< 25 Top Pension Power Players

It takes a brave man to tell the Teamsters that they need to cut their pension benefits — and an even braver one to tell them that the cuts they have made are not enough. Kenneth Feinberg is that man. Known for his skills as a federal mediator — he oversaw the compensation funds for victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the Deepwater Horizon spill, among others — Feinberg was chosen by the Obama administration to oversee the restructuring of insolvent multiemployer retirement funds. The post was created under the 2014 Kline–Miller Multiemployer Pension Reform Act — a recognition of the stiff hurdles the nation’s private sector union pension plans were facing. Last year Feinberg, 71, rejected the first restructuring proposal submitted by the Central States Pension Fund, leaving its more than 400,000 Teamsters uncertain about their retirement future. In February he approved the restructuring plan of the Iron Workers Local 17 pension fund. — Frances Denmark

 
The 2017 Pension Political Power 25

1. Andy Puzder Secretary of Labor 2. Bruce Rauner Governor of Illinois 3. Betsy DeVos Secretary of Education Methanol Gains Traction as an Alternative Energy Source Sponsored by CME Group May 5, 2025 4. Laura & John Arnold Founders, Laura and John Arnold Foundation 5. Steven Mnuchin Secretary of the Treasury

6. Wilbur Ross Secretary of Commerce 7. Tani Cantil-Sakauye California Chief Justice 8. Paul Ryan Speaker of the House 9. Anthony Scaramucci Founder, SkyBridge Capital 10. Kevin de León California State Senator and President Pro Tempore

11. Mike Enzi Chairman, Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security 12. Steve Sweeney President, New Jersey State Senate 13. Jerry Brown Governor of California 14. Corey Lewandowski Co-founder, Avenue Strategies 15. Paul Singer President, Elliott Management Corp.

16. Randel Johnson Senior Vice President, Labor, Immigration, and Employee Benefits, U.S. Chamber of Commerce 17. Joe Manchin U.S. Senator 18. Kenneth Feinberg Founder and managingpartner, Feinberg Rozen 19. Scott Walker Governor of Wisconsin 20. Richard Trumka President, AFL-CIO

21. Mike Rawlings Mayor of Dallas 22. Elizabeth Warren U.S. Senator 23. Kent Mason Partner, Davis & Harman 24. Bernie Sanders U.S. Senator 25. Randi Weingarten President, American Federation of Teachers