JoAnn M. Martin

Martin received a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln and Colorado State University, respectively. She joined Ameritas as a manager of the audit division in 1984 and held a number of senior roles within the Ameritas organization, including executive vice president, chief financial officer, and chief operating officer. JoAnn became chief executive officer of the Ameritas Mutual Holding Company in 2009 and retired in January 2020. She also served as president of the holding company from 2009 to 2017 and chair of the Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. from 2008 to January 2020.

Martin is committed to community service, and has served on the board of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, the St. Elizabeth Community Health Center, and many other charities and organizations and currently serves on the board of the Lincoln Community Foundation and the University of Nebraska Foundation. She is the second woman in the 113-year history of the American Council of Life Insurers to serve as chairperson. She has also been honored as Rotary Nebraskan of the Year, Inspire Awards Woman of the Year, an inductee to the Nebraska Business Hall of Fame, and more.