October 11, 2012 The Federal Government's Fiscal Crisis: How It Will Affect Your Earnings and Your Life Room 003, Rockefeller Center 5:00 pm Hosted by PoliTALK student discussion group William Beach Director, Center for Data Analysis, The Heritage Foundation As Director of The Heritage Foundation's Center for Data Analysis (CDA), William Beach is the think tank's chief "number cruncher." He oversees original statistical research on taxes, Social Security, energy, crime, education, trade and a host of other issues. Under his leadership, Heritage has acquired one of the largest collections of privately held public-policy databases in the U.S., as well as state-of the-art econometrics models and peer-reviewed analytical models. Prior to joining Heritage in 1995, Beach held a variety of posts in the public, private and academic sectors. He served as a litigation economist with two Kansas City, Mo., law firms where he specialized in analyzing how anti-trust legal remedies would alter product pricing and availability. Later, as an economist for Missouri's Office of Budget and Planning, he designed and managed the state's econometric model and advised the governor on economic and revenue issues. After a stint at Sprint United Inc.'s corporate headquarters, Beach moved to the Washington, D.C. area to serve as president of the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University. In April 2012, Beach was named Heritage's inaugural Lazof Family Fellow. Beach, a regular source for news reporters and a frequent guest on television and radio talk shows, also serves on the Economics Advisory Panel for ABC News.