President and Actuary: Mark K. Altschuler, M.S.

Mark K. Altschuler, M.S., Actuary, is President of Pension Analysis Consultants Inc., of Elkins Park, PA. Mr. Altschuler has prepared over twelve thousand marital pension valuations and draft QDRO's for counsel, and is well-versed in the complex arena of equitable distribution in marital dissolution matters. Mr. Altschuler is widely recognized and nationally respected by the legal community for clearly presenting and explaining the concepts of present value analysis and valuing pensions both in the courtroom as expert witness testimony and at seminars at state and county bar associations, private firms and Continuing Legal Education workshops. Mr. Altschuler, a former analytical engineer with a fifteen year background in applied mathematics, has over fifteen years experience as an actuary in the pension and property/casualty areas, and is an affiliated member of the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA). He writes a nationally distributed newsletter on pension issues in marital dissolution, DIVTIPS, and is a contributing author to the companion textbook of Valuation Strategies in Divorce, Vol. 5 and Valuing Specific Assets In Divorce, published by Aspen Company of New York. Mr. Altschuler has also authored numerous articles on the various issues in pensions in divorce that have been published in major legal publications, including American Journal of Family Law, New Jersey Lawyer, and Pennsylvania Family Lawyer.

Mr. Altschuler's memberships and professional affiliations include:

• Affiliated Member, American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (1995) (ASPPA)
• Student, Casualty Actuarial Society (1990)
• Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (1975)
• Member, Mensa (1988)
• Listed in National Registers Whos Who in Executives and Professionals (1997)
• Listed in Manchester Who's Who (2004)
• Certificate of Recognition, Franklin Institute Chapter of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research
• Society Devoted To the Promotion of Research in Science (1993)

His educational background includes:

• B.A., Mathematics, University of Pennsylvania, 1968
• M.S., Applied Physics, Case Western Reserve University, 1978

Actuarial Examinations Passed:

• SOA Course 100: Calculus and Linear Algebra
• SOA Course 110: Probability and Statistics
• SOA Course 135: Numerical Methods
• CAS Course 3B: Introductions to Property and Casualty Insurance
• CAS Course 4B: Credibility Theory and Loss Distributions

*Note: SOA is Society of Actuaries (Life Insurance), CAS is Casualty Actuarial Society, SOA Exams 100, 110 and 135 are also CAS exams 1, 2, and 3C, respectively.