德州州长阿博特任命两人进入州养老金审查委员会 任期至2031年1月31日
位于德克萨斯州 Travis 县的州府 Austin 传来消息：德州州长 Greg Abbott（阿博特）10月19日宣布，重新任命 Keith Brainard、并新任命 Karen Smith 进入州养老金审查委员会（State Pension Review Board），两人任期均至2031年1月31日届满。州长办公室当天在 Austin 发布了这一任命。
州养老金审查委员会负责审查德州州级与地方各级公共退休系统的精算稳健性，以及各系统是否符合州法律规定。州长办公室的发布稿介绍了两人的背景。
Keith Brainard 住在 Georgetown，是全国州退休管理者协会（National Association of State Retirement Administrators）的研究主任，拥有超过35年的公共部门财政经验，工作重心长期放在州与地方政府设立的养老金计划上；他曾任 Georgetown 市议员，本科在德克萨斯大学 Austin 分校取得政府学学士学位，后在该校 LBJ 公共事务学院取得公共事务硕士学位。
Karen Smith 住在 Houston，是 Nova 401(k) Associates 的执行副总裁，同时在 Administrative Fiduciary Services Inc. 与 Qualified Trust Company 任职。她是德克萨斯州律师协会与美国养老金专业人士与精算师协会会员，曾任精算师协会会士、美国精算学会理事会成员与咨询精算师会议成员；她本科在德克萨斯大学 Austin 分校取得数学学士学位，后在 Houston 大学法学院取得法学博士学位。
Texas Governor Abbott Names Two to State Pension Review Board, Terms to January 31, 2031
In Austin, the capital of Texas in Travis County, Governor Greg Abbott announced on October 19 that he has reappointed Keith Brainard and appointed Karen Smith to the State Pension Review Board, with both terms set to expire on January 31, 2031. The Governor's Office issued the appointment from Austin on Monday.
The State Pension Review Board reviews all Texas public retirement systems, both state and local, for actuarial soundness and compliance with state law, according to the Governor's Office release.
Keith Brainard of Georgetown is the research director for the National Association of State Retirement Administrators. He has over 35 years of public sector finance experience, with a substantial focus on pensions sponsored by state and local government, and is a former city council member for the City of Georgetown. Brainard received a Bachelor of Arts in government from The University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Public Affairs from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at UT Austin.
Karen Smith of Houston is the executive vice president of Nova 401(k) Associates and an officer with Administrative Fiduciary Services Inc. and Qualified Trust Company. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries, a former Fellow with the Society of Actuaries, a former board member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and a former member of the Conference of Consulting Actuaries. Smith received a Bachelor of Science in Math from UT Austin and a Juris Doctor from the University of Houston Law Center.
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