On June 11, the Academy hosted SSA Chief Actuary Karen Glenn and an expert panel to discuss Social Security’s financial outlook, options to address the program’s long-term financing gap, and Americans’ views on the path forward.

At a time when fear and retrenchment dominate the headlines, this panel explores what it looks like to meet this moment with vision, moral clarity, and the same boldness that gave rise to programs like Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare.

This conversation centers insights from qualitative research with older adults and people with disabilities, bringing their perspectives to the forefront and exploring what it looks like to align our policy systems with the needs of the people they serve.

This panel considers the role of the program on national, local, and personal finances, its connections to the broader retirement security landscape, and the effect of recent economic trends on the program’s financial health.

This conversation explores what it would mean to bring SSI into the 21st century at a moment when bipartisan momentum for reform is building, and as the debate over the future of Social Security heats up.

The conversation explores what young people need and want from Social Security, their outlooks on the future of the program, and ground us in the views of the people who have the most at stake when it comes to the policies discussed throughout the Summit.

As the Academy marks 40 years during a time of profound change and debate about the future of our social contract, we convened our annual Policy Summit in Washington, D.C.

This panel discusses the new Benefits Futures Studio, explores the core principles of a people-centered benefits system, connects social insurance to our social contract, and examines the realities of receiving benefits today.

This panel explores paid leave as a missing piece of Social Security in America and frames ongoing discussions about the future of Social Security as an opportunity to truly “complete” Social Security by ensuring we all have access to paid leave.

This session explores how technological disruption is exposing gaps in our unemployment insurance and workforce development systems.

This session explores what kind of society we’re choosing to be, what we owe one another, and how storytelling, moral clarity, and bold imagination can drive structural change.

On Wednesday, October 22, 2025, the National Academy of Social Insurance hosted its annual Robert M. Ball Award gala at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.

On August 13, the Academy hosted a virtual event featuring young leaders and advocates who discussed why Social Security matters to them.

On July 15, in partnership with the Roosevelt Institute, the National Academy of Social Insurance hosted an evening of reflections in honor of Social Security’s 90th anniversary.

On July 15, the Academy was joined by Jim Roosevelt, Congressman Danny Davis, and Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano for a wreath laying ceremony at the FDR Memorial outside the National Archives.

On June 26, the Academy hosted SSA Chief Actuary Karen Glenn and an expert panel to discuss Social Security’s financial outlook, options to address the program’s long-term financing gap, and Americans’ views on the path forward.

On May 20, the Academy brought together the report’s Co-Principal Investigators along with an expert panel to discuss the Task Force’s initial report on AI, emerging technology, and disability benefits at the SSA.

On March 13, the Academy hosted a briefing on DOGE’s recent SSA cuts for current and future beneficiaries, featuring former SSA Commissioners Martin O’Malley and Michael Astrue and a bipartisan panel of Academy experts.

The first panel at the Academy’s 2025 Policy Summit discussed the Academy’s new polling on what Americans want on Social Security.

The second panel at the Academy’s 2025 Policy Summit brought together experts from the Academy’s membership to explore Social Security’s solvency challenges.

The fifth panel at the Academy’s 2025 Policy Summit brought together experts from the Academy’s membership to discuss AI use at the Social Security Administration and at other federal agencies.

The sixth panel at the Academy’s 2025 Policy Summit brought together experts from the Academy’s membership to explore the connections between tax policy and social insurance.

The Academy’s 2025 Policy Summit lunchtime brought experts from the Academy’s membership to give lightning talks on a variety of social insurance topics.