Members of the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security

The 16-member Commission consists of eight Republicans and eight Democrats, with a member from each party serving as a co-chair. The co-chairs are former Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Richard Parsons, Chief Operating Officer of AOL/Time Warner.

The other members of the Commission include:

• Leanne Abdnor (R), Former Executive Director of the Alliance for Worker Retirement Security
• Sam Beard (D), Founder and President of Economic Security 2000;
• John Cogan (R), Former OMB Deputy Director;
• Bill Frenzel (R), Former U.S. Representative;
• Estelle James (D), Consultant with the World Bank;
• Robert Johnson (D), CEO of Black Entertainment Television;
• Gwendolyn King (R), Former Commissioner of Social Security;
• Olivia Mitchell (D), Professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School;
• Gerry Parsky (R), Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury;
• Tim Penny (D), Former U.S. Representative;
• Robert Pozen (D), Vice Chairman of Fidelity Investments;
• Mario Rodriguez (R), Hispanic Business Roundtable;
• Thomas Saving (R), Current Social Security Public Trustee; and
• Fidel Vargas (D), Vice President of Reliant Equity Investors.