Executive Vice President
Global Chief Risk Officer
Jonathan Porter is Executive Vice President and Global Chief Risk Officer for Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (Â鶹´«Ã½). He leads Â鶹´«Ã½¡¯s global enterprise risk management efforts and oversees enterprise research and development, as well as content, reputation, and brand management. He is a member of Â鶹´«Ã½'s Executive Committee.
As the leader of Â鶹´«Ã½¡¯s Global Risk and Strategic Enablement function (GRSE), Jonathan spearheads Â鶹´«Ã½'s comprehensive approach to enterprise risk management while driving strategic alignment across the organization. His GRSE teams anticipate potential risks and opportunities and help Â鶹´«Ã½¡¯s global business units pursue their strategic objectives. Jonathan¡¯s leadership encompasses both enterprise risk management ¡ª responsible for company-wide risk governance, strategies, solutions, and analytics ¡ª and strategic enablement, which provides expert guidance to Â鶹´«Ã½ business leads across pricing, biometric risks, products, market risks, operations, and innovation and R&D.
Jonathan has deep insights into Â鶹´«Ã½¡¯s global business, having previously served as Chief Pricing Actuary of International Markets, and more recently as Senior Vice President, Global Analytics and In-Force Management.
Before joining Â鶹´«Ã½ in 2008, Jonathan worked for Manulife Financial for almost 15 years, where his last position was Chief Financial Officer, US Life Insurance.
He holds a Bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Waterloo. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) and a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (FCIA).