The Pension Research Council sponsors interdisciplinary research on the entire range of private pension and social security programs. Becoming a member of the Wharton Partnership Program via the Pension Research Council with your tax-deductible gift will support research projects, annual conferences, and special events.
Connect
Connect with industry experts at our annual Symposium, covering topics of timely interest to members.
Engage
Engage your institution in the social, economic, legal, actuarial, and financial implications of the PRC’s research.
Support
Support scholarly research on global aging, successful retirement, and public and private pensions.
Director Level Membership ($25,000+)
Director level members are entitled to:
- One speaking engagement per year for clients or top management by Pension Research Council Executive Director Olivia S. Mitchell (subject to availability)
Director Level Members:
Associate Level Membership ($10,000-$24,999)
Associate level members may:
- Send up to three participants to the annual Pension Research Council Symposium at the Wharton School.
- Attend a special dinner hosted by the Council in the fall.
- Propose individual and/or team-based long-range research projects based on Members’ research interests, to be carried out under the aegis of the Pension Research Council.
- Receive information about Executive Education offerings sponsored by the Aresty Institute of the Wharton School, and work with Wharton to design custom training by special arrangement.
- Work with staff to identify students for engagement via the Field Application Project.
- Receive important pension and benefits books published by the Pension Research Council.
- Receive reports on “breaking” research in the form of working papers, affording access to important and policy-relevant analysis in a timely manner.
- Participate in dissemination via media contacts and the Internet.
As a member, you’ll become part of the Wharton Partnership Program.
Press Releases
New International Pension Research Association Announced
July 2019: Some of the leading names in pensions research have come together to create a new international association which aims to promote and advance high-quality social science research on pensions, aging, and retirement. The International Pension Research Association (IPRA) was formally announced earlier this month at the OECD. Led by highly-regarded Australian pension economist Professor ...Read More
Pension Research Council Welcomes T. Rowe Price as Associate Member
The Pension Research Council at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that T. Rowe Price has joined the Council as an Associate Member of the Council for 2019. T. Rowe Price first joined the PRC as an Associate Member in 2007. Read More
Vanguard Rejoins Wharton’s Pension Research Council Marking 20th Year of Membership
The Pension Research Council at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that Vanguard has rejoined the Council as a Director Level Member of the Council for 2019. This marks Vanguard’s 20th year as a member of the PRC. Read More