Deanna Strable
President and CEO
Deanna Strable is president and chief executive officer of Principal Financial Group®. Strable joined the company in 1990 as an actuarial assistant. She has held various actuarial and management roles within Principal®, specifically in the insurance business. Strable was promoted to president of U.S. Insurance Solutions in 2015 and served as chief financial officer from 2017 to 2024.
In addition to her role within Principal®, Strable is a member of the Board of Directors for Elevance Health, Inc. and Simpson College. She previously served on the United Way Worldwide Board of Trustees after holding various positions for the United Way of Central Iowa. She also served as chair of the Board of Directors for LIMRA LOMA Global (LL Global, Inc.).
A native of Iowa, Strable received her bachelor's degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. She is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.