Beth Almeida

Beth Almeida is the executive director of the National Institute on Retirement Security. NIRS is a non-profit research institute based in Washington, established to promote informed policymaking in the retirement arena by fostering a deep understanding of the value of pension plans to employers, employees, and the economy as a whole. NIRS conducts research, education, and outreach programs that are national in scope.

Before joining NIRS, Beth served as assistant director for strategic resources and as senior economist with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, where she was instrumental in transitioning some 40,000 airline employees out of terminating or freezing pensions into the IAM's multiemployer defined benefit pension plan. She has authored numerous economic and pension publications and is a frequent speaker at domestic and international conferences. Beth earned a bachelor's degree in international business from Lehigh University and a master's degree in economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She sits on the executive board of the Labor and Employment Relations Association and on the Advisory Board of the Center for Retirement Research's initiative on state and local government pensions at Boston College.