2025 Board Election Results
The Society of Actuaries (SOA) announces the results of the 2025 Board of Directors Elections. Five Board members and one President-Elect and Vice-Chair have been elected to serve starting with the 2025–2026 term. Thank you to all SOA members who voted in the 2025 election.
Board Results
We welcome the elected members of the SOA Board of Directors.
Karen Burnett, FSA, FCIA
Victor Chun Chiu Chen, FSA, FCIA, CERA, FIA
Paula Hodges, FSA, MAAA
Melody Prangley, FSA, MAAA, EA, FCA
Mary Beth Ramsay, FSA, MAAA
The newly elected Board members will join the continuing Board members:
President and Chair Dave Dillon, FSA, FCA, MAAA (2025-26)
Past President Amanda Hug, FSA, MAAA, MBA (2025-26)
Karen L. Anway, FSA, EA (2024-27)
David Boettcher, FSA, FCIA, MAAA (2024-27)
Sherry Chan, FSA, EA, MAAA, FCA (2023–26)
Gabriela Dieguez, FSA, MAAA (2023–26)
Dave Ingram, FSA, CERA, MAAA (2024-27)
Jackie Lee, FSA, MAAA (2023–26)
Daniel Pribe, FSA, MAAA (2023–26)
Hans J. Wagner, FSA (2024-27)
Jon Zeu Wu, FSA, CERA, MAAA (2024-27)
Ying Zhao, FSA, MAAA (2023–26)
The SOA thanks the members who will complete their terms with the SOA Board following the November Board Meeting. The members rolling off are:
Past President Timothy Rozar, FSA, MAAA, CERA
Lisa Kuklinski, FSA, MAAA
Kelly Rabin, FSA, MAAA, CFA
Criteria for an international member has been satisfied.
President-Elect and Vice-Chair Results
Ian Duncan, Ph.D., FSA, FIA, FCIA, FCA, MAAA
The SOA announces Ian Duncan, Ph.D., FSA, FIA, FCIA, FCA, MAAA, of Santa Barbara, CA, will serve as the 2025–2026 SOA President-Elect and Vice-Chair. Duncan will become the 78th President and Chair at the 2026 ImpACT Annual Conference. Duncan is Adjunct Professor of Actuarial Statistics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has founded or co-founded five companies, most recently Santa Barbara Actuaries Inc., which merged with Arbital Health in 2023. His career has focused on advancing actuarial applications in health care, particularly in predictive modeling and health risk adjustment.
A dedicated volunteer, Duncan is a fellow of multiple actuarial societies, a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and a certified specialist in predictive analytics of the Casualty Actuarial Society. He has authored more than 70 peer-reviewed papers and several books and chapters, including Healthcare Risk Adjustment and Predictive Modeling and Managing and Evaluating Healthcare Intervention Programs. He earned a Ph.D. in actuarial statistics from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, and a graduate degree in economics from Balliol College, Oxford.
Voting Process
Vote Totals for President-Elect and Vice-Chair Candidates
Round 1
| Candidate Name | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Duncan, Ph.D., FSA, 2002, FIA 1982, FCIA 1984, FCA 2015, MAAA 1992 (Endorsed) | 2,980 | 67.4% |
| Si Xie, FSA 2012, CERA 2012, FCIA 2012 (Endorsed) | 1,443 | 32.6% |
Total valid ballots: 4,423
Total unexercised: 172
Total ballots cast: 4,595
*In 2025 there was no preferential vote as there were only two candidates for the President-Elect and Vice-Chair position.
Past Three Years Vote Counts
| Year | Count | Percentage of eligible voters |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,595 | 16.02% |
| 2024 | 5,344 | 19.05% |
| 2023 | 5,296 | 18.99% |