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Brian H. Graff, Esq., C.P.A. Brian H. Graff, Esq., began serving as the American Society of Pension Actuaries executive director on November 8, 1996. ASPA is an organization of more than 5,000 members who provide actuarial, consulting and administrative services to approximately one-third of the qualified plans in the United States. ASPA's purpose is to educate pension actuaries, consultants, administrators, and other benefits professionals and to preserve and enhance the private pension system as part of the development of a cohesive and coherent national retirement income policy. An attorney and certified public accountant, Mr. Graff was formerly legislative counsel to the U.S. Congress Joint Committee on Taxation, where he provided policy and technical analysis relating to pensions and employee benefits, health care, and Social Security to members of Congress and their staffs. Mr. Graff also drafted statutory language for Congress, including substantial portions of the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Prior to working on Capitol Hill, Mr. Graff was associated with the Washington, D.C. law firm the Groom Law Group, which specializes in employee benefits. Mr. Graff served as a delegate to the 1998 and 2002 White House/ Congressional National-Summits on Retirement Savings. He is also a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Employee Benefits Committee and serves on the Board of the Small Business Council of America. Mr. Graff received his doctoral degree in law cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in Philadelphia in May of 1992. He holds a bachelor of science in accounting with distinction from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. |
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