Membership Directory - Individual
Dan Houston
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer at Principal Global Investors
About
Bio: Dan is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Principal Financial Group®. He is responsible for overall management of the company.
Dan joined Principal® in 1984 in Dallas. He has held several management positions, being named senior vice president in 2000, executive vice president in 2006 and president of Retirement and Income Solutions in 2008. He was named president and chief operating officer in 2014 before assuming his current role in 2015.
Dan served in 2020 as chair of the American Council of Life Insurers, an organization that advocates on behalf of 280 member companies dedicated to providing products and services that promote consumers' financial and retirement security. The organization's member companies represent 95% of industry assets in the United States.
Dan is chair of the Greater Des Moines Water Trails initiative and serves on several boards including Business Roundtable, Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI), Iowa State University Business School Dean's Advisory Council, Future Ready Iowa and Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA). In October, the Greater Des Moines Committee named Houston to the Iowa Business Hall of Fame in recognition of his significant contributions to the enhancement and development of the state's economy.
Houston received his bachelor's degree from Iowa State University in 1984. He has appeared before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging to discuss the importance of educating the workforce about the financial needs in retirement.
Dan joined the joint forum of U.S. Senate Committees on Finance and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to discuss "Private-Sector Retirement Savings Plans: What Does the Future Hold?" He also authored a chapter in "The Upside of Aging" (John Wiley & Sons, 2014) on keys to achieving financial security in retirement.
Dan joined Principal® in 1984 in Dallas. He has held several management positions, being named senior vice president in 2000, executive vice president in 2006 and president of Retirement and Income Solutions in 2008. He was named president and chief operating officer in 2014 before assuming his current role in 2015.
Dan served in 2020 as chair of the American Council of Life Insurers, an organization that advocates on behalf of 280 member companies dedicated to providing products and services that promote consumers' financial and retirement security. The organization's member companies represent 95% of industry assets in the United States.
Dan is chair of the Greater Des Moines Water Trails initiative and serves on several boards including Business Roundtable, Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI), Iowa State University Business School Dean's Advisory Council, Future Ready Iowa and Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA). In October, the Greater Des Moines Committee named Houston to the Iowa Business Hall of Fame in recognition of his significant contributions to the enhancement and development of the state's economy.
Houston received his bachelor's degree from Iowa State University in 1984. He has appeared before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging to discuss the importance of educating the workforce about the financial needs in retirement.
Dan joined the joint forum of U.S. Senate Committees on Finance and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to discuss "Private-Sector Retirement Savings Plans: What Does the Future Hold?" He also authored a chapter in "The Upside of Aging" (John Wiley & Sons, 2014) on keys to achieving financial security in retirement.