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Todd Jablonski is the chief investment officer and head of multi-asset investment strategies and solutions for Principal Global Investors.  He is responsible for the business, research, and investment management of Principal Global Asset Allocation.

Jablonski oversees specialized multi-asset investment strategies and solutions, including target date, dynamic risk, outcome-oriented solutions, and bespoke multi-asset investments on behalf of global clients.  He leads portfolio management, product development, and research capabilities, which include macro insights, manager research, and investment risk & analytics.  He also serves as a Portfolio Manager on U.S. dynamic risk asset allocation strategies.

In addition, Jablonski is a member of Principal Global Investors’ Operating Committee.  In this capacity, he contributes to the overall vision and management of Principal Global Investors, including strategic planning and execution. He also serves on the board of directors of AFP Cuprum S.A. in Santiago, Chile.

Jablonski joined Principal® in 2010.  Previously, he was an Executive Director and Portfolio Manager at UBS, and prior to that, a Vice President and Portfolio Manager at [Credit Suisse](/org/credit-suisse).  He has an MBA with concentration in quantitative finance from [New York University](/org/nyu), a bachelor’s degree in economics from the [University of Virginia](/org/university-of-virginia), and has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Todd Jablonski

Before joining Principal®, Teresa held significan leadership roles in the retirement industry, most recently as president of FuturePlan by Ascensus. Prior to that, she was head of Workplace Solutions for MassMutual, executive vice president of Institutional Retirement for TIAA, and help several leadership roles for Fidelity Investments.

Teresa earned her MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and her BA in political science and economics from Vanderbilt University. She's served on several women's leadership resource groups as well as MassMutual's Diversity Thought Leadership Council. Teresa is a prior board chair for the national nonprofit Jobs for the Future and currently leads its Finance Committee.

Teresa lives in Florida and will spend a significant amount of time in Des Moines.

Teresa Hassara

Natalie Lamarque joined Principal Financial Group, Inc. as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in 2022. Prior to this role, she was employed by New York Life Insurance Company, where she held various positions, including senior vice president and general counsel. Prior to that she served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York in the Criminal Division. She was also an associate at Debevoise and Plimpton, LLP in the white collar group. She started her career as a federal district court and court of appeals law clerk.

Lamarque is admitted to practice in New York and obtained her B.A. cum laude from Duke University and her J.D. magna cum laude from Duke University School of Law. She is on the boards of City Year, Inc. and the Association of Life Insurance Counsel as well as on the New York University School of Law’s Board of Advisors for Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement.

Natalie Lamarque

Pedro Borda is the current Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Principal International at Principal. Pedro has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. 

Borda started their career at Principal Financial Group in 1996 as Managing Director of Afore Co. Pedro then became Country Head of Principal Financial Group México in 2004, and President of South Asia & India in 2016. In between those positions, Borda was the ASEAN CEO of CIMB-Principal Asset Management from 2013 to 2016. 

Borda returned to Principal in 2019 as Senior Vice President & COO of Principal International. In this role, they are responsible for leading the global asset management business and overseeing all aspects of Principal International’s operations.

Pedro Borda has a degree in Executive Program in Business Strategy from The Wharton School. Pedro also has a Master in Finance from [UADE](/org/uade). Lastly, they have a degree in Agricultural Business and Management from [UADE](/org/uade).

Pedro Borda reports to Daniel J. Houston, Chairman, President & CEO. They work with Todd Jablonski - CIO, Asset Allocation, Dennis Menken - SVP & Chief Investment Officer Principal Life Insurance Company, and Ken McCullum - SVP, Chief Risk Officer.

Pedro Borda

Dennis Menken is the SVP & Chief Investment Officer for Principal Life Insurance Company. Prior to joining Principal, Dennis spent eight years at Deloitte Touche as an auditor. Dennis has been in the financial industry for over thirty years and has a wealth of experience in investments and insurance.

Dennis Menken graduated with a Master's in Accountancy from the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business. Dennis is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Their manager is Daniel J. Houston, Chairman, President & CEO. Dennis Menken works with Amy C. Friedrich - President of U.S. Insurance Solutions, Srinivas D. Reddy - SVP, Retirement and Income Solutions, and Patrick G. Halter - CEO & President Principal Global Investors.

Dennis Menken

Bain Capital Specialty Finance Co. (a member of the Audit, Compensation and Nominating/Governance committees), State Street Global Advisors SPDR ETF Mutual Funds (a member of the Audit committee), Trustee of the [University of Notre Dame](/org/university-of-notre-dame) (a member of the Compensation, Investment, Finance and Audit Committees), and the Alzheimer’s Association, MA/NH (a member of the Audit Committee).

Ms. Richer was Chief Financial Officer of [Putnam Investments](/org/putnam-investments) from 2008-2017 and has more than 25 years of investment management experience. Prior to joining Putnam, Ms. Richer held several roles at Fidelity Investments from 1983-2008.

In addition to having deep experience in governance, compliance and risk in highly volatile, heavily scrutinized environments, Ms. Richer has executive level experience in accounting and finance, assent and investment management, executive compensation, financial services, human resources and talent management, product development, risk management, strategic planning and technology.

Clare S. Richer

As chief information officer, Kay will have responsibility for the global technology and digital strategies for Principal and report to Houston.

Prior to Principal, Kay led [PG&E](/org/pge)’s information technology (IT) business, including its mission-critical systems and the development of the company’s technology strategy, infrastructure, and architecture. She also held several IT leadership positions with [General Motors](/org/general-motors), [Comerica](/org/comerica), and SunTrust.

Kay earned her Master of Science in Engineering Science from [Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute](/org/rensselaer-polytechnic-institute) and Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from [Wayne State University](/org/wayne-state-university). Kay will be based out of the Principal headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa.

Kathleen Kay

Kara Hoogensen is a senior vice president with Principal Financial Group, in charge of Specialty Benefits for U.S. Insurance Solutions (USIS). Hoogensen previously led Group Benefits as a vice president. In her new role, she will also have responsibility for the individual disability income business line and the sales compensation administration area.

Hoogensen joined Principal in 1996 and held roles in pension underwriting and consulting until 2000. After a year with Merck & Co., Inc. as a professional representative, she re-joined Principal in 2001 as a business development consultant and then held multiple strategy positions before being named director and then managing director for Defined Contribution Investment Only (DCIO). She was promoted to chairman, president and CEO of Principal Bank and Principal Trust Company in 2014 and became president and CEO of Principal Securities, Inc. in 2015. Hoogensen assumed her role of vice president of Group Benefits in [USIS](/org/usis) in August 2017.

Hoogensen received her bachelor's degree from [Central College](/org/central-college) in 1996. She has earned her Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) designation from the International Foundation of Employee Benefits and Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA®) designation. In 2018, Hoogensen was named to the board of directors for Limelight Health, Inc., a California-based quoting, underwriting, and proposal platform for the employee benefits industry.

Kara Hoogensen

Thomas Cheong, senior vice president, Principal Financial Group and president of Principal Asia, is responsible for leading the development of the Principal retail pension and asset management businesses in China, Hong Kong and South East Asia, and managing key partnerships in the region. He currently serves on the board of the company’s China joint venture and the boards of several Principal companies in Hong Kong.

Cheong joined Principal in January 2015 and has more than 20 years of management experience in Asia, holding various senior management positions with P&L responsibilities. His extensive experience in the asset management, pension and life insurance businesses included appointments as president of North Asia for Principal International, CEO and executive director of [Manulife](/org/manulife) Asset Management (Taiwan), country head overseeing [Manulife](/org/manulife)'s joint venture asset management business in mainland China, CEO of the Prudential UK's China and Malaysia asset management companies, and the director of corporate development in Prudential UK's Singapore life insurance business.

Cheong received his Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) in Econometrics from the London School of Economics in the United Kingdom in 1990. In 2013, he obtained a Master of Business Administration from the Olin Business School of Washington University in St. Louis. Cheong currently sits on the regional advisory council (Hong Kong) for Washington University of St Louis.

Thomas Cheong

Matias Martinez

Mr. Auerbach has been Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy, Growth and Data Officer of [PayPal](/org/paypal), Inc. since 2015. In his role, he leads [PayPal](/org/paypal)’s global strategy, data programs and business development, and M&A initiatives. Prior to joining [PayPal](/org/paypal), he was Chief Executive Officer of SingTel’s Group Digital Life from 2013-2014 and spent over 26 years with McKinsey & Company serving in a variety of executive roles in Asia and North America, including leading the Asian Telecommunications, Media and Technology Practice; the Singapore Office and Southeast Asia Region; and the North American High-Tech Practice.

Jonathan S. Auerbach

Most recently, Wood served as vice president and chief marketing officer of the individual businesses at Guardian Life Insurance. Her responsibilities included leading digital marketing transformation across the life, disability, annuity and wealth management businesses.

Beth Wood

Ms. Nordin was a partner of Wellington Management Company, LLP, a private asset management company, from December 1995 – December 2011, having originally joined Wellington in 1991. Throughout her tenure, Ms. Nordin's responsibilities spanned product management, client relationship management, and ultimately the oversight of Wellington's Fixed Income group where she was responsible for approximately 20 investment approaches and 130 investors globally. During her time at Wellington, Ms. Nordin served as Vice Chair of the Compensation Committee and Audit Chair of the Wellington Management Trust Company. Prior to joining Wellington, she worked at Fidelity Investments and Putnam Advisory. Ms. Nordin is a Director of [Fannie Mae](/org/fannie-mae) (since 2013) where she serves on the Audit Committee and chairs the Compensation Committee. Also, she is a director of Antares Capital, where she is Chair of the Compensation Committee (since 2016). She is a governor of the [CFA Institute](/org/cfa-institute) (since 2016) where she is Vice Chair and serves on the Compensation Committee and a Trustee of [Wheaton College](/org/wheaton) (since 2010) where she chairs the Investment Committee and serves on the Audit Committee. She formerly served as a Board member, Executive and Compensation Committee member and Investment Committee Chair, of the [Appalachian Mountain Club](/org/appalachian-mountain-club).

Diane C. Nordin

Mr. Pickerell served as Head of Asia of Nikko Asset Management from 2010 – 2014 and Chairman Asia from 2014 – 2015. From 2007 – 2010, he was CEO, Asia, at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. He has also served as Chief Executive, Asia Pacific, of HSBC Asset Management and as Chairman of Jardine Fleming Funds.

Mr. Pickerell's current international service includes memberships on the Supervisory Committee for the Tracker Fund of Hong Kong; on the International Advisory Board of the Securities and Exchange Board of India; and as member of the International Advisory Council of Business and Economics of The University of Hong Kong.


Blair C. Pickerell

Ms. Carter-Miller has been President of TechEd Ventures since 2005, which specializes in the development and marketing of high performance educational and personal empowerment programming. She was Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of [Office Depot](/org/office-depot), Inc. from February 2002 – March 2004, with responsibility for the company's marketing for its 846 superstores, contract, catalog, and e-commerce businesses in the United States and Canada and operations in 15 other countries. Before joining [Office Depot](/org/office-depot), she was Corporate Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of [Motorola](/org/motorola), Inc. with overall responsibility for marketing across its $30 billion revenue base and diverse businesses. She also had general management responsibility while at [Motorola](/org/motorola) for network operations in Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Prior to joining [Motorola](/org/motorola), she was Vice President, Marketing and Product Development at Mattel, Inc. She serves on non-profit boards and is the Membership Chair for NACD Florida and a former President of the League of Women Voters of Broward County. Ms. Carter-Miller was a 2013 NACD Directorship 100 Honoree, a Savoy Power 300: 2016 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors, and a 2017 Directors & Boards Director to Watch.

Jocelyn Carter-Miller

Barbara A. McKenzie is senior executive director – COO & boutique operations for Principal Global Investors, the asset management arm of Principal Financial Group®. She is responsible for four boutiques: Principal Global Equities, Edge Asset Management, Aligned Investors and Morley Financial Services, Inc. In addition, she is responsible for the development and efficient operation of business processes to facilitate the growth of the firm. This includes oversight of compliance, operations and IT globally.

McKenzie joined the company in 1984 as a commercial real estate representative. She was elected an officer and named assistant director - Commercial Real Estate in 1993. In 1996 she was promoted to director – Fixed Income Research and Portfolio Management and to executive director – International Investments 2004.

McKenzie received her bachelor's degree from the [University of Iowa](/org/university-of-iowa) in Iowa City, and her master's degree from [Indiana University](/org/indiana-university) in Bloomington, Ind. She is a Fellow of the Life Office Management Institute. She is a director of the [University of Iowa](/org/university-of-iowa) Foundation and serves on their Investment Committee. She also is on the Advisory Board for the IU Center for Real Estate Studies.

Barbara A. McKenzie

Daniel J. Houston is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Principal Financial Group®. He is responsible for overall management of the company.

Houston joined Principal® in 1984 in Dallas. He has held several management positions, being named senior vice president in 2000, executive vice president in 2006 and president of Retirement and Income Solutions in 2008. He was named president and chief operating officer in 2014 before assuming his current role in 2015.

Houston is the chair of the Greater Des Moines Partnership and serves as co-chair, along with Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, for the Future Ready Iowa initiative. He also serves on several boards including Business Roundtable, Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines, Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI), [Iowa State University](/org/iowa-state-university) Business School Dean’s Advisory Council, and Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA).

Houston received his bachelor's degree from [Iowa State University](/org/iowa-state-university) in 1984. He has appeared before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging to discuss the importance of educating the workforce about the financial needs in retirement. Houston joined the joint forum of U.S. Senate Committees on Finance and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to discuss “Private-Sector Retirement Savings Plans: What Does the Future Hold?” He also authored a chapter in “The Upside of Aging” published by John Wiley & Sons in 2014, on the keys to achieving financial security in retirement.

Daniel J. Houston

David Blake is the global head and chief investment officer for Principal Global Fixed Income. He is responsible for building the firm’s fixed income business across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. In his role as chief investment officer, he oversees portfolio management, research, and trading conducted by investment teams involved in various traditional and liquid alternative strategies.

Blake joined Principal Global Investors in 2000. Previously, he was a senior portfolio manager for Boatmen’s Capital Management, a subsidiary of [Bank of America](/org/bank-of-america), where he began his career in 1989. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Saint Louis University. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the [CFA Institute](/org/cfa-institute).

David M. Blake

Ellen W. Shumway is a Senior Executive Director-Strategy and Boutique Operations with Principal Global Investors, the diversified asset management organization and a member of Principal Financial Group®.

In this role, Shumway leads the development of the firm's affiliate businesses and oversees their operations, marketing and governance. She also advises on the sales collaboration between the firm's institutional advisory services group and the affiliates.

Shumway joined Principal® in 2005 as vice president-Corporate Strategic Development. Prior to that, she spent 15 years at [McKinsey & Company](/org/mckinsey-company) in the Chicago, Ill. office. She was a partner and leader in the firm’s North American Insurance Practice, heading up the North American Claims Operations and Strategy Practice. Prior to joining McKinsey, she was an assistant treasurer at J.P. Morgan & Company, Inc., in the bank’s Financial Advisory Department.

Shumway received her M.B.A. from the University of Chicago in 1990, where she was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma. She received her bachelor’s degree with honors, from [Johns Hopkins University](/org/johns-hopkins-university).

Ellen W. Shumway

Amy C. Friedrich is president of U.S. Insurance Solutions with Principal Financial Group®.

Friedrich joined Principal®in 2000 in a performance improvement role for Corporate Strategic Development. Later, as a director in that division, she helped define a long-term strategy for the specialty benefits division and in 2004, she moved into that area. Since then, she’s held many leadership roles, including second vice president in 2006 and vice president of group benefits in 2008. She took on oversight of individual disability insurance in 2015 when she was named a senior vice president. She assumed her current position in 2017.

Prior to joining the company, she was a change management manager with [Accenture](/org/accenture).

Friedrich has served as a Trustee of [Buena Vista University](/org/buena-vista-university) since 2015 and also serves on the Board of Directors of the Chrysalis Foundation. She’s a native of Van Meter, Iowa and earned her bachelor’s degree in mass communication and philosophy from [Buena Vista University](/org/buena-vista-university) in Storm Lake, Iowa and her master’s in organizational communication from [Purdue University](/org/purdue-university) in West Lafayette, Ind.

Amy C. Friedrich

Roberto Walker is president, Principal International Latin America. Walker joined the company in 1996 and most recently served as chief operating officer, Principal International Latin America. In this role, he was responsible for the development and execution of the business strategy in Latin America and development of the asset management and mutual fund businesses. He has served in several roles including chief investment officer and chief financial officer, Chile, and country head, Mexico, where he oversaw a number of businesses, and head of funds management overseeing Latin America and Asia mutual funds and asset management services.

Prior to joining Principal Chile, he was chief investment officer of Citibank Global Asset Management and managing director of Citibank Asset Management in Chile.

Walker holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration specializing in economics and finance from [Universidad de Chile](/org/universidad-de-chile). In 2012, he completed the Columbia Senior Executive Program at the Columbia Business School Executive Education.

Walker serves on the boards of BrasilPrev Seguros & Previdencia (Brazil), [Claritas](/org/claritas-llc) (Brazil), Principal Financial Group, Principal AFORE & Principal Fund Manager (Mexico), Principal International (Chile), and AmCham Chile (American Chamber).

Roberto Walker

Mr. Muruzabal is President of SAP EMEA South and Chairman of SAP Latin America & Caribbean. With over 25 years of experience heading large technology organizations, he joined SAP in August 2015. Prior to this date he was CEO of NEORIS for ten years and evolved the Latin American born company into a global management and IT consulting business. Previously, he was Vice President of Teradata Corporation in Latin America and the Caribbean and worked at NCR Corporation for over 20 years, where he held various senior executive positions.

A strong advocate of education and an entrepreneurial mindset as a means to advance social wellbeing and economic growth, Muruzabal serves as Americas Co-Chair of nonprofit [Junior Achievement](/org/junior-achievement-usa). He is also a Board Member of the Council of the Americas, and has been recognized consecutively from 2016-2020 with the HITEC 50 Award, as one of the top 50 most influential and notable Hispanic Professionals in IT Industry. In 2019, he was recognized by the Council of the Americas organization with the “Technology Leader of the Year” Bravo Award.

Claudio N. Muruzabal

Kamal Bhatia is senior executive director and chief operating officer for Principal Global Investors, the multi-investment team firm within Principal’s Global Asset Management business. Bhatia has oversight of investment teams covering global equities and multi-asset strategies, product platforms, global advisory along with U.S. and International distribution.

Bhatia also continues to serve as president and chief executive officer of Principal Funds, a role he has held since joining Principal in 2019. Bhatia has responsibility for the global platform covering US Funds, European and Asian UCITS and global ETFs. In this role he leads the strategic growth and management of the global platform supported by distribution, product, marketing and operations.

Prior to joining Principal, he was president at OC Private Capital, a joint venture company between Oppenheimer Funds and the Carlyle Group, focused on private credit investing. He is an industry veteran bringing significant experience in investment solutions, client engagement, and product development across multiple global asset managers. He has worked at [OppenheimerFunds](/org/oppenheimerfunds), [TIAA](/org/tiaa), Mellon Asset Management & [Citigroup](/org/citigroup) in various leadership roles.

He is a CFA charter holder and earned his bachelor’s from IIT, Kanpur (India) and masters from Washington University in St. Louis.

Kamal Bhatia

Nate Schelhaas is the Senior Vice President and Actuary at Principal. Nate has been with the company since May 1997 and in their current role since March 2014. Prior to that, they were with Principal Financial Group for 17 years, where they held the title of Sr. Actuary.

-Nate Schelhaas has a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Dordt University.

Nate Schelhaas reports to Deanna D. Strable, EVP & CFO. They work with and Joel Pitz - SVP and Controller.

Nate Schelhaas

Ms. Mitchell has been CEO of Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc and its predecessor Platinum Underwriters Reinsurance Inc since 2007, and president since 2005, until her retirement in 2016. Prior to that role, she held various other executive positions at the firm and its penultimate predecessor St. Paul Re, Inc, beginning in 1993. Prior to Renaissance Re/Platinum/St. Paul, she was an actuary at English & American Insurance Group and Tillinghast/Towers Watson (now [Willis Towers Watson](/org/willis-towers-watson)).

She is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. Also an NADC Certified Director. (National Association of Corporate Directors).

H. Elizabeth Mitchell

Joel Pitz is senior vice president and controller for Principal Financial Group®.

Pitz joined the company in 1995 and has held several leadership positions during his 26 years. Most recently, he served as vice president and chief financial officer for Principal International—where he was responsible for overseeing global finance and strategy for our emerging market operations across Asia and Latin America, with combined assets under management of more than USD $310 billion1. Prior to his international work, Pitz also held the corporate role of assistant vice president and chief accounting officer.

He currently serves on several boards, including Principal International Asia and Principal Global Investors Ireland. He also sits on the Greater Des Moines Partnership Economic Development Board. He earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Iowa and is licensed in the state of Iowa as a certified public accountant.

1As of June 30, 2021, including China.

Joel Pitz

Ms. Beams served as the CEO of Retirement Solutions at Voya Financial Inc. from 2011 until 2015. She also served as Counselor at the Department of State from June to December 2017. She also served as Chief Executive Officer of TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC from 2004 to 2010; Partner and Managing Director of Zurich Scudder Investments, Inc. from 1997 to 2003,; Senior Managing Director of Fleet Investment Advisors, Inc. from 1993 to 1997; Director of the Consumer Card Group of American Express Company from 1988 to 1993; and Senior Vice President of Retail Banking of Citibank from 1984 to 1988.

Mary E. Beams

Ken McCullum is senior vice president and chief risk officer of Principal Financial Group. He is responsible for helping the company identify and successfully manage risk across the company to deliver the best value to our customers, employees, shareholders, and communities where we do business.

McCullum joined Principal in April 2015 as vice president and chief actuary. He was promoted to his current position in September 2020. Prior to joining the company, he served as executive vice president responsible for business development and in force management at Delaware Life Insurance Company. Before Delaware Life, McCullum was a senior vice president responsible for managing the life and annuity businesses at Sun Life. He helped lead the transaction which created Delaware Life, when Sun Life sold its closed life and annuity blocks to a group of private investors arranged by Guggenheim Partners. Earlier in his career McCullum spent 15 years with The Hartford where he held several positions including leading their institutional investment products division and chief actuary of their legacy holdings division.

McCullum earned his bachelor's degree from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. He is Vice Chairman on the board of directors for By Degrees, a Des Moines based charity that partners with entire schools to increase high school graduation and postsecondary readiness rates while engaging community partnerships to uplift students, families, and whole neighborhoods.

Ken McCullum

Chris Littlefield has been the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Principal Financial Group® since January 2020.

Prior to that date, he was President and CEO of Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Holdings from October 2014 to December 2018 and previously served as President and CEO of Aviva USA Corporation from February 2009 to October 2013. He served as Chief Operating Officer of Aviva USA Corporation from February 2008 – September 2009. Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of AmerUs Group Co. (rebranded as AvivaUSA in November 2016) from January 2006 to February 2008.

Chris earned his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, and his law degree from the [University of Iowa](/org/university-of-iowa) in Iowa City, Iowa.

Christopher J. Littlefield

Mr. Dan was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The [Brink's](/org/brinks) Company, a global provider of secure transportation and cash management services, from 1999-2011. The [Brink's](/org/brinks) Company had 70,000 employees worldwide, operations in over 100 countries and $3.8 billion in revenue in 2011. Prior to joining [Brink's](/org/brinks), Mr. Dan served as President of Armored Vehicle Builder, Inc.

Michael T. Dan

Mr. Mills has been President of BET Networks since January 1, 2018. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Viacom, Inc. from 2015 – 2017 and Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Administration from 2012 – 2015. Prior to that, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Viacom's BET Networks unit, where he previously served as Chief Financial Officer and President of Digital Media. He worked in investment banking and served as Deputy Treasurer for the City of Philadelphia before joining BET.

Scott M. Mills

Mr. Hochschild has been Chief Executive Officer and President of Discover Financial Services since October 1, 2018. Prior to that, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Discover Financial Services since 2004. He served as the Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of [Morgan Stanley](/org/morgan-stanley) from 2001 – 2004, Chief Marketing Officer of Discover Financial Services from 1998 – 2001 and a Senior Executive Vice President of MBNA America Bank from 1994 – 1998. He has been a Director for Chicago Public Media since October of 2016.

Roger C. Hochschild

Srinivas D. (Sri) Reddy is Senior Vice President, Retirement and Income Solutions at Principal Financial Group®. He is responsible for leading the Annuity, Pension Risk Transfer and Principal Bank businesses.

Prior to joining Principal®, Reddy was the head of the investments and retirement income businesses for [Prudential](/org/prudential-plc) Retirement. Before joining [Prudential](/org/prudential-plc), he led all the product lines for [USAA](/org/usaa)’s investment management and life insurance companies and held several roles at ING where his experience ranged from managing wholesale and direct distribution groups to product development in both the defined contribution business as well as the rollover & retirement income business. Previously, he served as a consultant with Ernst & Young.

Reddy has a bachelor’s degree in Economics from [Baylor University](/org/baylor-university) and a master’s degree in International Management from Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. He has also completed his coaching certification through the [NeuroLeadership Institute](/org/neuroleadership-institute). Reddy is a frequent contributor to national media outlets and an expert resource on a range of retirement and financial security topics. He currently serves as the vice-chair of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Advisory Council at the United States Department of Labor.

Srinivas D. Reddy

Deanna Strable is executive vice president and chief financial officer with Principal Financial Group®. Strable joined the company in 1990 as an actuarial assistant. She held various actuarial and management roles within Principal and specifically in the Principal’s insurance business from 1995 through 2016. Strable was promoted to president U.S. Insurance Solutions in 2015 and executive vice president in 2016. Strable’s current position was effective February 2017.

In addition to her role within Principal®, Strable is currently a member of the Board of Directors for [Simpson College](/org/simpson-college). She also serves on [United Way](/org/united-way)’s USA Board of Trustees after holding various positions for the [United Way](/org/united-way) of Central Iowa. Previously, Strable served as chair of the Board of Directors for LIMRA LOMA Global (LL Global, Inc).

A native of Iowa, Strable received her bachelor's degree from [Northwestern University](/org/northwestern-university) in Evanston, Illinois. She is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.

Deanna D. Strable

Jon Couture is senior vice president and chief human resources officer (CHRO) of Principal Financial Group®. He oversees all aspects of Human Resources for more than 15,000 employees worldwide.

Jon joined Principal in June 2018. Previously, he was the executive vice president–human resources for consumer lending, payments, virtual channels, operations and innovation at [Wells Fargo](/org/wells-fargo). Prior to [Wells Fargo](/org/wells-fargo), Jon was senior executive vice president of human resources for HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. He's held various CHRO and senior human resources leadership roles in a variety of industries and is a veteran of the [U.S. Air Force](/org/u-s-air-force).

Jon has over 25 years of experience in human resources. He has a doctorate degree in human performance from the [University of Southern California](/org/university-of-southern-california), a master’s degree in instructional and human performance technology from [Boise State University](/org/boise-state-university) and a bachelor’s degree in management from [Southern Illinois University](/org/southern-illinois-university).

Jon N. Couture

Patrick G. Halter is the Chief Executive Officer for Principal Global Investors, the multi-boutique investment management firm within Principal’s Global Asset Management business. Halter is responsible for overseeing the firm’s operations, its 15 investment boutiques, and the fund and distribution teams.

Halter joined the company in 1984 in commercial real estate. In 2016, Halter was named chief operating officer of Principal Global Investors, responsible for oversight of primary functions within the firm, including finance, strategic direction, operations, global firm relations, human resources and technology, as well as many of the investment boutiques. Today, he serves on the boards of the firm’s 15 investment boutiques, the Principal Mutual Fund Board, and has board responsibilities with various international ventures. Additionally, he has served as Chief Executive Officer for Principal Real Estate Investors, the dedicated real estate unit of Principal Global Investors, since 2003, with responsibility for overall strategy, business development and boutique management.

Halter is past Chairman of the Board of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers (NAREIM). He is a member of the Real Estate Roundtable and serves on the REPAC Steering Committee. He is also a member of the Pension and Real Estate Association (PREA), the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) and serves on the Board of the Graaskamp Center for Real Estate at the [University of Wisconsin](/org/university-of-wisconsin-madison).

Halter earned his bachelor’s degree in finance and marketing, and an MBA in finance from the [University of Wisconsin](/org/university-of-wisconsin-madison).

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