Michael M. Braunstein, ASA, MAAA, is Assistant Director of the Actuarial Science Program at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT where he teaches Financial Math and Technical Writing for Actuaries. Prior to joining the program, he was with Aetna with overall responsibility for Actuarial Talent Management. His experience includes 15 years working at The Hartford Life where he did traditional actuarial work in the life/health pricing and financial reporting/valuation areas. He then spent 12 years as President of his own actuarial recruiting firm and, following that, 5 years in actuarial publishing, first as President and CEO of ACTEX Publications and, then, as Director of North American Operations for BPP Professional Education. A 1973 cum laude graduate of the University of Connecticut, Michael has been extensively involved in professional and community volunteer work and has been a frequent contributor to the publications of the Societ y of Actuaries and the American Academy of Actuaries. He has chaired committees, spent several years on the Management and Personal Development Section Council and twice served as President of the Actuaries' Club of Hartford/Springfield.

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