Council of U.S. Presidents (CUSP)

About CUSP

The Council of U.S. Presidents (CUSP) is an Academy Board of Directors committee established in January 2007. It is composed of the Academy’s president and president-elect, plus the presidents and presidents-elect of ACOPA, the CAS, the CCA, and the SOA (the Academy's special directors).

CUSP's purpose is twofold:
As a Board committee, CUSP is assigned responsibility for certain Board functions appropriate for profession-wide supervision, such as management of the ASB and ABCD, and CUSP serves as a vehicle where actuarial leaders can discuss issues of importance to the entire U.S. actuarial profession, such as international strategies.

CUSP Members

  • Mary Frances Miller, President, American Academy of Actuaries
  • David K. Sandberg, President-Elect, American Academy of Actuaries
  • Adam J. Reese, President, CCA
  • Donald E. Fuerst, President-Elect, CCA
  • Annie B. Voldman, President, ACOPA
  • Joseph A. Nichols, President-Elect, ACOPA
  • Donald J. Segal, President, SOA
  • Bradley M. Smith, President-Elect, SOA
  • Ralph S. Blanchard, III, President, CAS
  • Patricia A. Teufel, President-Elect CAS

Documents

  • CUSP statement of position on the disciplinary process of the U.S. actuarial profession (October 2010)
  • CUSP statement on the independence of the ASB and the ABCD (October 2008)
  • CUSP's response to the 19 recommendations in the Critical Review of the U.S. Actuarial Profession (CRUSAP) final report (August 2007)
  • Statement of position on the topic of the public interest (April 2007)
  • Letter on the topic of U.S. representation in international matters (January 2007)
  • Letter on the topic of continuing education (September 2006)