On Friday, June 14 at 10 a.m. ET, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Director of Retirement Security at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), and Teresa Ghilarducci, Schwartz Professor of Economics at The New School for Social Research (NSSR), will host a panel discussion to explore key policy solutions to the ongoing retirement crisis and proposals for reforming the current system to ensure all workers can breathe easy in old age.
What: Panel discussion on policy solutions for the retirement crisis
Who: Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Director of Retirement Security, Economic Policy Institute
Teresa Ghilarducci, Schwartz Professor of Economics, The New School for Social Research
Panel discussion featuring:
- Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers
- Tony James, Executive Vice Chairman, Blackstone; Co-author, “Rescuing Retirement”
- Caroline Atkinson, Senior Advisor, Rock Creek; former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for International Economics, White House
- Special guests to be confirmed
When: Friday, June 14
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Eastern
Registration opens at 10:00 a.m. The discussion will be followed by lunch.
Where: Kennedy Caucus Room (SR-325), Russell Senate Office Building
2 Constitution Ave. N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
Please email news@epi.org to RSVP.