Jessica Kachur FCA MAAA FSA EA

Partner, Mercer

Contact Information
Mercer
Six PPG Place, Suite 400
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
United States
Phone: 412-721-9812
Email: jessica.kachur@mercer.com
Jessica Kachur is a Partner and senior investment consultant in Mercer’s Wealth practice specializing in investments of Defined Benefit pension plans. Jessica is located in Mercer’s Pittsburgh office. Jessica is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and also an Enrolled Actuary. She has been a consultant for 19 years, all of which have been with Mercer. Jessica specializes in US corporate defined benefit plans helping clients manage risk, determine the optimal asset and liability strategies, monitoring and evaluating investment programs. Jessica has experience working on both open and frozen pension plans, pension plan mergers and spin-offs, asset and liability de-risking, and retirement plan terminations. Jessica is an active member in the Conference of Consulting Actuaries (CCA) volunteering and planning events for the Women in Consulting community and Enrolled Actuaries Conference providing continuing education to the pension community. Jessica graduated summa cum laude from Robert Morris University with a bachelor's degree in actuarial science.

Connections:

CCA Member Since 2020
Corporate DB/DC
Board of Directors
Budget and Finance Committee
EA Conference Task Force
Enrolled Actuaries Conference Program Committee
Women in Consulting Community Steering Committee
Board of Directors
Joint Program Committee for the Enrolled Actuaries Meeting
Strategic Planning Committee

303 - Reading the Curve: How Interest Rates Shape DB Investment Decisions 2026 CCA Annual Meeting (October 26, 2026)

3-D-1 - AI and Technology in the Actuarial Workplace 2026 Enrolled Actuaries Conference (May 08, 2026)

1-A-1 - Megatrends and Macro Risks for Retirement Plans 2026 Enrolled Actuaries Conference (May 04, 2026)

Pension Surplus Management, A US and UK Perspective 2025 CCA Annual Meeting (October 29, 2025)

ERISA Battle Royale Trivia 2025 CCA Annual Meeting (October 27, 2025)

Megatrends and Macro Risks for Retirement Plans 2025 Enrolled Actuaries Conference (May 09, 2025)

Capital Market Update - Economic Assumptions in a Changing Environment 2025 Enrolled Actuaries Conference (May 05, 2025)

How Not to be a Fiduciary 2024 Enrolled Actuaries Conference (March 13, 2024)

De-risking (Buyouts/Buy ins) 95-1 Including LDI 2024 Enrolled Actuaries Conference (March 12, 2024)

Capital Market Update and Economic Assumptions in a Changing Environment 2024 Enrolled Actuaries Conference (March 11, 2024)

What I Really Meant to Say 2023 CCA Annual Meeting (October 18, 2023)

Pension Investing: Emerging Issues 2023 CCA Annual Meeting (October 17, 2023)

Women in Consulting Community Luncheon & Forum 2023 CCA Annual Meeting (October 16, 2023)

Schedule SB - Form and Attachments 2023 Enrolled Actuaries Conference (May 01, 2023)

Demographic Assumption Setting Post-COVID 2022 Enrolled Actuaries Conference (May 02, 2022)

Gray Areas of Professional Judgement 2021 CCA Annual Meeting (October 27, 2021)

Pension Assumption Setting During and After COVID 2021 Enrolled Actuaries Conference (May 05, 2021)

OPEB Basics for Pension Actuaries 2019 Enrolled Actuaries Meeting (April 10, 2019)

PBGC Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate 2019 Enrolled Actuaries Meeting (April 09, 2019)

Settling Pension Liabilities: Lump Sum Cashouts 2018 Enrolled Actuaries Meeting (April 11, 2018)