Social Security Advisory Board Current Members

In 1994, when Congress passed legislation establishing Social Security Administration as an independent agency, it also created a seven-member bipartisan Board to advise the President, the Congress, and the Commissioner of Social Security on policies related to Social Security’s Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs. Since its March 1995 launch, the Social Security Advisory Board (SSAB) has actively carried out its mission.

Historically, the SSAB was a key component of the decision to separate Social Security Administration from partisan politics. The Congressional Conference convened to settle differences on composition of the SSAB subsequently resolved that the seven-member panel would consist of three members appointed by the President, with no more than one from the same political party; two members appointed by the Speaker of the House, with no more than one from the same political party; and two members appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, again with no more than one from the same political party.

All SSAB members are appointed for six-year terms (staggered), and all are subject to Senate confirmation. The SSAB meets at least six times each year.

Former Members of the Social Security Advisory Board are shown in Appendix 3.

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