Dallas Salisbury was long synonymous with the Employee
Benefit Research institute (EBRI) that he led as CEO from its founding in 1978 until 2015 when he was named Resident Fellow and President Emeritus of that organization, a position he held till year-end 2017. He was also chairman and CEO until December 31, 2015, of the American Savings Education Council (ASEC), a partnership of public and private-sector institutions that undertake initiatives to raise public awareness as to the needs for insuring long-term economic and health security, and was the image of SavingsmanTM, the
spokesperson for the Choose to $ave® www.choosetosave.org ) public service announcements.
Throughout his career, Dallas has been a member of a number of commissions, study panels and editorial advisory boards. Dallas is a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources, the recipient of the 1997 Award for
Professional Excellence from the Society for Human Resource Management, and the 1998 Keystone Award of the American Compensation Association. He has served on the Secretary of Labor's ERISA Advisory Council, the Presidential PBGC Advisory Committee, as an advisor to numerous government agencies and private organizations, and on committees of many professional organizations. He has written and lectured extensively on economic security topics. Dallas was one of the statutory delegates to the three National Summits on Retirement Savings hosted by the President and Congressional Leaders, and three White House Conferences on Aging. He has also held full-time positions with the Washington State Legislature, the U.S. Department
of Justice, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), and the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor.
IN 2020 he was appointed by the DC Mayor and DC City Council to a two-year term to represent the public on the DC Board for Long-Term Care Administration to develop implementing rules for licensure of assisted living
administrators, including examinations. He fully retired in July of 2022 to focus on family and hobbies. The objective: full control of time and activities.
