Mariah Becker ACA, EA, MAAA
Mariah Becker joined the National Coordinating Committee for Multiemployer
Plans (NCCMP) in 2016 as director of research and education.
In this role, she evaluates and designs policy and technical
proposals to protect and strengthen the multiemployer system and
develops analyses to evaluate the economic impact of federal policies,
regulations and industry developments. Previously, Becker worked for
15 years as an actuarial consultant and spent ten years with Segal
Consulting, focusing on multiemployer defined benefit (DB) pension
plans and working with clients to assess their funded position and develop
strategies for improving funding levels while balancing stakeholder
concerns and the changing legal landscape. She also advised
on actuarial projections of plan funding, plan design cost studies,
mergers and withdrawal liability. While at Segal, Becker worked
closely with the NCCMP on the review and design of legislation affecting
the multiemployer plan community and participated in the Retirement
Security Review Commission, convened by the NCCMP to
consider challenges and potential solutions facing multiemployer pension
plans. She assisted in analyzing the recommendations resulting
from that commission, including the proposed composite, or GROW,
plan design. Becker is a frequent speaker on multiemployer pension
topics and brings a strong understanding of the actuarial issues facing
multiemployer DB plans in a range of industries and from large national
multiemployer plans to smaller local and union staff plans. She
is a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, an Enrolled Actuary
and an associate of the Conference of Consulting Actuaries. Becker
is also a member of the American Academy of Actuaries Multiemployer
Plans Committee. She graduated magna cum laude from
Colgate University with a B.A. degree in physics-astronomy.
Director of Research and Education, National Coordinating Committee for Multiemployer Plans
Washington, DC
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