Ryan Frost is a managing director of Reason Foundation's Pension Integrity Project.
Frost contributes to Reason's ongoing Gold Standard In Public Retirement System Design series, produced an in-depth analysis of the Arizona PSPRS pension systems, and presented testimony before the Michigan House Appropriations Committee, among others.
Ryan's work has been published in various outlets, including The Orange County Register, and cited by The Center Square, The Tennessee Star, and the National Association of State Retirement Administrators.
Before joining Reason, Frost spent seven years as the senior research and policy manager for the Washington State Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System (LEOFF 2), a plan that is nationally recognized for its exceptional funding level. Frost conducted multiple pension studies for the Washington State Legislature. He also drafted and testified on six pieces of adopted legislation affecting LEOFF 2 members, including a first-of-its-kind annuity rollover provision for defined-benefit plans.
Frost earned his B.A. in politics and government from Pacific Lutheran University and a Certificate of Achievement in Public Plan Policy (CAPPP) from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.
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Missouri Senate Joint Resolution 71 would unwisely fund public pensions through fines and fees
If governments are going to offer pensions, they need to be willing to directly appropriate the funding to cover those pension promises.
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Alaska’s supplemental savings program outperforms Social Security
The Alaska SBS-AP serves as a valuable case study in innovative retirement planning.
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Redirecting MPSERS’ debt payment could cost taxpayers $1.4 billion
Eliminating a $670 million annual contribution into MPSERS would require an additional $1.4 billion over the next 14 years in net pension payments.
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Missouri’s bill would revive bad pension funding policy
Pensions should not rely on variable fee revenue streams tied to the volume of activity in the criminal justice system.
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A proposed bill would make Alaska the gold standard in defined contribution retirement plans for public workers
Alaska House Bill 302 offers prudent, responsible stewardship of the state's public sector retirement system.
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Connecticut’s efforts to reform public pensions may add long-term costs for taxpayers
Long-term goals are likely undermined by the law’s extended amortization schedule and introduction of a DROP program.
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New York pension systems sued for politicizing public pension investments
The New York City Employees' Retirement System, the Teachers' Retirement System, and the Board of Education Retirement System divested roughly $4 billion in fossil fuel investments.
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North Dakota enacts landmark public pension reforms
The new pension reform will help solve NDPERS' unfunded liabilities and unsustainable financial trajectory like an oil spill—by both capping the spill and cleaning up what’s already spilled.
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Examining an Alaska pension reform counterfactual
A look at what would have happened to the Public Employee Retirement System and Teacher Retirement System if proposed pension reforms from 2021 had been enacted.