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)
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
- Federal Reserve Employee Benefits System
- Fidelity Investments
- FINRA Investor Education Foundation
- International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
- Investment Company Institute
- James Moore, G’97, GRW’99
- J.P. Morgan Asset Management
- The Pew Charitable Trusts
- State Street Global Advisors
- T. Rowe Price
- TIAA Institute
- WTW
As a member, you’ll become part of the Wharton Partnership Program.
Press Releases
Wharton School’s Pension Research Council Welcomes Vanguard as Director Level Member
The Pension Research Council at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that Vanguard has joined the Council as a Director Level Member for 2023. Read More
Wharton School’s Pension Research Council Welcomes T. Rowe Price as Associate Level Member
The Pension Research Council at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that T. Rowe Price has rejoined the Council as an Associate Member for 2023. Read More
Wharton School’s Pension Research Council Welcomes Fidelity Investments as Associate Level Member
The Pension Research Council at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that Fidelity Investments has rejoined the Council as an Associate Member for 2023. Read More