Sherry Chan explains the differences she has found from working as a Chief Actuary for a large city like New York versus working as the Chief Actuarial Officer for the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System. She talks about the difference in working with defined contribution plans versus defined benefit plans and how that affects her interaction with union and government officials.
Chief Actuary for the City of New York
Chosen unanimously by New York City elected officials and union presidents in the Spring of 2015, Sherry Chan, FSA, EA, MAAA, FCA, is the 5th Chief Actuary in the 100+ year history of New York City and one of the highest ranked Asian-American officials in the City’s Administration. In her role, Ms. Chan provides technical expertise to the City’s five retirement systems and pension funds. Ms. Chan was selected as a 2019 Crain’s NY 40 Under 40, a 2018 Geoffrey Heywood Young Consulting Actuary Award recipient from the International Association of Consulting Actuaries, and a 2017 City & State 40 under 40 Rising Star of New York City.
