Jonathan Porter is Executive Vice President and Global Chief Risk Officer for Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (RGA). He leads RGA’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 RGA's Executive Committee.
As the leader of RGA’s Global Risk and Strategic Enablement function (GRSE), Jonathan spearheads RGA's comprehensive approach to enterprise risk management while driving strategic alignment across the organization. His GRSE teams anticipate potential risks and opportunities and help RGA’s global business units pursue their strategic objectives. Jonathan’s leadership encompasses both enterprise risk management — responsible for company-wide risk governance, strategies, solutions, and analytics — and strategic enablement, which provides expert guidance to RGA business leads across pricing, biometric risks, products, market risks, operations, and innovation and R&D.
Jonathan has deep insights into RGA’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 RGA 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).