John J. Kalamarides

Jamie Kalamarides is president of Prudential Group Insurance, which produces and distributes a full range of group life, disability, voluntary, and corporate and trust-owned life insurance. Prudential Group Insurance is a business unit of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU).

Previously, Kalamarides served as head of Full Service Solutions and CEO of Prudential Bank & Trust, FSB, businesses within Prudential Retirement, a leading provider of defined contribution, defined benefit, nonqualified deferred compensation plan administration, and institutional investment and risk management services.

Recognized as one of the “Most Influential People in Defined Contribution,” Kalamarides writes and speaks frequently on expanding retirement coverage for underserved workers, increasing savings among low-to-moderate income families and providing effective lifetime income solutions for all.

Kalamarides has also co-authored several white papers, including:

Multiple Employer Plans: Expanding Retirement Savings Opportunities

Guaranteed Lifetime Income and The Importance of Plan Design

Stable Value Products: An Increasingly Important Component of the U.S. Retirement Market

Meeting the U.S. Retirement Challenge: How Insurers & Governments Can Work Together

Kalamarides is frequently quoted by Institutional Investor, Pensions & Investments and The Wall Street Journal. Kalamarides speaks often at AARP, The Aspen Institute, and U.S. Chamber of Commerce forums. He has also appeared on Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, C-SPAN and NBC News.

Kalamarides serves as a director for Prosperity Now, a national not-for-profit that creates economic opportunity to alleviate poverty. Kalamarides is a graduate of Colgate University and earned an MBA with high distinction from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College.