William B. Fornia , FCA , MAAA , FSA , EA
President
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Contact Information
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Pension Trustee Advisors 7600 E Arapahoe Road Suite 125 Centennial, CO 80112 |
Phone: 303-263-2765 Fax: 303-770-6903 E-mail: flick@pensiontrusteeadvisors.com |
Practice Area(s)
Pension:
Government DB/DC
William B. (Flick) Fornia is founder and President of Pension Trustee Advisors. PTA provides consulting services on public pensions with emphasis on pension advice.
Work Experience
Flick has expertise in all retirement-related areas, including financing, plan design, bond analysis, asset-liability studies, retiree healthcare and legislative testimony. His career includes serving as corporate actuary for The Boeing Company and as consultant for numerous multinational corporations in Brazil and Argentina during his ten years at Towers Perrin.
He has performed consulting services for 22 statewide retirement systems in Alaska, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Utah, Vermont, Wyoming and others. Other clients have included the US Department of State, Cities of Baltimore, Oakland, New York and Philadelphia, IBM, US WEST and Ford Motor Company. He has consulted on public pension matters involving seven of the ten largest US Cities, and has testified to numerous Legislatures and City Councils.
Previous Work History
Flick has more than 30 years of consulting and actuarial experience, primarily in the areas of retiree pension and healthcare benefits. Prior to forming PTA in 2010, Flick was led Aon Consulting’s public sector pension actuarial consulting practice as Senior Vice President. He earlier managed the Denver Retirement Practice of Buck Consultants and served nationally as a Senior Consultant for Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Co.
Articles and Speech Presentations
Flick is well known for his ability to teach complex concepts to lay audiences. He is an author and frequent speaker at organizations such as the Pension Research Council, the National Association of State Retirement Administrators (NASRA), the National Council on Teacher Retirement (NCTR), the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys (NAPPA), the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS), the Conference of Consulting Actuaries, the Western Pension and Benefits Conference, the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, The Conference Board, the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), and the Brazilian Association of Pension Plans (ABRAPP).
Articles and speeches have addressed all aspects of retirement programs including retiree healthcare plans, and the challenges of public sector defined contribution plans. He co-authored “A Better Bang for the Buck – The Economic Efficiencies of Defined Benefit Plans” with the National Institute on Retirement Security in 2008.
Professional Organizations and Education
He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, Enrolled Actuary, Member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and Fellow of the Conference of Consulting Actuaries. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the steering committee of the Conference of Consulting Actuaries Public Plans Community, and is on the faculty of the Society o
Connections
Current CCA Committees
Public Plans Community Steering Committee
Member
CCA Speaking Engagements (Past Three Years - Click Here for Full Profile)
GASB - Notes on the Lull Before the Storm
GASB - Notes on the Lull Before the Storm (05/09/2012)
Public Plans Update
Public Plans Update (03/28/2012)
Public Plans Update
2012 Enrolled Actuaries Meeting (03/26/2012)
Public Employee Retirement Systems Workshop
2011 Enrolled Actuaries Meeting (03/30/2011)
GASB Preliminary Views - Advanced Topics
GASB Preliminary Views - Advanced Topics (08/25/2010)
Public Plans Seminar
Public Plans Seminar (04/14/2010)
Current Issues With Public Employee Retirement Systems
2010 Enrolled Actuaries Meeting (04/12/2010)
Public Plan Issues - Update on GASB Project
Public Plan Issues - Update on GASB Project (02/10/2010)
