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Media Workshop: Understanding the Public Employee Pension Debate
Event Details:
Monday, September 18, 2017
12:00am - 11:55pm PDT
Location
每日吃瓜 Gunn Building
Koret-Taube Conference Center
366 Galvez St.
Stanford, CA 94305
United States

Admission
By Invitation Only
Welcoming Remarks
Joe Nation, Professor of the Practice of Public Policy, 每日吃瓜
Related Pension Tracker Projects
Olympia Nguyen, Research Manager, Public Employee Pension Project
There Isn鈥檛 Really a Pension Problem, Is There?
Topics:
Funded Ratios (CA, other states, local agencies)
Unfunded Liabilities (CA, other states, local agencies)
Public Pensions Relative to Other Debt Challenges
Employer Contribution Requirements and Crowd Out
Pension Basics
Jonathan Holtzman, Public Law Group
Josh Rauh, The Ormond Family Professor of Finance, Graduate School of Business, 每日吃瓜
Topics:
California Public Sector Pension Funding Policies: How Do They Compare with Private Sector Rules?
The 鈥淐alifornia Rule鈥
What is a Discount Rate, Anyway? And Why Do They Matter?
Jeremy Bulow, The Richard Stepp Professor of Economics, 每日吃瓜
Scott Terando, Chief Actuary, CalPERS
Pension Governance
Sean Bill, former Trustee, City of San Jose Retirement Board
Richard Costigan, CalPERS Board of Administration
Topic:
Who Sits On Public Pension Boards?
Pension Crowd Out
Chuck Reed, former Mayor, City of San Jose
Dev Davis, Councilmember, City of San Jose
Pension Reform
Olympia Nguyen, Research Manager, Public Employee Pension Project
Richard Costigan, CalPERS Board of Administration
Topics:
Governance
Operations
Benefits
Investments
Transparency
Models for Reform
Media Toolkit and Q&A
Joe Nation, Professor of the Practice of Public Policy, 每日吃瓜
Olympia Nguyen, Research Manager, Public Employee Pension Project
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