Press Release

Secretary Walsh to Visit New York to Kick-Off Series of Stakeholder Roundtables on Retirement Security Policy Reform

Issued by U.S. Department of Labor [DOL]

Apr. 22, 2022

Panel to discuss current retirement security policies, need for reform

WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh will visit New York City on Monday, April 25 for the first in a series of roundtable discussions on how to build better retirement security for the nation’s workers.

The Secretary will be joined by Rep. Jerry Nadler, New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew and investment fund managers, educators, advocacy group leaders and others to review current retirement security policies and the need for reform.

WHO:           

• Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh
• Rep. Jerry Nadler
• New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli
• American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten 
• United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew
• Secretary’s Representative for Pensions and Retirement, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
• BlackRock Managing Director Anne Ackerley
• Tax Counsel in the Office of Sen. Robert Menendez, Jennifer Brown
• Main Street Alliance Executive Director Chanda Causer
• State Street Managing Director, Brendan Curran 
• Boston College Center for Retirement Research Associate Director, Andrew Eschtruth
• New School for Social Research’s Schwartz Center for Economic Policy, Dr. Teresa Ghilarducci
• Main Street Alliance member Diana Mora
• AARP Executive Vice President & Chief Public Policy Officer, Debra Whitman               
• NAACP Vice President Patrice Willoughby
• Millennial Action Project President and CEO Layla Zaidane

WHAT:            Retirement security policy roundtable

WHEN:            Monday, April 25,  10 a.m. EDT

WHERE:         United Federation of Teachers 52 Broadway (Entrance through Lobby B revolving doors) Shanker Hall B (Floor 2)  New York, NY 10004  

Secretary Walsh and Kennedy Townsend will have media availability following the event.

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