Kristin Chapman

Kristin Chapman was appointed Chief of Staff in July 2019. In her role, she serves as chief strategic advisor to PBGC Director Hartogensis, while providing counsel on all pension and retirement-related matters. Ms. Chapman is the liaison for PBGC and the agency’s Board of Directors and Congress. Additionally, Ms. Chapman is responsible for cultivating cross-departmental relationships within the agency to bolster and support PBGC’s mission.

Prior to joining PBGC, Ms. Chapman was a Senior Legislative Officer at the U.S. Department of Labor, where she oversaw the Senate confirmation and transition of six presidential appointees to federal agency head positions. She was also responsible for preparing congressional testimony and responding to congressional inquiries. Ms. Chapman has also served as the Subcommittee Staff Director for the U.S Senate HELP Subcommittee on Primary Health & Retirement Security and as a legislative assistant for a former U.S. House of Representatives Member on the Ways and Means Committee.

Ms. Chapman began her career as an associate attorney in the ERISA practice group of an international law firm in Washington, DC and as an Employee Benefits Consultant at an international accounting firm in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

Ms. Chapman earned her LL.M. in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center, her J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law, and a B.A. from the University of Michigan. She also earned an A.A. in French from the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California.