Ryan Frost
Senior Policy Analyst, Reason Foundation
Ryan Frost is a senior policy analyst at Reason Foundation's Pension Integrity Project.
Frost is a contributor to Reason’s ongoing Gold Standard In Public Retirement System Design series and has also produced in-depth analysis of the Arizona PSPRS pension systems and presented testimony before the Michigan House Appropriations Committee.
Ryan’s work has been published by The Orange County Register and cited by The Center Square, The Tennessee Star, and the National Association of State Retirement Administrators.
Prior to 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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Arizona passes prefunding program for state retirement system
The Arizona State Retirement System is now one of the few statewide pension systems that has a dedicated contribution prefunding program.
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Best practices in hybrid retirement plan design
The recent shift toward offering hybrid plans to newly hired government employees suggests that governmental employers may be changing their perceptions of the balance of financial risk between employees and employers.
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Georgia amendment (2022) to suspend compensation for public officials indicted for a felony
The amendment would withhold pay from some Georgia officials if they are indicted for a felony.
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Reformed pensions in Arizona, Michigan receiving supplemental funding to pay down debt faster
Arizona and Michigan’s recent treatment of funding for pension systems is an example of the value of comprehensive pension reform.
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Alaska avoids attempt to roll back 2005 pension reform
Instead of unraveling pension progress, policymakers should seek to bolster the policies that brought resiliency and reliability.
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Testimony: Louisiana Senate Bill 438 could cause public pension woes
This current proposal includes changes that would likely prevent the state and taxpayers from seeing any meaningful cost reduction or financial risk reduction.
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Testimony on Alaska House Bill 55 and Buck’s updated fiscal analysis
House Bill 55 is a weak pension design and lacks sufficient controls.
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Actuary highlights House Bill 55’s costs and risks to the Alaska Public Employees’ Retirement System
Changes of the magnitude being proposed in Alaska House BIll 55 should receive rigorous actuarial and risk analyses that have not yet been conducted.
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Deferred retirement option plans expose public pensions to unique risks
When looking into public pension plans that offer a DROP, a clear trend emerges: poorly funded plans and a swamp of unfunded liabilities.
