Thomas S. Terry FCA MAAA FSA EA

CEO, The Terry Group

Contact Information
The Terry Group
130 E Randolph Street
Suite 2810
Chicago, IL 60601
US
Phone: 312-543-5206
Email: tom.terry@terrygroup.com
Experience Highlights: Tom began his professional career at Towers Perrin in 1975. In 1991, he founded CCA Strategies which, at the time of its acquisition by J.P. Morgan in 2006, had 200 employees, including 100 actuaries. Tom retired from J.P. Morgan in 2010 and founded what is now The Terry Group, a healthcare and retirement consulting firm. Tom has consulted extensively in retirement plan design and financing for several of the largest corporations in the US. He is a frequent speaker and writer on related topics. Tom has held leadership roles in various actuarial organizations. He is a past president of both the Conference of Consulting Actuaries and the American Academy of Actuaries, and has served on the board of the Society of Actuaries. In 2016, he served as the president-elect of the International Actuarial Association. Education and Professional Designations: Tom earned a B.S. in math and physics from Tufts University. He received his masters of actuarial science from the University of Michigan. Memberships: He is a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries, a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, an Enrolled Actuary under ERISA, and a Fellow of the Conference of Consulting Actuaries.
CCA Member Since 1982
Annual Meeting Program Committee
Retirement Revitalization Project
ABCD Sunshine Task Force
Board of Directors
Budget and Finance Committee
Committee for Continuing Education Recognition
Compensation Committee
Joint Employee Benefits Meeting Committee
Nominating Committee
Strategic Planning Committee
Webinar Committee
Welcome Committee for New Members

Shape of Things to Come: Demographic Decline, Economic Stagnation and Geopolitical Instability 2024 CCA Annual Meeting (October 27, 2024)

The Economics and Geopolitics of Aging 2023 CCA Annual Meeting (October 18, 2023)

Social and Emotional Intelligence in Actuaries 2022 CCA Annual Meeting (October 19, 2022)

Identifying and Assessing Bias in Pension and Healthcare 2022 CCA Annual Meeting (October 17, 2022)

Current State of Social Security and Implications of COVID Current State of Social Security and Implications of COVID Webinar (May 18, 2022)

Revised Qualification Standards 2022 Enrolled Actuaries Conference (May 04, 2022)

Population Issues 2021 CCA Annual Meeting (October 27, 2021)

Building Resiliency 2021 CCA Annual Meeting (October 26, 2021)

Social Security Funded Status and Future Alternatives to Save it 2021 Enrolled Actuaries Conference (May 05, 2021)

Macroeconomics of Aging 2020 CCA Virtual Annual Meeting (October 21, 2020)

The Economics of Social Security 2019 CCA Annual Meeting (October 30, 2019)

"It Depends..!" 2019 CCA Annual Meeting (October 28, 2019)

Data Visualization 2019 CCA Annual Meeting (October 28, 2019)

Engaging Today's Age-Diverse Workforce 2018 CCA Annual Meeting (October 24, 2018)

Data Visualization: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words 2018 CCA Annual Meeting (October 24, 2018)

(Mis)understanding Longevity Risk 2016 CCA Annual Meeting (October 26, 2016)

The World is the Actuaries’ Oyster 2016 CCA Annual Meeting (October 25, 2016)

Big Data - What it is and How it’s Being Used 2015 CCA Annual Meeting (October 26, 2015)

Views on Public Plans for Non-Public Plan Actuaries 2015 Enrolled Actuaries Meeting (April 14, 2015)

Social Security and Medicare: The Challenge of Long-Term Sustainability 2014 CCA Annual Meeting (October 20, 2014)

Managing Longevity Risk 30th International Congress of Actuaries (April 01, 2014)

Current Issues for Pension Actuaries: A Panel Discussion 30th International Congress of Actuaries (March 31, 2014)

2014 Pension Symposium 2014 Pension Symposium: Retirement Security in the U.S. (March 26, 2014)

Retirement in the U.S. – Where are we Headed? 2014 Enrolled Actuaries Meeting (March 26, 2014)

Actuaries and Sustainable Systems or “I’ll Gladly Pay You Tuesday for a Hamburger Today!” 2013 CCA Annual Meeting (October 23, 2013)

Professional Standards/Media Response Seminar Professional Standards/Media Response Seminar (April 07, 2013)

Social Programs Forecast Under the 113th Congress (A Post-Election Outlook) Social Programs Forecast Under the 113th Congress (A Post-Election Outlook) (December 12, 2012)

Unwelcomed Media Attention: Sensationalism or Substance? 2012 CCA Annual Meeting (October 24, 2012)

Social Media Networking 2012 CCA Annual Meeting (October 24, 2012)

Lifetime Income 2012 CCA Annual Meeting (October 22, 2012)

2012 Pension Symposium 2012 Pension Symposium (March 28, 2012)

Social Security Financial Situation and Options 2012 Enrolled Actuaries Meeting (March 27, 2012)

Professional Standards Seminar Professional Standards Seminar (March 25, 2012)

Future of Retirement Future of Retirement (October 26, 2011)

Actuaries Behaving Badly? – Professional and Ethical Dilemmas 2011 CCA Annual Meeting (October 26, 2011)

Pension Actuaries Who Live and Breathe ERM 2011 CCA Annual Meeting (October 24, 2011)

Pension Symposium: Retirement Security – A Call To Action Pension Symposium: Retirement Security – A Call To Action (March 30, 2011)

ERM – Without Retirement 2010 CCA Annual Meeting (October 27, 2010)

Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Bringing Value Back to the Actuary-Client Relationship 2009 CCA Annual Meeting (November 04, 2009)

Communicating Uncertainty 2009 CCA Annual Meeting (November 04, 2009)

Pension Symposium: Retirement Security – Where Are We Headed? Private and Public Sector Challenges a Pension Symposium (April 13, 2009)

Pension Symposium: Monday Morning Quarterback Pension Symposium: Monday Morning Quarterback (April 01, 2009)

Pension Symposium: De-risking the Pension Plan Pension Symposium: De-risking the Pension Plan (April 09, 2008)