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Astrid Jaekel

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Group Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and Member of the Management Board at Aegon
📍 Zurich, Switzerland

Astrid Jaekel is the Group Chief Risk Officer and a Member of the Executive Committee at Aegon. With nearly two decades of prior experience as a Partner at Oliver Wyman, she is an expert in advising global insurers on risk, capital management, and strategy. She holds a Ph. D. in Finance from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management.

She co-led Aegons significant corporate redomiciliation from the Netherlands to Bermuda in 2023.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Group Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and Member of the Management Board
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Zurich, Switzerland
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Priorities

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Global Risk Management
As Group CRO, she leads the global risk and actuarial functions, overseeing financial, non-financial, and enterprise risk management frameworks for the multinational insurer.
Insurance Capital Strategy
A core focus of her nearly 20-year consulting career at Oliver Wyman, where she advised leading insurers on capital management and optimization.
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Career

Work history

3-2022
Group Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and Member of the Management Board
Aegon
10-2011 - 2-2022
Partner
Oliver Wyman
5-2006 - 9-2011
Consultant, then Partner
Oliver Wyman
10-2003 - 4-2006
Consultant
Oliver Wyman
10-2000 - 12-2000
Internship
Goldman Sachs
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Media appearances

Astrid Jäkel | Aegon Group Corporate Website. Featured in Aegon – Corporate Governance – Executive Committee
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Aegon to appoint Astrid Jäkel as Chief Risk Officer. Featured in Aegon – Investors – Press Releases
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Education
2001 - 2003
Dr. rer. pol. (Ph.D.)
WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
1996 - 2000
Diplom-Kauffrau
WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
1998 - 1999
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
The University of Texas at Austin
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