The 2017 Pension Political Power 25: Laura and John Arnold

4. Laura & John Arnold

Founders,
Laura and John Arnold Foundation

年代ince 2011 theLaura and John Arnold Foundation (LJAF)has established itself as the most powerful voice among not-for-profits fighting to reform public defined benefit pensions in the U.S. The Arnolds’ considerable wealth aids in these efforts. John Arnold, 42, made his multibillion-dollar fortune as a natural-gas trader, first atEnron Corp.and then running his own hedge fund. The couple is willing to give big bucks to candidates and campaigns that support the type of pension reform they endorse: a reduction of the burden on state and municipal coffers. The Texas-based LJAF has worked with state lawmakers to help shape pension policy, most recently in Arizona. The foundation’s top pension executive, Josh McGee, is emerging as a pension power player in his own right: In addition to his day job, he’s a senior fellow with conservative think tank the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research (see Paul Singer, No. 15) and chairman of theTexas Pension Review Board.— Imogen Rose-Smith

The 2017 Pension Political Power 25

1.Andy Puzder 劳工部长 2.Bruce Rauner Governor of Illinois 3.Betsy DeVos 年代ecretary of Education 4.Laura & John Arnold Founders, Laura and John Arnold Foundation 5.年代teven Mnuchin 年代ecretary of the Treasury

6.Wilbur Ross 年代ecretary of Commerce 7.Tani Cantil-Sakauye California Chief Justice 8.Paul Ryan 年代peaker 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.年代teve Sweeney 总统, New Jersey State Senate 13.Jerry Brown Governor of California 14.Corey Lewandowski Co-founder, Avenue Strategies 15.Paul Singer 总统, Elliott Management Corp.

16.Randel Johnson 年代enior 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.年代cott Walker Governor of Wisconsin 20.Richard Trumka 总统,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 总统,American Federation of Teachers