2025 Board Member Candidate
Arthur da Silva, FSA, FCIA
Credentials: FSA 2018, FCIA 2021
Country: USA
Practice Area: Life
Employer/Current Work: Slope Software
SOA Board Experience: N/A
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Questionnaire
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE: Provide a brief description of your professional background and the type of work you have performed. Please include SOA and non-SOA volunteer and governing experiences including collaborative leadership. Explain how these experiences have prepared you as an Elected Board Member and qualify you in carrying out the strategic direction of the SOA.
I'm approaching the 15-year mark of total actuarial work experience. My career started with over a decade of actuarial consulting at Deloitte, focused on building modern actuarial processes by replacing legacy systems with newer technologies, which transitioned to predictive analytics and business intelligence tools. As part of this work, I also contributed and led research papers covering the usage and impact of predictive analytics and emerging technologies on the actuarial profession. While home base was in Toronto, Canada, my career took me across the world on several projects in the US, UK, and Germany in addition to a couple of smaller projects remotely serving clients in East Asia. I have also volunteered in various internal initiatives at Deloitte, including developing go-to-market strategy, leading knowledge sharing across Deloitte's global actuarial practices, driving recruitment initiatives, and more.
Now at Slope Software, I focus on showing actuaries around the world how modern technology can empower them and their stakeholders to do more in less time, collaborate more effectively, and work using a more seamless experience. Part of the role involves scanning the environment for opportunities and having frequent discussions with several stakeholders in our company and our clients to figure out how we prioritize efforts.
Outside of work, I've frequently volunteered with the SOA and elsewhere:
- SOA Entrepreneurial & Innovation Section: 2020-2023
- SOA The Actuary Canada Editorial Board: 2021-Present
- SOA Emerging Topics Community: 2023 - Present
- SOA AI Insights for Actuaries Virtual Symposium Planning Committee: 2024 - Present
- Regular speaking engagements for the SOA and CIA; filming of content for SOA PD Edge+
- Actuarial Club of Toronto Executive Committee: 2017-2023
How does this prepare me for the Board and carrying out the strategic plan for the SOA?
- My leadership roles at work and in volunteering provide a strong foundation for collaboratively establishing a strategic direction and priorities.
- My passion for and experience in applying AI and predictive analytics will support the SOA's desire to promote AI expertise and innovation in the profession. I believe it is imperative to empower actuaries with AI expertise to amplify their work.
- My global experience provides me with a unique perspective in helping the SOA grow globally.