David Whittle

David Whittle is President of the Actuaries Institute and a seasoned actuary with 30 years’ experience in the insurance industry, with executive roles in general and life insurance, multinational insurers and consulting firms.

Having previously held the role of Chief Risk Officer for CBA’s Wealth & Private business, as well as Chief Reserving Actuary for Zurich’s Asia-Pacific general insurance business and Partner at KPMG, David is passionate about leading people in the management of insurance risk.

For David, his breadth of experience spanning reserving, pricing, underwriting, general management and risk management is a testament to his actuarial training which, combined with an ethos of embracing change, allowed him to follow a varied and fulfilling career path.

Having witnessed the diversity of opportunities available to actuaries and the impact their work can make, David is committed to fostering the growth of the actuarial profession to help shape the world of tomorrow.