Bartel Associates, LLC is an actuarial consulting firm specializing in providing states, counties, cities, and other public agencies with actuarial consulting services including retiree medical plan valuations, pension plan valuations, retirement plan design, actuarial audits, and CalPERS retirement consulting. Our clients range from small special districts to small and large cities and states with tens of thousands of employees.

The firm's founder, John Bartel, has over 30 years of experience as a retirement consultant and practice leader with major consulting firms. John founded Bartel Associates to provide public sector clients high quality actuarial services at reasonable fees, focusing on personal attention and clear results.

John is one of two actuaries appointed by the Governor to the California Actuarial Advisory Panel (CAAP) formed under recent legislation (SB 1123).