Craig Hoffman—ASPPA General Counsel/Regulatory Affairs
CRAIG P. HOFFMAN, J.D., LL.M.
General Counsel and Director of Regulatory Affairs
Craig Hoffman is the General Counsel and Director of Regulatory Affairs for the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA). ASPPA is a national organization of approximately 7,500 members who provide actuarial, consulting, administrative, legal and other professional services for qualified plans and tax-sheltered annuities. Mr. Hoffman has previously served ASPPA as President, Co-Chair of the Government Affairs Committee and Co-Chair of the Political Action Committee.
Prior to joining ASPPA, Mr. Hoffman served for over 20 years as General Counsel for SunGard Relius LLC., and before that, was in private practice, specializing in the areas of taxation, ERISA, and employee benefits. He received both his Juris Doctor degree and his Master of Laws degree in Taxation from the University of Florida.
Mr. Hoffman has spoken at numerous meetings on the subject of qualified pension and retirement plans, including the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries Annual Meeting, the Society of Actuaries Annual Meeting; the Enrolled Actuaries Annual Conference; the AALU Annual Meeting; the American Law Institute/American Bar Association seminar in Scottsdale, Arizona; the New York Employee Benefits Conference; the Creative Pension Seminar sponsored by the Ohio State University College of Law; and the UMKC Law School Annual Employee Benefits Institute. In addition, he was an expert speaker at the first Saver Summit, jointly sponsored by the White House and Congress.
Presently, Mr. Hoffman serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Pension Benefits (Panel Publishers) and the Journal of Pensions Management (Henry Stewart Publications). He was a charter member of the first IRS Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Governmental Entities. Mr. Hoffman was awarded the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Institute of Plan Administrators. He is also a Fellow in the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel.
Mr. Hoffman’s articles have been featured in numerous publications, including The Pension Actuary, Journal of Compensation and Benefits, Journal of Pension Benefits, Pension and Benefits Week, Pension World, and RIA Pension Alert.
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