As a labor economist, Teresa Ghilarducci has spent her career working to ensure retirement security for all American workers. She joined The New School for Social Research as a professor of economics in 2008 after teaching at the University of Notre Dame for 25 years. At The New School, she holds the Irene and Bernard L. Schwartz Chair in Economic Policy Analysis and directs the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), which focuses on economic research and policy proposals to improve the lives of working people, especially as they age.

Ghilarducci is a published author and nationally recognized voice on retirement system reform and economic justice for older workers. Her work examines how changes in the labor market and the decline of traditional pension systems have affected working Americans’ ability to retire with dignity. She is a frequent witness before the U.S. Congress and a sought-after commentator in national and online media on retirement security, Social Security, pensions, and labor economics.