specialty or Interest/Expertise: Finance, Life, Property/Casualty
Contact Information
Phone: +357 22 892 492
Email: andreas.milidonis@ucy.ac.cy
Researcher Status: Academic
Research Interest: Funded, Unfunded, Publishable, Proprietary
Brief Vitae:
Research Interests include:
-Mortality, Credit and Catastrophe Risk
-Underwriting Cycles
-Pricing
-Regime Switching
For up to date information, please visit:
www.ucy.ac.cy/~amilidon
Researcher Name: Frank Reynolds
Employer or University Affiliation: University of Waterloo (retired)
Credentials/Designation: FCIA, FSA
Specialty or Interest/Expertise: Finance, Life, Pension, Retirement System
Contact Information
Phone: 519.886.5232
Email: fgreynol@uwaterloo.ca
Researcher Status: Academic
Research Interest: Funded, Publishable
Brief Vitae:
I have has extensive industry experiece in computer systems, taxation, disability income, and pensions. My interests are in solving practical problems that confront practicing Actuaries.
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