Vikas Advani is a senior consultant with Oliver Wyman where he leads data initiatives in the US life actuarial practice. He worked for over 10 years in the technology consulting for life insurers before deciding to become an actuary. Vikas has spent the last 4 years working in the actuarial technology space with a focus on data and analytics. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries.

Brian Lenius, FSA, MAAA (Standard Insurance Company, “The Standard”), draws on nearly 30 years’ experience in multiple technical disciplines, including valuation, financial reporting, pricing, forecasting, risk assessment, portfolio management, hedging, automation and operational design. In his career Brian has worked extensively with a variety of individual and group products, served as fixed income portfolio manager and adviser on mortgage lending, developed asset-liability management and hedging programs, and overseen both the development and the deployment of financial and operational controls. Currently, Brian’s primary role is as The Standard’s transformation architect for the company’s program advancing actuarial capabilities to future state targets.