BRIAN BUTCHKO
Head of Global Portfolio Management, RGARE
Senior Vice President, Head of Global Portfolio Management, Investments, for RGA
Reinsurance Company. In this role, he oversees the management of all RGA’s
investment portfolios and RGA’s team of portfolio managers and analysts. He also
acts as the investment management product liaison with RGA’s product development
groups, devising strategies and identifying assets to fund both new and existing
product liabilities. He is also responsible for identifying underutilized assets and
asset classes to drive the creation of new products and enhance the performance of
existing products.
FARHAD MIAN
Managing Director, Head of Investment Strategy, Corebridge
As Head of Investment Strategy for Corebridge’s Investments organization, Farhad Mian is responsible for investment strategy, strategic asset allocation optimization and investment planning for the overall investment portfolio, as well as aligning new asset origination strategy to support new business growth and strategic transactions across Corebridge Financial.
Farhad has 25 years of experience in insurance and asset management industry. Prior to joining AIG in 2014, Farhad held various leadership roles at AmerUs, Aviva and Athene. These include Head of Risk Management for the North American asset management business, Vice President of Asset/Liability Management and Director of Risk Management.
Farhad previously held visiting faculty position as Adjunct Professor of Finance at Drake University.
Farhad received his Bachelors’ degree in Finance, Master’s degree in Financial Management and MBA from Drake University and holds a Certificate in Quantitative Finance. He is a CFA® and CAIA® charterholder, and holds additional professional risk management designations of FRM, PRM, and CRP.
JOHN BRADLEY
VP of Investments, F&G Insurance
John Bradley currently serves as Vice President of Investments for the PRT business and Chief Investment Officer of the Bermuda and Cayman Reinsurance entities for F&G. With over 30 years of experience, John has spent much of his career at Prudential in asset & liability management focused on a diverse set of insurance liabilities including Pension Risk Transfer, Term, and Indexed Universal. John co-developed the pricing structure for the two largest US pension transactions – GM & Verizon. John earned his B.A. in Economics from Rutgers University and his MBA from Columbia University. He is a CFA Charterholder.
MIKE HUFF
Managing Director, Head of Asset Allocation and Derivatives, TIAA
Mike is the Head of Asset Allocation and Derivatives for TIAA’s $300 billion General Account investment portfolio. He leads TIAA’s asset allocation process and manages the portfolio’s annual investment program. He is responsible for derivatives and hedging programs, currency risk management, investment strategies to manage ALM, and portfolio liquidity. Mike also manages TIAA’s spread lending programs.
Before joining TIAA, Mike was an Investment Risk Manager at Genworth Financial where he was responsible for ALM, derivatives risk oversight and counterparty credit risk. At Genworth, Mike was also a Senior Derivative Trader responsible for developing hedging strategies and derivative execution. Prior to Genworth, Mike worked for Principal Financial Group where he managed a portfolio of structured products and derivatives.
Mike holds a BS in industrial engineering from University of Michigan and an MBA in finance from University of Illinois. He is a CFA Charterholder and a Professional Risk Manager (PRM).
MILLA TONKONOGY
Chief Investment Officer, AIG Americas, AIG
Milla Tonkonogy is the Chief Investment Officer for General Insurance North America at AIG, a
global multinational insurance corporation. Milla joined AIG in 2014 and is responsible for allocation
strategies and manager oversight for ~$60B of fixed income, alternative and equity investments for
the AIG Property and Casualty insurance companies located in the US, Bermuda and Canada. Milla is
an officer and the Deputy CIO of several GI US insurance companies and sits on several investment
committees at AIG.
Prior to joining AIG, Milla was responsible for global asset strategies and manager oversight for a
~$6B portfolio of fixed income investments for American Express and was part of the core team
responsible for developing the Federal Reserve macroeconomic stress testing program for the
investment portfolio.
Milla began her career in consulting and holds a BA in Economics from The Johns Hopkins University
and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon.
NICO SANTINI
SVP, Chief Investment Officer, Coaction Specialty Insurance
Nico is the Chief Investment Officer of CoAction Specialty Insurance, a specialty commercial insurance company out of Morristown New Jersey. Beginning in 2019, he implemented a multi-year buildout of the investment area by incorporating a full-stack investment accounting reporting system, a risk management process, and new strategic and tactical investment processes. Additionally, he oversees all aspects of the investment policy, asset allocation, portfolio and risk management, and investment accounting functions which are fully integrated within the company’s growth and capital decision-making processes.
RAMZI BIBI
Head of Treasury & Investment, Arabia Insurance Company
As a seasoned investment and treasury management expert with nearly 20 years of
experience, I excel in capital markets, risk analysis, and leading high-performance
teams. My expertise focuses on developing strategies that consistently surpass
industry benchmarks, ensuring superior returns. Skilled in establishing strong risk
management frameworks and portfolio diversification, I collaborate effectively with
investment committees and boards. Leveraging my skills to identify market trends
and seize profitable opportunities, my track record highlights my ability to drive
profitable growth and deliver outstanding results in investment management.
TODD CAMPBELL
Chief Executive Officer, Builders Insurance Group
Todd M. Campbell is the CEO and President of Builders Insurance Group. Builders is an A IX rated group of four insurance companies based in Atlanta, GA. For the last 20 years, Mr. Campbell has been a chief executive officer leading insurance enterprises, both carrier and MGA, in America and UK/Europe. He also practiced law for ten years with a particular focus on M&A and legislative and regulatory affairs for insurance companies, insurance trade associations, and healthcare companies. He concluded his law career as a partner at one of Atlanta’s largest law firms before leaving to lead his first insurance company.
XIAOWEI HAN
Vice President, Head of ALM, TIAA
Xiaowei Han joined TIAA as the Head of ALM in February 2019, where she leads the asset liability management function. Her team focuses on liability-driven investment strategies, interest rate risk management, economic capital framework, dividend optimization, stress testing, asset and derivatives modeling, economic scenario generation, and supporting various corporate initiatives.
Before joining TIAA, Xiaowei worked for Transamerica since 2008, gaining deep experience in variable and fixed annuities, universal life, retirement & pension, and institutional businesses. She led the universal life valuation and modeling functions and also headed the Enterprise ALM function, which focused on holistic hedging, ALM analytics and strategies, capital management, asset and derivatives modeling, and ALM reporting across all lines of business. Prior to this, she worked as a Financial Risk Manager responsible for identifying financial risk in ALM/hedging strategies, modeling, and pricing related to annuities, retirement, and institutional businesses. Her other responsibilities at Transamerica included managing general account investments and hedging programs, liquidity management, designing and implementing variable annuity hedging strategies, reinsurance, capital initiatives, as well as statutory reporting for variable and fixed annuities.
Xiaowei holds a Master of Science degree in actuarial science from the University of Iowa, a Master of Science degree in physical chemistry from Nanjing University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Nanjing University. Additionally, she attained the following designations: Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA), Chartered Financial Analyst
(CFA®) charter holder, and Member of American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA).