Pension Benefit Guaranty Leadership

David Foley is a Deputy Chief:Benefit Administration at Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), Chief of Benefit Administration at Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), and Senior Advisor at Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). He has experience at General Services Administration and has worked as Director:Aviation Logistics at FAA. David studied at Missouri State University and Virginia Tech.

Patricia Kelly is a Chief Financial Officer at Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). She has worked as CFO/Budget Officer at Usda Federal Crop Insurance Corp, Asst Div Chief:Decennial Census at Census Bureau, and CFO:Natl Resources Conservation Services at U.S. Department of Agriculture. Patricia studied at Penn State University and American University/The.

Robert Scherer is Chief Information Officer. Mr. Scherer began his Government career with the U.S. Secret Service in 1986. While at the Secret Service, he served in a series of progressively responsible positions in application development, database administration, and IT infrastructure support. Mr. Scherer left the Secret Service in 2001, where he was the Assistant Division Chief for IT Infrastructure, to become the Deputy Chief Information Officer at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. During his tenure at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, he was responsible for the day-to-day management of the IT program and successfully led efforts to establish Capital Planning and Investment Control, Configuration Management, and IT Security and Enterprise Architecture programs. He also developed a cadre of certified project management professionals. While at the National Transportation Safety Board-where he served until 2015-Mr. Scherer was responsible for closing significant long-term audit findings and instrumental in improving IT business processes. Mr. Scherer holds a MBA in Information Systems from George Washington University and is a graduate of the National Defense University's Chief Information Officer and Advanced Management Programs.

Alice Maroni is Chief Management Officer. She went to PBGC in May 2011 after ten years at the Smithsonian Institution where she served as Chief Financial Officer, with responsibility for the Institution's financial integrity, including budgeting and contracting services. Before joining the Smithsonian, Ms. Maroni was Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). In that capacity, she advised the Pentagon leadership on all budgetary and fiscal matters and management improvement programs. On a day-to-day basis, she directed the justification of the budget to Congress, managed departmental negotiations on the budget in the inter-agency process, and oversaw the execution of the annual budget. On an interim basis, she served as a Special Assistant to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, functioning as the Department's chief of staff. Prior to her tour in the Pentagon, Ms. Maroni was a professional staff member of the House Armed Services Committee, advising and assisting the Chairman and other committee members on defense budget, financial, and economic issues. Before joining the committee staff, she worked in the Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division of the Congressional Research Service at the Library of Congress. Ms. Maroni graduated from Mount Holyoke College and earned a masters degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. She is also a graduate of the National War College. Ms. Maroni is a recipient of the Distinguished Federal Leadership Award given by the Association of Government Accountants. She is a certified Government Financial Manager and a member of both the Association of Government Accountants and the American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC), serving as the National President of ASMC from May 1995 to May 1996.

Kristin Chapman was appointed Chief of Staff in July 2019. In her role, she serves as chief strategic advisor to PBGC Director Hartogensis, while providing counsel on all pension and retirement-related matters. Ms. Chapman is the liaison for PBGC and the agency’s Board of Directors and Congress. Additionally, Ms. Chapman is responsible for cultivating cross-departmental relationships within the agency to bolster and support PBGC’s mission.

Prior to joining PBGC, Ms. Chapman was a Senior Legislative Officer at the U.S. Department of Labor, where she oversaw the Senate confirmation and transition of six presidential appointees to federal agency head positions. She was also responsible for preparing congressional testimony and responding to congressional inquiries. Ms. Chapman has also served as the Subcommittee Staff Director for the U.S Senate HELP Subcommittee on Primary Health & Retirement Security and as a legislative assistant for a former U.S. House of Representatives Member on the Ways and Means Committee.

Ms. Chapman began her career as an associate attorney in the ERISA practice group of an international law firm in Washington, DC and as an Employee Benefits Consultant at an international accounting firm in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

Ms. Chapman earned her LL.M. in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center, her J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law, and a B.A. from the University of Michigan. She also earned an A.A. in French from the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California.

Andrew Banducci was appointed Chief Policy Officer in August 2019. He leads the Office of Policy and External Affairs. In this role, Mr. Banducci oversees communications to PBGC stakeholders and the coordination of policy development, analysis, research and legislative recommendations.

Prior to joining PBGC, Mr. Banducci served as Labor and Pensions Policy Director for the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee where he provided strategic counsel to committee members regarding retirement policy. He also served as Workforce Policy Counsel for the House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Mr. Banducci began his career as an attorney at a law firm where his practice focused on employee benefit plans and ERISA.

Mr. Banducci earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and a B.A. from Pennsylvania State University.

Kartar Khalsa is a Deputy General Counsel at Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and Assistant Chief Counsel at Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and is based in Washington d.c. Metro Area. He has worked as Attorney at Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). Kartar studied at Syracuse University College of Law between 1990 and 1993 and Syracuse University - Maxwell School between 1992 and 1993.

Kristin Parker is a Chief of Staff at Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and Partner at CHAPMAN AND CUTLER LLP. She has worked as Attorney at Jones Day. Kristin works or has worked as MEMBER at ENVIRONMENTAL LAW INSTITUTE and MEMBER at Illinois State Bar Association. She studied at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law between 1996 and 1999 and The Ohio State University between 1992 and 1996.

Marjorie Bernardi is a Chief Auditor - Audit Program Manager at Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and is based in Washington d.c. Metro Area. She has worked as Associate Division Manager, Trusteeship Processing at Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and Manager, Retirement Plans at Arlen & Korvettes. Marjorie studied at BMC between 1982 and 1986 and Fordham University between 1972 and 1976.