Nancy Altman Dispels Misconceptions About Social Security From Her Book The Battle For Social Security

Nancy Altman, author of The Battle For Social Security

Nancy J. Altman has a thirty-year background in the areas of private pensions and Social Security. She is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Pension Rights Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection of beneficiary rights.

From 1983 to 1989, Nancy was on the faculty of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and taught courses at the Harvard Law School.

In 1982, she was Alan Greenspan’s assistant in his position as chairman of the bipartisan commission that developed the 1983 Social Security amendments.

Nancy has been a legislative assistant to Senator John C. Danforth (R-Mo,), and a tax lawyer with Covington & Burling.

Ms. Altman is a graduate of Radcliffe College and the University of Pennsylvania Law School.