Brownback Names William Shipman As Special Advisor

Brownback Names William Shipman as Special Advisor on Social Security Reform
Co-chairman of the Cato Institute Project on Social Security Choice joins Brownback for President

ALEXANDRIA, VA-U.S. Senator Sam Brownback named William Shipman, co-chairman of the Cato Institute Project on Social Security Choice and co-author of Promises to Keep: Saving Social Security's Dream, as the Brownback for President special advisor on Social Security reform today.

"William Shipman is a leading expert on the challenges facing the Social Security program and has offered bold initiatives to fix it," Brownback said. "I am committed to fighting for comprehensive Social Security reform with large personal investment accounts and I am honored to earn William Shipman's support."

"I accepted Senator Brownback's offer to help because both of us believe all Americans should have a choice in how they provide for their retirement and the freedom to make that choice," Shipman said.

He added: "The challenges we face from our existing Social Security system will not be overcome by wishing them away or pretending they do not exist. Likewise, the unprecedented opportunities that are achievable from thoughtful and fundamental reform will never be fulfilled unless we choose to get involved."

William Shipman lives in Massachusetts and is chairman of CarriageOaks Partners, a Massachusetts-based retirement finance consulting firm. Shipman has testified before Congress on Social Security and has advised the governments of the Russian Federation, and The Peoples Republic of China, as well as the European Commission. Shipman's research has been published by the Heritage Foundation, Cato Institute, National Center for Policy Analysis and Journal for Investing. The Washington Times published an op-ed written by Shipman today.