John W. Robinson FSA 1994, FCA, MAAA was the 74th president Of the Society of Actuaries from October, 2022 to October, 2023. He served on the SOA Board of Directors as Past President until October 29, 2024.
John retired from the Minnesota Department of Commerce, the state's regulator for insurance, on July 30, 2021. He was responsible for reviewing the actuarial components of the annual statements of the life insurance companies domiciled in Minnesota, provided actuarial support for various product filings. and represented Minnesota on various NAIC Committees. His prior roles were OPEB valuations (6 years), life insurance (23 years) and pensions (3 years).
John served as president (2010 to 2013) of the International Association of Black Actuaries, and (2013-2016) on the SOA Board of Directors. In addition to his volunteer work for the SOA, he currently volunteers for Kids ‘n’ Kinship, Help At Your Door and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).
His hobbies are music (plays a synthesizer and composes), sports and travel. A committed family man, he has hosted several Robinson Family Reunions since 1996.
John holds a B.Sc. (Special) in Mathematics from the UWI, Jamaica, an M.S. in Statistics from the University of Delaware and an M.S. in Statistics from the Florida State University.