Meet the Board

Among the most notable and respected members of the actuarial community, the members of our Board of Trustees draw upon their diverse experience across the field to guide The Actuarial Foundation.

These exceptional individuals deliver their passion for math education and support for the future of the actuarial profession. The Foundation thanks our Board of Trustees for their unwavering dedication. Click on the names below to learn more.

2023-24 Board of Trustees | Officers

TAF Staff Liaison

Valerie Thompson
Interim Executive Director

Chair

Andy Ferris, FSA, MAAA, CFA
Managing Director
Deloitte Consulting, LLP

Chair-Elect

Sharon Robinson, FCAS
Retired

Secretary/Treasurer

Anand Khare, FCAS, MAAA
Chief Actuary
Ledger Investing

Immediate Past Chair

Jeffrey Johnson, FSA, MAAA
VP Regulatory Actuarial Policy
Global Atlantic Financial Company

Trustees

Stewart Ashkenazy
Senior Vice President Actuarial Services
MetLife

Nora Benanti, FCAS
VP Strategic Analytics
Arch Capital Group Ltd.

Craig Buck, FSA, MAAA
Managing Principal
Ernst & Young

Andie Christopherson, FSA, MAAA

Cusick

Kelly Cusick, ACAS, MAAA
Managing Director
Deloitte Consulting LLP

DeWitt

Alex DeWitt, FCAS
Actuary
Allstate Insurance Company

Cynthia Edwalds, FSA, FCAS, MAAA
Retired

Stephen Eisenstein

Steve Eisenstein, FCA, MAAA, FSA, EA
Director Actuarial
KPMG LLP

Jeremy Engdahl-Johnson
Director of Media Relations and Public Affairs
Milliman

Gingrich

Emily Gingrich, FSA, EA, FCA
Chief Actuary
Corebridge Financial

Jacobs

Olga T. Jacobs, FSA, MAAA
Vice President, Actuarial Strategy & Operations
UnitedHealthCare

Richard Jones, FSA, EA
Senior Partner
Aon

Travis Lappe, FCAS
VP and Senior Actuary
Travelers Insurance

Lyle

Ted A. Lyle, FSA, MAAA
Retired

Kassie Maroney, FSA, MAAA
Chief Actuary
HCSC

Jerry Mingione, FCA, MAAA, FSA, EA, CERA
Capital Markets and Financial Management
The Terry Group

Olsen

Cande Olsen, FSA, MAAA, CLU
Vice President
Actuarial Resources Corporation of Georgia

Orloff

Nadine Orloff, FSA, EA, MAAA, FCA
Senior Director, Retirement
Willis Towers Watson

Lela Patrik, FSA, MAAA
Principal
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Steve Rominske, FCAS, MAAA, CERA
Retired

Elizabeth Sander, FCAS, MAAA
Senior Vice President, Chief Reserving Actuary
OdysseyRe

Eric C. Sherman, FSA, MAAA
Vice President & Actuary
New York Life Insurance Company

Spalla

Joanne Spalla
Actuary, Consultant

Richard Veys
Retired

White

Steve White, FSA, MAAA, EA
Retired

Chad Wischmeyer, FCAS, MAAA
Retired

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Emeritus Trustees

Bob Anker, FCAS, MAAA
Retired
Ronald E. Bachman, FSA, MAAA
President & CEO
Healthcare Visions
Craig M. Baldwin, FSA
Retired
Edward W. Bales
Consultant
Learning Training & Education
Albert J. Beer, FCAS, MAAA
Professor of Insurance and Actuarial Science
St. John’s University-The Peter J. Tobin College of Business
Paul Braithwaite, FCAS, MAAA
Senior Managing Director
FTI Consulting
Cecil Bykerk, FSA, FCA, MAAA
CD Bykerk Consulting, LLC
Suzanne Chapa, FSA, MAAA
Director, Products & Financial Risk Management
North American Company for Life & Health
Pamela Cone
Global Social Responsibility Officer
Milliman
Robert F. Conger, FCAS, MAAA
Retired
Thomas R. Corcoran, FSA, MAAA, CERA
Director
Willis Towers Watson
Michael J. Corey
Managing Partner
MJC Ventures
Kevin A. Cormier, FCAS, MAAA
Sr. Managing Regional Actuary, Europe
Liberty Mutual Insurance
A. David Cummings, FCAS, MAAA
Senior Vice President, Chief Actuary & Head of Analytics
USAA
Richard de Haan, FSA, FIA, MAAA
Principal
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Robert V. Deutsch, FCAS, ASA, MAAA
Managing Director
GE Capital
Brian Donlan, FCAS, MAAA
Retired
John W. Ehrhardt, FSA, EA, MAAA
Retired
David J. Fishbaum, FSA, FCIA, MAAA
Retired
Douglas A. French, FSA, FCA, FIAA, MAAA
Retired
Michael Fusco, FCAS, CERA, MAAA
Retired
Roy Goldman, FSA, MAAA, CERA
Retired
Jacques Goulet, Jr., FSA, FCIA
President- Retirement, Health and Benefits
Mercer
Patricia L. Guinn, FSA, CERA, MAAA
Retired
Sam Gutterman, FSA, FCAS, MAAA, FCA
Retired
Maureen Hager, Ed.D.
Retired Superintendent of Schools
Sarah J. Hamid, FSA, FCIA, MAAA
Retired
Curtis D. Hamilton, MSPA, EA, MAAA
President
TRI-AD
Jane L. Hamrick, FSA, MAAA
Retired
David G. Hartman, FCAS, MAAA, FCIA
Retired
Barry Jacobson
Retired
Gary R. Josephson, FCAS, MAAA
Consulting Actuary
Milliman, Inc.
Joseph W. Kelly, FCA, ASA, EA, MAAA
Retired
Jessica Leong, FCAS
CEO
Octagram
Joseph J. Leube, EA, FSPA, MAAA
Retired
Warren Luckner, FSA, MAAA, CFA
Retired
W. James MacGinnitie, FSA, FCAS, FCA, MAAA
Retired
Tonya Manning, FSA, FCA, EA, MAAA
Chief Actuary
Buck
Charles Marino, FSA, MAAA
Retired
S. Michael McLaughlin, Jr., FSA, FIA, MAAA, CERA
McLaughlin Actuarial Consulting
Margaret Resce Milkint
Managing Director and Leader of the Global Insurance Practice
Diversified Search Group
Cynthia Miller, FSA, MAAA, CERA
Retired
Roosevelt C. Mosley Jr., FCAS, MAAA, CSPA
Principal and Consulting Actuary
Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, Inc.
Joseph A. Nichols, ASA, EA, MSPA, MAAA
Retired
Kathy Odomirok, FCAS, MAAA
Executive Director, Advisory Service
Ernst & Young, LLC
Kathy Olcese
SVP – Personal Lines Product
Verisk
Arthur V. Panighetti, FSA, MAAA
Pacific Life Insurance Company
Lisa Pawlowski, FCAS
Retired
Anna M. Rappaport, FSA, MAAA, EA
Anna Rappaport Consulting
Rodney R. Rohda, FSA, MAAA
Retired
Charles E. Rohm, FSA, MAAA
Retired
Patricia Rotello, FCA, FSA, EA, IAA
Retired
Walter S. Rugland, FSA, MAAA
Retired
David K. Sandberg,, FSA, CERA, MAAA
Advisor
SD Refinery AI
Steven Schreiber, FSA, MAAA
Consulting Actuary
Milliman
John J. Schubert, ASA, MAAA, FCA
Specialist Leader
Deloitte Consulting LLP
Carol R. Sears, FSPA, FCA, MAAA, CPC, EA
Retired
Frederick J. Sievert, FSA, MAA
Retired
Clark Slipher, FSA, MAAA
Retired
Mike Smith, FSA, MAAA, FCA,
Retired
Robert W. Stein, FSA, MAAA
Retired
Thomas C. Sutton, FSA, MAAA
Retired
Dorn Swerdlin, FSA, MAAA, MSPA, FCA, EA
President & Chief Executive Officer
Swerdlin & Company
Patricia A. Teufel, FCAS, MAAA
Retired
Kevin Thompson, FCAS, MAAA, IAA
Retired
James A. Tilley, FSA, MAAA
Retired
Dewayne Ullsperger, FSA, MAAA
Vice President and Actuary
UnitedHealth Group
Michael Wacek, FCAS, CERA
Retired
Mavis A. Walters, FCAS, MAAA
Retired
Susan Witcraft, FCAS, CERA
A. Greig Woodring, FSA, MAAA
Retired
Dale H. Yamamoto, FCA, MAAA
President
Red Quill Consulting
Benjamin Ybarra
Executive Director, Area Manager Business Banking
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Amanda Young, FSA, CPA, MAAA
VP Tax & Tax Policy
Northwestern Mutual