Board of Directors
Barry Blattman has served as a director of Brookfield Wealth Solutions since November 2021. Mr. Blattman is Vice Chair of Brookfield Corporation. In this role, he focuses on senior, strategic client and business relationships, and contributes to general business development and transaction strategy globally. Prior to joining Brookfield in 2002, Mr. Blattman was a Managing Director at Merrill Lynch, having begun his career with Salomon Brothers in 1986. Mr. Blattman holds a Master of Business administration degree from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan. He serves on the boards of Montefiore Medicine and Montefiore Health System, is chairman of Montefiore’s Real Estate Planning & Development Committee and is a member of The University of Michigan LSA Dean’s Advisory Committee.
Member of the Compensation Committee
Soonyoung Chang has served as a director of Brookfield Wealth Solutions since November 2021. Dr. Chang serves as Senior Advisor to the Investment Corporation of Dubai, providing strategic counsel and lending his global perspective to the investment arm of the Dubai Government. Dr. Chang is the founder and chairman of Midas International Asset Management Company, an international asset management fund. He is also a founding partner of Sentinel Advisor, a New York-based arbitrage fund. He has also served as an advisor to a variety of financial institutions, including Korea National Pension Corporation, Hyundai International Merchant Bank and Templeton-Ssangyong Investment Trust Company. Dr. Chang holds Masters and Doctoral degrees from George Washington University and has authored many books and articles on the subject of financial engineering.
Chair of the Governance & Nominating Committee
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Compensation Committee
William J. Cox has served as director of Brookfield Wealth Solutions since May 2021. Mr. Cox is the President and Chairman of Waterloo Properties, a fifth-generation family-owned business that operates real estate and retail investment companies in Bermuda. Mr. Cox is also a director of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation. Mr. Cox has also served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Saltus Grammar School and completed his education at Lynchburg College in Virginia.
Member of the Governance & Nominating Committee
Michele Coleman Mayes has served as a director of Brookfield Wealth Solutions since August 2023. Ms. Mayes was Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for the New York Public Library (NYPL) from August 2012 until February 2024. Ms. Mayes has also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Allstate Insurance Company, Senior Vice President and the General Counsel of Pitney Bowes Inc. and in several senior legal capacities at Colgate-Palmolive and Unisys. Prior to that, she served in the U.S. Department of Justice as an Assistant United States Attorney in Detroit and Brooklyn, eventually assuming the role of Chief of the Civil Division in Detroit.
Ms. Mayes served on the Presidential Commission on Election Administration under President Obama from 2013-2014. In 2016 she was elected to the Board of Directors of Gogo Inc. where she chairs the Nominating and Governance Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee. Ms. Mayes holds a BA from the University of Michigan and a JD from the University of Michigan Law School.
Member and Designated Financial Expert of the Audit Committee
Gregory Morrison has served as director of Brookfield Wealth Solutions since December 2020. Mr. Morrison sits on a number of property, casualty and life insurance company boards and their subsidiaries, including Aetna Life and Casualty (Bermuda) Limited, Multi-Strat Holdings Ltd., Property Insurance Company of America, Stonybrook Capital LLC and various international subsidiaries of Brookfield Corporation. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Trisura Group Ltd., Imagine Group Holdings Ltd., Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. and London Reinsurance Group Inc. Mr. Morrison is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (retired).
Chair and Designated Financial Expert of the Audit Committee
Member of the Governance & Nominating Committee
Lars Rodert has served as a director of Brookfield Wealth Solutions since November 2021. Mr. Rodert is the founder and CEO of ÖstVäst Capital Management. He previously served as a global investment manager for IKEA Treasury and Chief Investment Officer of SEB Asset Management, where he was responsible for SEB Global Funds. Prior to SEB Asset Management, Mr. Rodert worked at Gordon Capital and served as a partner with a private investment holding company, Robur et. Securitas. Mr. Rodert holds a Master of Science Degree in Business and Economics from Stockholm University.
Chair of the Compensation Committee
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Governance & Nominating Committee
Anne Schaumburg has served as a director of our company since May 2021. Ms. Schaumburg was previously a member of the board of directors of NRG Energy, Inc., an integrated power generation and consumer products company listed on the NYSE. During her 18-year tenure at NRG Energy, Inc., she also served as Chair of the Audit Committee and was a member of the Risk Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nuclear Oversight Committee. She is currently Chair of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and Brookfield Infrastructure Corp and serves on their respective Audit Committees. Prior to her retirement, she was a Managing Director of Credit Suisse First Boston and a senior banker in the Global Energy Group. Ms. Schaumburg was responsible for assisting clients on advisory and finance assignments. Her transaction expertise includes mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity capital market financings, project finance and privatizations.
Sachin Shah is the Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield Wealth Solutions. In this role, he is responsible for overall leadership and management of Brookfield Wealth Solutions and sets its strategic direction as a leading provider of retirement services, wealth protection products and tailored capital solutions. Mr. Shah joined Brookfield in 2002 and has held a variety of senior roles, including Chief Investment Officer of Brookfield Asset Management and Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield Renewable Partners where he was instrumental in growing the platform into a global business diversified across multiple technologies. Mr. Shah holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto and is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada.
Jay Wintrob has served as a director of Brookfield Wealth Solutions since November 2021. Mr. Wintrob is the former Chief Executive Officer of Oaktree Capital Management (2014-2024) and served as a member of Oaktree’s board of directors from 2011-2024. Prior to joining Oaktree, he held several senior roles at AIG Life and Retirement, the U.S.-based life and retirement services segment of American International Group, Inc., including President and Chief Executive Officer, and Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of AIG Retirement Services. Mr. Wintrob began his career in financial services as Assistant to the Chairman of SunAmerica Inc., and subsequently served in several other executive positions, including President of SunAmerica Investments, Inc. Mr. Wintrob was previously with the law firm of O'Melveny & Myers. He holds Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. Mr. Wintrob is a board member of several non-profit organizations, including The Eli & Edythe Broad Foundation and The Broad contemporary art museum, the Doheny Eye Institute, The Los Angeles Music Center, the Skirball Cultural Center and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Chair of the Board of Directors
Lori Pearson has served as the Chair of the Board of Brookfield Wealth Solutions since August 2023. Ms. Pearson is a Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer of Brookfield Corporation. Prior to joining Brookfield in 2003, Ms. Pearson was with Ernst and Young, where she held various roles within the Audit practice and served on the Leadership Team for the Tax practice. Ms. Pearson is on the boards of the Brookfield Foundation and Pathways to Education in Canada. She is a past member of the Boards of Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. and Norbord Inc. Ms. Pearson holds an Honours Business Administration degree from Western University and is a Chartered Professional Accountant. In 2017 she was named a Fellow by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario.