Leston Welsh

Leston Welsh is an accomplished executive in the insurance and employee benefits sectors, currently serving as Senior Vice President and President of the Employee Benefits Division at Protective Life since November 2024. Prior to this role, Leston was the Chief Executive Officer and President of ShelterPoint from April 2023 to November 2024, and held the position of Senior Managing Director at TIAA, leading Individual Retirement Solutions from February 2022 to April 2023. Leston's extensive experience includes serving as Head of Business Segments at Prudential Financial, where responsibilities encompassed overall profit and loss for Group Insurance, and multiple roles at Sun Life Financial and Unum, overseeing operations and product management. Leston's career in finance began as an Actuarial Associate at PwC, with a foundation in mathematics obtained from Baruch College.