Rob Montgomery ASA, MAAA, is an independent consultant currently working with the SOA Research Institute General Insurance Research Committee, Catastrophe & Climate Strategic Research Program Steering Committee and sub-committees for Research, Outreach, Communications, and Professional Development. Rob coordinates the work of the committees and manages the SOA's General Insurance and Catastrophe & Climate research projects from an SOA Staff perspective, as well as has co-authored SOA research reports on extreme weather events and climate risk disclosure. Prior to this, Rob worked for 30 years in the Insurance and Reinsurance industries in various actuarial roles primarily related to Life and Health, modeling, and asset liability management. Rob is a graduate of The College of Wooster, with a degree in Mathematics, is an elected local government official, and current and former board member of various community organizations.