• Donald J. Segal, FSA, FCA, MAAA, EA, BS
• Past President, Society of Actuaries

Donald Segal is vice president at Aon Hewitt in New York City. He specializes in the analysis, interpretation, and application of laws and guidance as they apply to qualified retirement plans. Donald is also involved in retirement plan design.

Donald has served on the SOA Board of Governors, Pension Section Council, Knowledge Management Strategic Action Team and other committees. He has previously served on the Conference of Consulting Actuaries Board of Directors (a former vice president). He has also served as vice president for pensions of the American Academy of Actuaries, and as a member of the Academy Pension Practice Council and Pension Committee (formerly chair of both).

He served as chair of the IRS Advisory Committee for Tax Exempt and Government Entities (2001-04) and as a member of the Advisory Committee on Examinations to the Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries (1988-2002).

Donald is a frequent speaker at meetings of the Society of Actuaries and Conference of Consulting Actuaries, and at the Enrolled Actuaries Meeting. He has served on program committees for the Society of Actuaries, Conference of Consulting Actuaries Annual Meeting (chair 2002), and the Enrolled Actuaries Meeting (Chair 2000 and 2004). He also participates in committees that meet with the IRS.

Donald originated and organized the Funding Reform Advisory Task Force, a group of actuaries, lawyers and other professionals whose purpose was to provide input to the federal agencies responsible for drafting guidance under the Pension Protection Act of 2006.

In October 2006 Donald was honored by the Society of Actuaries with the John E. O'Connor Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his volunteer service to the Society of Actuaries and the actuarial profession. He received the Conference of Consulting Actuaries Lifetime Achievement Award in October 2008, and in October 2009 received the Jarvis Farley Service Award from the American Academy of Actuaries in recognition of his service to the American Academy of Actuaries and the actuarial profession.

He is a graduate of Yale University.