Gary Koenig MA Vice President Financial Security AARP
Gary Koenig MA, Vice President Financial Security - AARP AARP Public Policy Institute
“Whether we call it a crisis or not, here’s the situation: unless households take steps to shore up their retirement security, and policy makers make it easier for people to take these steps, too many people will have to cut back significantly in retirement.” (G. Koenig, “Retirement Crisis,” Thinking Policy , May 23, 2013,) Selected Publications Koenig, G., Fichtner J., and Gale, W., "," (Washington, DC, AARP, January 2018) Koenig, G., "," (AARP Bulletin Vol. 58. No. 4, May 2017) Koenig, G., Trawinski, L., and Rix, S., "," (Washington, DC, AARP Public Policy Institute, March 2015). Koenig, G., “,” (Washington, DC, AARP , September 2013). Koenig, G., “?” (Washington, DC, AARP Public Policy Institute, January 2013). Koenig, G., Harris, B., Fischer, I., and Johnson, R., “,” (Washington, DC, AARP , March 2012). Koenig, G. and Waid, M., “,” (Washington, DC, AARP Public Policy Institute, October 2012).
Gary Koenig MA
Vice President Financial Security
Areas of Expertise br
Social Security, retirement savings, older American's economic well-being, and tax and budget policyProfile
Gary Koenig leads a team of economists, attorneys, and policy experts who work on economic and consumer security issues at AARP’s Public Policy Institute (PPI). The group analyzes and develops policies related to the financial security of the population ages 50- plus. Gary and his team are particularly concerned with policies that address the challenges people face as they age, including the adequacy of Social Security benefits and retirement savings, older workforce issues, and consumer financial protections. Gary has been working on issues related to retirement security for over 20 years. He began working at PPI in September 2008 as a senior strategic advisor. In that capacity, Gary served as PPI’s expert on policy reform for Social Security and retirement savings. While at PPI, he has written several papers about Social Security reform, tax policies for retirement savings, and the economic well-being of older Americans. Before joining AARP, Gary was an economist for the Joint Committee on Taxation in the US Congress, where he specialized in employer-provided pensions and retirement plans. While at the Joint Committee, he coauthored the first paper that evaluated the retirement Saver’s Credit and contributed to numerous reports related to tax reform and retirement savings. Gary is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance and serves as a board member for the Employee Benefit Research Institute. In His Words“Whether we call it a crisis or not, here’s the situation: unless households take steps to shore up their retirement security, and policy makers make it easier for people to take these steps, too many people will have to cut back significantly in retirement.” (G. Koenig, “Retirement Crisis,” Thinking Policy , May 23, 2013,) Selected Publications Koenig, G., Fichtner J., and Gale, W., "," (Washington, DC, AARP, January 2018) Koenig, G., "," (AARP Bulletin Vol. 58. No. 4, May 2017) Koenig, G., Trawinski, L., and Rix, S., "," (Washington, DC, AARP Public Policy Institute, March 2015). Koenig, G., “,” (Washington, DC, AARP , September 2013). Koenig, G., “?” (Washington, DC, AARP Public Policy Institute, January 2013). Koenig, G., Harris, B., Fischer, I., and Johnson, R., “,” (Washington, DC, AARP , March 2012). Koenig, G. and Waid, M., “,” (Washington, DC, AARP Public Policy Institute, October 2012).