Director

Andrew Eschtruth is the director of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.  His interests include Social Security program design and finances, expanding access to workplace-based retirement plans, and improving the nation’s long-term care system.  In his previous roles since joining the Center in 1999, he oversaw the communication activities and managed relationships with the government, foundation, and corporate communities. 

Eschtruth is the co-author (with Charles D. Ellis and Alicia H. Munnell) of Falling Short: The Coming Retirement Crisis and What to Do About It (Oxford University Press, 2014).  He is a member of the Retirement Advisory Committee of the Harkin Institute and a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance.

Before joining the Center, Eschtruth was a senior research analyst with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) specializing in Social Security, federal fiscal policy, and the economic implications of an aging population.  While at the GAO, he served on a special assignment as an aide to the Chair of the Senate Finance Committee.  Eschtruth earned his B.A. from the University of Michigan and an M.A. in public policy from Duke University.