Ellen Cooper — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Lincoln Financial Group, a provider of financial products and services.
Leads Lincoln Financial Group, which has approximately 10,000 employees and serves approximately 17 million customers.
Assumed leadership as CEO of Lincoln Financial Group in 2022 and was nominated Chairman in 2023, having joined the company in 2012 as Chief Investment Officer.
Previously served as Head of Global Insurance Strategy and Managing Director at Goldman Sachs and Chief Risk Officer at AEGON USA.
Co-chairs the CEO Steering Committee and serves on the Executive Committee for the American Council for Life Insurers.
Holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Actuarial Science.

Biography

Ellen Cooper is the Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Lincoln Financial Group, a company that provides financial products and services including annuities, life insurance, group protection, and retirement plan services. She assumed the role of CEO in 2022 and was nominated as Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2023. Lincoln Financial Group serves approximately 17 million customers and employs around 10,000 individuals.