Jim is chairman and chief executive officer of Pacific Life Insurance Company, and of its parent companies Pacific Mutual Holding Company and Pacific LifeCorp. He is only the 14th chief executive officer in the company’s 145-year history. Jim was a summer actuarial student from 1981 to 1982 with Transamerica Occidental prior to joining Pacific Life in 1982 as assistant actuary, Special Marketing. He progressed through a series of management positions within the Life Insurance Division and was elected senior vice president, M-Operations in 1996. He was responsible for business relations with M Financial Group, a leading life insurance producer group that designs and markets individual life insurance products to the upscale market in collaboration with Pacific Life. In 2002, he was promoted to executive vice president, heading up the Life Insurance Division of Pacific Life. In April 2005, Jim was promoted to executive vice president and chief insurance officer. His role was expanded to include the Annuities & Mutual Funds Division and Pacific Select Group, in addition to the Life Insurance Division. He was promoted to chief operating officer in January 2006. On April 2, 2007, Jim became Pacific Life’s president and chief executive officer.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer @ From 1982 to Present (33 years)

Bachelor's degree, Mathematics @ University of California, Los Angeles