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Deanna Strable-Soethout
American actuary and business executive From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Deanna Dawnette Strable-Soethout is an American business executive and actuary who is the Chief executive officer (CEO) and Executive Chair of the Board at Principal Financial Group since January 2025.[1][2] Strable is an actuary who has served as a Chief operating officer (2024–2025) and Chief financial officer (2017–2024).[3][4]
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Early life and education
Strable-Soethout was born in 1968 in Iowa and according to company biographies says she obtained a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.[1]
Career
Strable-Soethout joined Principal in 1990 as an actuarial associate and held a variety of leadership roles across the company's insurance and retirement businesses. She was named president of Benefits & Protection in 2015, served as chief financial officer from 2017 to 2024, and became president and chief operating officer in August 2024.[3]
On 11–12 November 2024, Principal announced that Strable-Soethout would become president and chief executive officer effective January 7, 2025 and join the company's board of directors. The board formalized the CEO appointment in a Form 8-K filing dated 14 November 2024.[2][5][6]
On 19 August 2025, the company announced that Strable-Soethout had been elected chair of the board, effective 2 September 2025, succeeding executive chair Dan Houston.[7]
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Board service and professional affiliations
Strable-Soethout serves on the boards of Elevance Health (since 2022) and Simpson College. She previously served on the board of United Way Worldwide.[8][9][10] She is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.[7]
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