Internship programs at the National Academy of Social Insurance were established nearly 30 years ago to fulfill the vision of founder, Robert M. Ball, and other founding board members. The aim is to help develop the next generation of social insurance leaders.
In addition to work at their placement organizations, students in the Academy’s summer internship programs participate in weekly seminars, policy forums, and the annual Robert M. Ball Award celebration. These experiences allow students to interact with current leaders in the field. Seminars are classroom-style presentations geared towards deepening interns’ understanding of current issues in social insurance.
These in-person seminars are also open to interns and Fellows of other organizations. For more information, email the Manager of Leadership Development, Ariella Jailal at ajailal@nasi.org.
We are building out our speaker list for Summer 2025…!
Our intern seminar schedule for 2024 featured the following presentations:
Friday, June 7 | Retirement Security
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Tyler Bond, Research Director, National Institute of Retirement Security
Friday, June 14 | How Medicaid Lowers Prescription Drug Costs and Ensures Access for Beneficiaries
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Edwin Park – virtual, Research Professor, Center for Children and Families, Georgetown University
Friday, June 21 | The Wonderful World of SI
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Sam Conchuratt, Professional Staff Member, US Senate Committee on Finance
Friday, June 28 | SSDI and SSI Basics
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Bethany Lilly, Executive Director of Public Policy, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Thursday, July 11 | Medicare: Overview and Survey of Current Policy Issues
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Matthew Fiedler, Senior Fellow, USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy
Friday, July 19 | Social Insurance and Federal Fiscal Reform
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Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum
Friday, July 26 | Using the Academy Internship to Leverage an Academic Career
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Tyler Welch, Claire Erickson, Roz Murray, PHD Candidates, 2019 Academy Alumni
Friday, August 2 | SI Work & It’s Importance to the Younger Generations
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Kathleen Romig, Social Security Administration
Friday, August 9 | How Social Insurance Connects to Racial and Economic Liberation
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Jeremie Greer – virtual, Co-founder & Co-Executive Director, Liberation in a Generation
Friday, August 16 | Graduation Ceremony
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Will Raderman, Policy Analyst, Niskanen Center