Over 800 of the nation's leading experts on social insurance are members of the National Academy of Social Insurance. Members volunteer their time to Academy activities and pay nominal membership dues. Members' affiliations include universities, think tanks, business, labor, legislative and executive branches of the federal or state governments, and interest groups. Members include policy analysts in income security and health care financing, economists, political scientists, physicians, actuaries, administrators of public and private benefit programs, social workers, sociologists, historians, journalists and scholars and practitioners in related fields.
Membership is an honor for which individuals are nominated by two current Academy members. Individuals are considered for membership if they:
Prospective members are first nominated and co-sponsored by two current members of the Academy. The nominator explains in writing how the individual meets the membership criteria, provides a resume of the nominee, and arranges for several endorsers who are also members of the Academy. For information about how to nominate, contact Crystal Nelson at cnelson@nasi.org.
A Membership Committee meets to review nominations in light of the membership criteria and make recommendations to the Academy's Board of Directors. The Board acts on the Committee's recommendations. Those approved by the Board are invited to join the Academy. Employees of the Academy and those who serve on its Board of Directors are not eligible to nominate or co-sponsor new member nominations.