Roy Goldman, PhD, FSA, MAAA, CERA

Roy Goldman is a retired actuarial executive who has been active in all areas of health insurance since 1981. His last position was Chief Actuary of Humana (2010-2015). Prior to that he was the CFO and Chief Actuary of Geisinger Health Plan in Danville, PA; Mercy Health Plans in St. Louis, MO; and The Prudential Insurance Company’s Group Operations.

He was elected the 72nd President of the Society of Actuaries (SOA). Besides serving on the board of directors of the SOA, he has been a trustee of The Actuarial Foundation and a member of the Health Advisory Panel of the Congressional Budget Office. He is currently treasurer of the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI), which he helped found in 2011. 

Roy earned a PhD in mathematics from Rutgers University and BA, Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude from Franklin and Marshall College. He is a Fellow of the SOA, a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and a Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst. He has been an active volunteer in the SOA’s Education and Examination system for over 40 years as well as active in healthcare policy.


Contact Roy at: [email protected]