Board of Directors
The Savings and Retirement Foundation is guided by a dedicated Board of Directors committed to advancing informed discussions on savings, pensions, and retirement policy. Our board brings together experts from academia, government, and the private sector, ensuring a diverse and well-rounded perspective on the economic and policy challenges facing retirement security.
Co-Director
Ike Brannon
Ike Brannon is co-director of the Savings and Retirement Foundation. He is President of Capital Policy Analytics, a consulting firm in Washington DC., as well as a senior fellow with the Jack Kemp Foundation. He spent a decade in government as an economist on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the U.S. Treasury, Senate Finance Committee, Joint Economic Committee, and the Office of Management and Budget. He graduated from Indiana University and Augustana College and is from Mossville, Illinois.
Co-Director
Dan Corrin
Daniel Corrin is the co-director of the Savings and Retirement Foundation. He currently works in the intelligence field, and previously was a senior economist with the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Corrin is also the co-director of the Prosperity Caucus. He has a B.A. in economics from Michigan State University, an M.P.P. from the University of Maryland, a M.A. in economics from American University, and an M.A. in international affairs from the Institute of World Politics.
Board Member
Nick Gialamas
Nick Gialamas is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Forest Capital Management, LLC, a registered investment advisory firm (RIA) focused on retirement investment services for institutional clients.
Nick is also the Area President of HUB International, a global insurance brokerage firm headquartered in Chicago, IL. Before joining HUB, Gialamas served as Chief Executive Officer of Forest Financial Group, Inc., an employee benefits consulting firm he founded in 1998. He is a graduate of Northern Illinois University.
Board Member
Brian Jessen
Brian Jessen is managing director of Forest Capital Management. Prior to Forest Capital Management, Jessen was a consultant at True Partners Consulting. Jessen has a J.D. and an M.B.A. from Loyola University in Chicago and a B.A. in Communications and French from Wake Forest University.
Board Member
James Lucier
James Lucier is a Managing Director at Capital Alpha, where he leads the energy, environmental, and macro strategy practices. Before co-founding Capital Alpha Partners in 2007, Lucier was a Senior Vice President at Prudential Equity Group, where for nine years he was a member of Prudential’s well-known Washington strategy group and of equity research teams covering oil & gas, power & utilities, and industrials. He is a graduate of Princeton University.
Board Member
Adam Roosevelt
Adam Roosevelt is President of A.R. International Consulting. He is an Army Veteran who has worked with the Department of Defense, NATO Partners and various federal, state, and local government partners in cybersecurity and community advocacy. He received his Masters in Cybersecurity Policy from the University of Maryland and his undergraduate degree in IT Administration from Trident University.
