Description: This is a conversation with two critical staff members of the Society of Actuaries (SOA) about their experience there. Jane Lesch is a non-actuary who has been working at the SOA for over 20 years, and is an engagement specialist. Mike Boot is an actuary who retired at the end of February after 15 years at the SOA, most recently as managing director. We spoke to both Jane and Mike to get their take on what leadership is about, and how working at the SOA impacted them.

Description: This is an interview with Steve Vernon, FSA, MAAA, who runs his own business for helping people live long and prosper–financially, emotionally and with respect to their health. His contribution to society is to use his actuarial expertise and communication skills to help the baby boom generation face these challenges.

Description: The SOA continues to support actuaries working with predictive analytics, from insurance companies and healthcare providers to financial service firms.

Description: This meeting session, which occurred at the April 1982 Society of Actuaries meeting in Orlando, presented a look ahead as of 1982 at opportunities for actuaries in the 1980's and 1990's. Questions addressed by the panel included: i. Will traditional opportunities be reduced? 2. What non-traditional opportunities are available? 3. What changes are needed in our educational process? 4. How do we make non-traditional employers aware of actuarial skills and their value? 5. What will actuarial work be like? 6. Some perspectives on the situation in Canada as it moves toward more government ownership and control of financial security programs

Description: This article offers several broad definitions of an actuary that could apply in both traditional and non-traditional roles.

Description: Article The Actuarial Politician by McCrossan in The Actuary, December 1979, Volume 13, Number 10.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Spring Meeting reviews evolving job opportunities in the government sector. From Record of Society of Actuary Vol. 21, No. 1.

Description: The PA Symposium will be an immersive experience benefiting entry level actuaries through senior managers, and PA newbies through advanced practitioners.