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President and Co-Founder

As one of our co-founders, Ed is a talented professional actuary and consultant with experience in the public sector benefits industry dating from 1986. Ed is a recognized leader in the public sector benefits community who contributes his advanced knowledge of pension and health and welfare benefit issues to our clients.

Ed has a broad range of experience in proposed legislation analysis, actuarial audits, experience studies, retiree medical valuations, and the design, administration and funding of public retirement plans and health plans.Ed is a graduate of the New Jersey Institute of Technology where he earned a B.S. in computer science and informational science.

During the course of his career, Ed has garnered the following designations:

  • Associate of the Society of Actuaries
  • Fellow, Conference of Consulting Actuaries
  • Member, American Academy of Actuaries
  • Frequent speaker at public sector conferences on a wide variety of issues
  • Board of Directors, Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center
  • Former Board Member, Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.
  • Former Board Member, Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education
  • Former member of the Task Force on Pension Portability for the National Council on Teacher Retirement
  • Active in his community, having served as an adjunct professor of mathematics for students who needed remediation
  • Former Member Corporate Advisory Committee – National Council on Teacher Retirement
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Edward Macdonald

ASA, MAAA, FCA