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.
Executive Director Level Membership ($50,000+)
Executive Director level members are entitled to all of the below, plus:
- Consult with Dr. Olivia S. Mitchell of the Pension Research Council about how to structure a customized Executive Education program on retirement security, in collaboration with Wharton’s Exec Ed team.
Executive Director Level Members:
Director Level Membership ($25,000-$49,999)
Director level members are entitled to all of the below, plus:
- 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.
Associate Level Members:
- AARP
- Almanac Realty Investors
- Capital Group
- Federal Reserve Employee Benefits System
- FINRA Investor Education Foundation
- International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
- Investment Company Institute (ICI)
- J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
- Prudential Financial
- Smart USA
- State Street Global Advisors
- T. Rowe Price
- The TIAA Institute
- Willis Towers Watson
As a member, you’ll become part of the Wharton Partnership Program.
Press Releases
Call for Papers – 29th Colloquium on Pensions and Retirement Research
The Colloquium, co-hosted by CEPAR and the UNSW School of Risk & Actuarial Studies, is a unique annual event, bringing together academia, government, and industry to discuss the latest research on pensions, superannuation, and retirement. The theme this year is ‘Financing Retirement in the 2020s and Beyond’. Read More
TIAA Institute & Boettner/Pension Research Council Partnership Call for Proposals
The TIAA Institute is partnering with the Wharton School’s Boettner Center/Pension Research Council at the University of Pennsylvania to solicit research proposals focused on financial wellness and behavioral finance. Read More
Pension Research Council Welcomes Capital Group as Associate Member
The Pension Research Council at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that Capital Group has rejoined the Council as an Associate Level Member of the Council for 2021. Capital Group has been a PRC member since 2016. Read More