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Voya Financial CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Rodney Martin Jr. is the Voya Financial's CEO. Voya Financial has 6,000 employees, of which 34 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The Voya Financial executive team is 50% female and 50% male.
  • 70% of the management team is White.
  • 7% of Voya Financial management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 13% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Rodney Martin Jr.

CEO

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Rodney O. "Rod" Martin Jr. (born June 16, 1952) is an American business executive. He serves as the chairman and chief executive officer of , a Fortune 500 financial services company based in New York, New York.

Charles P. Nelson

Vice Chairman and Chief Growth Officer

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Charles Nelson is vice chairman and chief growth officer of Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), which helps Americans plan, invest and protect their savings - to get ready to retire better.

In this role, Nelson is responsible for shaping Voya’s growth strategy, including customer segmentation - with an enterprise focus on better integrating our customer segments to expand our reach in the workplace, as well as targeting new customer segments and solutions. He also oversees Voya’s enterprise revenue-growth activities, including sales and distribution, relationship management, Health and Wealth marketing and customer solutions. Nelson serves on Voya’s Executive Committee.

Previously at Voya, Nelson was chief executive officer of Retirement and Employee Benefits, overseeing Tax-Exempt and Corporate Markets and Retail Wealth Management, which comprises the company’s workplace and individual retirement businesses, including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans, as well as its Employee Benefits business. Prior to joining Voya, Nelson served as president of Retirement Services for Great-West Financial through September 2014, and led the legacy Great-West retirement business of Empower Retirement, a business unit of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company.

Nelson has more than 30 years of leadership experience in the retirement and employee benefits industry. He was named the second most influential player in the 401(k) market, according to the 401(k) Wire’s 2012 Most Influential ranking list. During his career, Nelson has managed all aspects of defined contribution businesses. He has overseen government, healthcare, nonprofit, 401(k) and FASCore institutional lines of business, while also managing recordkeeping, administration, operations, sales, products, financial results and broker-dealer services. Nelson began his career at Great-West in the employee benefits business marketing retirement plans, healthcare, stop loss and various benefit offerings.

Nelson is a graduate of Whitman College with a degree in chemistry and economics, and he was a member of the Whitman College Board of Overseers from 2008 to 2017. He serves on the board of directors of the Defined Contribution Alternatives Association, a nonprofit organization that educates the community on the benefits of including alternative investments within a defined contribution framework. Nelson served as the past president of the board of directors for The SPARK Institute, a trade institute that represents the entire spectrum of defined contribution service providers. He has also been a member of the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA) since 1985. As a member, Nelson has contributed articles for publication, participated on a number of committees, and spoken at numerous regional and national conferences to support and assist the organization’s efforts to further the industry.

Serving the financial needs of approximately 14.8 million individual customers, workplace participants and institutions in the United States, Voya is a Fortune 500 company that had $7.6 billion in revenue in 2020. The company had $700 billion in total assets under management and administration as of Dec. 31, 2020.

Michael S. Smith

Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer

Heather H. Lavallee

President of Employee Benefits Business

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Kevin D. Silva

Chief Human Resources Officer

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Kevin Silva is executive vice president and chief human resources officer for Voya Financial, which is certified as a Great Place to Work® and recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies®. Kevin is responsible for focusing the company’s human capital on its financial capital. He strongly believes that culture is one of the key ingredients to business success. He connects Voya’s employees to the production of financial results by having each employee understand how they relate to the strategy and the profitability of the company.Kevin has experience leading Human Resources functions as well as in chief administration roles overseeing multiple support functions. He is an expert in: *Partnering with CEOs to build and/or reconstruct senior teams as well as continuously coaching and advising executive team members; *Working with boards, including board governance, board and executive compensation, and the recruiting and onboarding of board members; *Cultivating a culture of diversity and inclusion as a business imperative; *Creating a culture and vision for a high-performing environment; and *Assembling and managing top-performing global human resources teams. He has successfully re-engineered businesses, led cultural transformations - including through mergers, acquisitions and expansions - and managed expenses.

Santhosh Keshavan

EVP, Chief Information Officer

Santhosh Keshavan is executive vice president (EVP) and chief information officer (CIO) for Voya Financial, Inc., which helps Americans plan, invest and protect their savings - to get ready to retire better.

In this role, Keshavan is responsible for the firm’s technology systems, data and digital organization, information security and infrastructure. He also serves on Voya’s Executive Committee.

Keshavan has more than 25 years of public and private sector experience as a transformation leader, including expertise in financial services, technology and operations. He has extensive experience in complex program management, including acquisitions and divestitures.

Prior to joining Voya, Keshavan held the position of EVP and CIO for Regions Bank based in Birmingham, Alabama, from 2010 to 2017. In this role, he managed core systems, enterprise and corporate systems, and enterprise data services. Previously, Keshavan served as vice president for the pricing and cash management division at Fidelity Investments. Prior to that, he held various positions at SunGard Data Systems (now FIS), eventually being named managing director, International Operations, with a focus on the retirement services industry.

Keshavan has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from India and a master’s of business administration from University of Alabama at Birmingham with a major in information systems. He serves on the board of Connecticut Financial Services and Insurance Markets, as well as VFI SLK Global Services Pvt. Ltd. - a joint venture between Voya and SLK Group.

Serving the financial needs of approximately 14.8 million individual customers, workplace participants and institutions in the United States, Voya is a Fortune 500 company that had $7.6 billion in revenue in 2020. The company had $700 billion in total assets under management and administration as of Dec. 31, 2020.

Carlo Bertucci

Senior VP/Chief Tax Officer

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Carlo Bertucci is a SVP, Treasurer & Chief Tax Officer at VOYA FINANCIAL, INC. and is based in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. He has worked as Senior Vice President, Corporate Tax at STATE STREET CORP and Partner at Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC). Carlo studied at York University - Osgoode Hall Law School and University of Toronto.

Christine Hurtsellers

Chief Executive Officer

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Christine Hurtsellers is a Chief Executive Officer, Investment Management at VOYA FINANCIAL, INC..

Michael Robert Katz

EVP, Chief Strategy, Planning and Investor Relations Officer

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Mike Katz is executive vice president and chief strategy, planning and investor relations (IR) officer for Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), which helps Americans plan, invest and protect their savings - to get ready to retire better.

In this role, Katz is accountable for Voya’s corporate strategy and leads both the investor relations and financial planning and analysis teams for the enterprise. He also serves on Voya’s Executive Committee.

Katz brings nearly 25 years of financial services experience across a variety of leadership roles within Voya, most recently as the chief financial officer for Voya’s Annuities, Individual Life and Employee Benefits businesses. Katz was instrumental in Voya’s preparation of its May 2013 initial public offering (IPO) and, more recently, the sale of its annuities and life businesses. Before serving as a business unit CFO, he held a number of senior roles in product development, capital management, actuarial and business strategy at Voya.

Katz joined Voya (then ING U.S. Financial Services) in 2004. Before joining Voya, he served in a variety of financial reporting and planning roles at Aegon.

Katz is a fellow of the Society of Actuaries, a member of the American Academy of Actuaries and holds a bachelor’s degree in actuarial science from Pennsylvania State University.

Serving the financial needs of approximately 14.8 million individual customers, workplace participants and institutions in the United States, Voya is a Fortune 500 company that had $7.6 billion in revenue in 2020. The company had $700 billion in total assets under management and administration as of Dec. 31, 2020.

Nancy Ferrara

Executive Vice President

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Rodney Martin Jr.

CEO

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Rodney O. "Rod" Martin Jr. (born June 16, 1952) is an American business executive. He serves as the chairman and chief executive officer of , a Fortune 500 financial services company based in New York, New York.

Charles P. Nelson

Vice Chairman and Chief Growth Officer

Charles P. Nelson's LinkedIn

Charles Nelson is vice chairman and chief growth officer of Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), which helps Americans plan, invest and protect their savings - to get ready to retire better.

In this role, Nelson is responsible for shaping Voya’s growth strategy, including customer segmentation - with an enterprise focus on better integrating our customer segments to expand our reach in the workplace, as well as targeting new customer segments and solutions. He also oversees Voya’s enterprise revenue-growth activities, including sales and distribution, relationship management, Health and Wealth marketing and customer solutions. Nelson serves on Voya’s Executive Committee.

Previously at Voya, Nelson was chief executive officer of Retirement and Employee Benefits, overseeing Tax-Exempt and Corporate Markets and Retail Wealth Management, which comprises the company’s workplace and individual retirement businesses, including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans, as well as its Employee Benefits business. Prior to joining Voya, Nelson served as president of Retirement Services for Great-West Financial through September 2014, and led the legacy Great-West retirement business of Empower Retirement, a business unit of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company.

Nelson has more than 30 years of leadership experience in the retirement and employee benefits industry. He was named the second most influential player in the 401(k) market, according to the 401(k) Wire’s 2012 Most Influential ranking list. During his career, Nelson has managed all aspects of defined contribution businesses. He has overseen government, healthcare, nonprofit, 401(k) and FASCore institutional lines of business, while also managing recordkeeping, administration, operations, sales, products, financial results and broker-dealer services. Nelson began his career at Great-West in the employee benefits business marketing retirement plans, healthcare, stop loss and various benefit offerings.

Nelson is a graduate of Whitman College with a degree in chemistry and economics, and he was a member of the Whitman College Board of Overseers from 2008 to 2017. He serves on the board of directors of the Defined Contribution Alternatives Association, a nonprofit organization that educates the community on the benefits of including alternative investments within a defined contribution framework. Nelson served as the past president of the board of directors for The SPARK Institute, a trade institute that represents the entire spectrum of defined contribution service providers. He has also been a member of the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA) since 1985. As a member, Nelson has contributed articles for publication, participated on a number of committees, and spoken at numerous regional and national conferences to support and assist the organization’s efforts to further the industry.

Serving the financial needs of approximately 14.8 million individual customers, workplace participants and institutions in the United States, Voya is a Fortune 500 company that had $7.6 billion in revenue in 2020. The company had $700 billion in total assets under management and administration as of Dec. 31, 2020.

Michael S. Smith

Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer

Heather H. Lavallee

President of Employee Benefits Business

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David Zwiener

Board Member

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Aylwin Lewis

Board Member

Byron H. Pollitt

Board Member

Deborah Wright

Board Member

Jane P. Chwick

Board Member

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Joseph V. Tripodi

Board Member

Voya Financial leadership demographics

Voya Financial gender distribution in management team

  • The Voya Financial executive team is 50% female and 50% male.
  • Voya Financial is 48% female and 52% male company-wide.
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Male
50%
Company-wide: 52%
Female
Female
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Company-wide: 48%

Voya Financial executives by race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among Voya Financial executive officers is White.
  • 70% of the management team is White.
  • 13% of Voya Financial's management is Black or African American.
  • 7% of the management team is Hispanic or Latino.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 63% of employees are White.
  • 12% of employees are Asian.
  • 12% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
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