Member Profile

Gary Koenig is Director of Economic Security in AARP’s Public Policy Institute. The Economic Security group analyzes and develops policies related to the financial security of the population age 50 and older, particularly as related to retirement. Key areas of research of the Economic Security group include Social Security, workplace retirement and pension plans, individual retirement savings, and older workforce issues. Gary began working in the Public Policy Institute in 2008 as a Senior Strategic Policy Advisor, serving as the Institute’s expert on Social Security and tax-preferred retirement savings plans. He has written several articles related to Social Security, tax policies for retirement savings, and the economic well being of older Americans. Prior to joining AARP, he was an economist for the Joint Committee on Taxation in the U.S. Congress for 13 years, where he specialized in employer-provided pensions and retirement plans. Gary is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance.