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  • Home
  • AVP Seal
  • Company
  • Services
    • Actuarial Studies
    • Actuarial Opinions
    • FSO Calculation
    • Population Flow
    • CCAH Pricing
    • Contract Redesign
  • Software
    • FORCAST
    • FIRST
    • FINAID
    • A2ZCCRC
  • Staff
    • AV POWELL
    • JOHN VALORZ
    • MOLLY SHAW
    • MICHAEL HOPPER
    • DAVID SHAW
    • COLE NAUGHTON
    • LYNN GUASTELLO
    • KATHIE HARRIS
    • DUNCAN MCARTHUR
    • ANNA ISSELHARDT
    • MEREDITH SMITH
    • THANDI NUNN
  • Benchmarks
  • Contact

CELEBRATING
over 40 Years of Service

Staff

  • AV POWELL
  • JOHN VALORZ
  • MOLLY SHAW
  • MICHAEL HOPPER
  • DAVID SHAW
  • COLE NAUGHTON
  • LYNN GUASTELLO
  • KATHIE HARRIS
  • DUNCAN MCARTHUR
  • ANNA ISSELHARDT
  • MEREDITH SMITH
  • THANDI NUNN

DAVID SHAW, FSA, MAAA, MANAGING CONSULTANT

David Shaw, FSA, MAAA
404.845.0360 x397

David Shaw is a consulting actuary in the St. Louis office of A.V. Powell & Associates. He joined the firm in 2019. David has over 30 years of consulting experience with retirement programs, including post-retirement health care benefits, defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans.  His past experience includes positions with nationally recognized and regional consulting firms, working with employers across all industries in the private, public, and not-for profit sectors.

David’s responsibilities with A.V. Powell & Associates include performing actuarial studies and consulting with clients, research and development of actuarial assumptions, and peer review of client deliverables.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Evaluated benefit competitiveness and cost considerations in redesigning a hospital’s retirement program for its employees
  • Provided cost containment ideas for controlling retiree medical costs for a Fortune 500 company
  • Authored articles for company newsletter and external publications
  • Administered employer sponsored retirement benefits
  • Participated in due diligence and development of a benefits program integration strategy for a major acquisition of a Fortune 500 company
  • Developed age-weighted retiree health care premium rates
  • Created actuarial reports for new public sector benefits accounting standards

EXPERTISE

  • Actuarial assumption experience studies
  • Actuarial valuation studies, forecasts, and sensitivity analyses

EDUCATION

  • Master of Business Administration, 1986, University of Missouri
  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Missouri S&T University, 1984

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