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Ms. Preeti Chandrashekhar is a seasoned insurance and pension actuary with over 35 years of experience spread across industry and consulting. As the first elected women President of the Institute of Actuaries of India, her focus is on attracting bright young minds to the profession, collaboration and value creation for sustainable growth of the profession. A firm believer in developing a growth mindset she constantly challenges the status quo for herself as well as her team. Her belief is that today’s complex problems need a collaborative approach since one single profession cannot address the myriad of issues. ​

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She holds an M.Phil in Statistics from University of Delhi and is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Actuaries of India and Institute and Faculty of Actuaries UK. She is a panel and committee member in several committees of the government and interacts with policy makers in matters relating to design and risk management for pension, social security and employee benefits in the macroeconomic context in India. She is often quoted in the media and has co-authored several papers in areas of Pension and Enterprise Risk Management. ​

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In her recent role at Mercer as the India Business Leader for Health and Wealth, she provided advice to companies on managing long terms costs and risks for employee benefits through actuarial advice, evaluating design alternatives for employee benefits, governance and risk management and communication strategies for better employee engagement. She has rich industry experience in areas of design and implementation of pensions and has worked extensively in the Actuarial valuation of Pension and Group Schemes, Pricing of Voluntary Retirement Schemes and Annuity products. ​

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She is a regular speaker at client and industry events of financial and actuarial issues and has been quoted several times in media. She has authored several international and national papers discussing issues relating to the insurance and pension industry. ​

Preeti Chandrashekhar, Insurance & Pension Leader | First Woman President, Institute of Actuaries of India | Health & Wealth Advisor