Jeffrey C. Johnston
Jeffrey C. Johnston, CAE
Chief Executive Officer
Effective June 1, 2026
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Jeffrey C. Johnston serves as interim chief executive officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), bringing more than 30 years of leadership experience across insurance regulation, financial solvency oversight, and association management. He will assume the role of chief executive officer on June 1, 2026. A mission-driven leader, Jeff has spent much of his career supporting state insurance regulators and advancing the strength of the state-based system of insurance regulation.
A regulator at heart, Jeff began his career at the Kansas Insurance Department, where he held senior analytical and supervisory roles overseeing insurers across all major lines of business. He later gained valuable private-sector perspective at GE Capital’s Employers Reinsurance Corporation and led a national regulatory consulting firm during the global financial crisis, advising regulators on complex solvency matters and insurer recoveries.