2023 Board Election Results
The Society of Actuaries (SOA) announces the results of the 2023 Board of Directors Elections. Five Board members and one President-Elect and Vice-Chair have been elected to serve starting with the 2023–2024 term. Thank you to all SOA members who voted in the 2023 election.
Board Results
We welcome the elected members of the SOA Board of Directors.
Sherry Chan, FSA 2016, EA 2017, MAAA 2008, FCA 2002
Chief Strategy Officer
Atidot
New York, NY
Gabriela Dieguez, FSA 2010, MAAA 2007
Equity Principal & Consulting Actuary
Milliman, Inc.
New York, NY
Jackie Lee, FSA 2009, MAAA 2007
Vice President & Principal
Lewis & Ellis, Inc.
Plano, TX
Daniel Pribe, FSA 2001, MAAA 1995
Vice President and Chief Actuary
Lumeris
St. Louis, MO
Ying Zhao, FSA 2006, MAAA 2005
Associate Partner
McKinsey & Company
Chicago, IL
The newly elected Board members will join the continuing Board members Karen Burnett, FSA, FCIA; Ian Duncan, FSA, FIA, FCIA, MAAA, FCA; Sara Goldberg, FSA, MAAA; Dave Ingram, FSA, CERA, MAAA; Lisa Kuklinski, FSA, MAAA; Melody Prangley, FSA, MAAA, EA, FCA; Kelly Rabin, FSA, MAAA, CFA; Mary Beth Ramsay, FSA, MAAA; Si Xie, FSA, CERA, FCIA; and Mercy Yan, FSA, FCIA, MAAA.
The SOA thanks the members who will complete their terms with the SOA Board following the October Board Meeting. The members rolling off are past president Jennifer L. Gillespie, FSA, MAAA; Arpita Das, FSA; Josée Deroy, FSA, MAAA, CFA; and Nazir Valani, FSA, FCIA, MAAA.
President-Elect and Vice-Chair Results
Amanda Hug, FSA 2013, MAAA 2013
Director
Willis Towers Watson (WTW)
New York, NY
Amanda Hug will become the 76th SOA President and Chair at the 2024 ImpACT Conference, the SOA’s annual meeting. She is a Director at WTW, where she leads the New York office and supports clients in the transformation, analytics and litigation spaces. She previously worked at MassMutual as Chief of Staff to the CFO, among a variety of product development roles.
During Amanda’s 2020-2023 term on the SOA Board of Directors, she chaired the Governance and Policy Committee and Task Force for Evolving the FSA Pathway. She also served as a member of the Strategic Plan Task Force and as a Board Liaison for the Young Professionals Advisory Council and the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. Amanda is a past President of the Actuaries’ Club of Hartford & Springfield and the Actuaries’ Club of Boston. She graduated first in her class with an MBA from the University Chicago Booth School of Business and summa cum laude from Wheaton College (IL).
Amanda enjoys adventure travel and has been lucky enough to swim on the edge of Victoria Falls, cross paths with the big five in South Africa and hike the W trek in Patagonia. As a committed Christian, she holds a Master in Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and is active in her local church in New York City.
Voting Process
Vote Totals for President-Elect and Vice-Chair Candidates
|
Candidate Name |
Votes |
Percentages |
|
Amanda Hug, FSA 2013, MAAA 2013 (Endorsed) |
2,811 |
54.7% |
|
Dave Dillon, FSA 2004, MAAA 2002 (Endorsed) |
2,328 |
45.3% |
Total Valid Ballots: 5,139
Total Unexercised: 157
Total Ballots Cast: 5,296
*In 2023 there was no preferential vote as there were only two candidates for the President-Elect and Vice-Chair position.
Past Three Years Vote Counts:
|
Year |
Count |
Percent of Eligible Voters |
|
2023 |
5,489 |
18.99% |
|
2022 |
5,265 |
19.25% |
|
2021* |
4,719 |
18.32% |
*The 2021 election cycle took place over two business weeks instead of three as in current and previous elections.