Overview

Gender

female

Therese Vaughan became one of our directors in 2013. Dr. Vaughan has served as the dean of Drake College of Business since September 2014 and was interim dean from June 2014 to September 2014. From 2009 to 2012, Dr. Vaughan was chief executive officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).

Previously, she served as Iowa’s commissioner of insurance and as president of the NAIC. She has also held a variety of positions in academia and regulation. She was the Robb B. Kelley Distinguished Professor of Insurance and Actuarial Science at Drake University, where she focused on the regulation and management of financial institutions.

She is the coauthor of two college textbooks on insurance. Dr. Vaughan is an Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA), a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society (ACAS), and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA).

The Association of Professional Insurance Women (APIW) selected Dr. Vaughan as the 2014 recipient of the Insurance Woman of the Year Award. Since May 2013, she has served on the Board of Directors of Validus Holdings, Ltd., a reinsurance company, and Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield. She previously served on the Board of Directors of Principal Financial Group, Inc., and Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.