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Scott Macey is the president and chief executive officer of The ERISA Industry Committee. ERIC represents the employee benefits interests of America's largest employers. Before joining ERIC, Macey was of counsel at Covington & Burling LLP in Washington, D.C. He has more than 30 years of experience in compensation and benefit consulting in health care, pensions, and executive compensation. Previously, Macey was senior vice president and director of government affairs for Aon Consulting. His primary responsibilities included managing Aon's government affairs practice in Washington, D.C., as well as serving in a senior role regarding the client and project management and marketing of Aon services to new clients. Macey has advised clients on ERISA, labor, tax, general corporate and related laws regarding the design, establishment, amendment, and administration of employee and executive benefit plans and trusts. He also has negotiated extensively with banks, insurance companies, investment advisers, and others providing services to or having a relationship with benefit plans or trusts. Macey meets regularly with such federal agencies as the Department of Labor, Internal Revenue Service, and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for discussions of current issues in the benefits field, and he has testified before them, as well as before Congress, on numerous occasions. Macey has assisted various companies in defending benefit litigation. He was involved in the recent health care reform debate and, while at Covington, took ann active role in advising Covington clients on compliance and related matters regarding the health care law. He is a frequent speaker at business and professional seminars and conferences, is quoted often in print media, and has appeared on business shows on television. Macey is a charter fellow of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel, and a past chairman of the ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC). He is also a member and current co-chair of the Bloomberg BNA Pension & Benefits Publications Advisory Board. He has published a number of articles in professional and business journals. Macey is a member of the bar of New Jersey and California, but not admitted in the District of Columbia. He received his B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of San Francisco, and a J.D., summa cum laude, from the Santa Clara University School of Law.
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