Charles Schwartz

​Charles is the Chief Risk Officer of Venerable Holdings, Inc., supporting risk-related functions such as investment portfolio performance, hedging, and enterprise risk. He also works in partnership with Venerable’s operating company, including investment management, risk management, hedging strategy and operations, and treasury.

He has over two decades of experience in derivatives and insurance risk management, most recently serving as Head of Derivatives for AXA Equitable where he was responsible for the company's derivatives and hedging programs. Prior to his tenure at AXA, he served in hedging and risk management roles at Prudential Financial, and at AIG.

Charles is also active in financial-markets reform, having served as a member of the Alternative Reference Rate Committee (ARRC), which is the Fed-convened body overseeing the market transition away from US dollar LIBOR. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the ARRC's Outreach & Communications working group. Charles holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University.