Nathan Houdek was appointed as Wisconsin’s Insurance Commissioner by Gov. Tony Evers in January 2022. He previously served as Deputy Commissioner of Insurance for three years under former Commissioner Mark Afable.

Commissioner Houdek serves as the state's chief regulator of insurance and oversees the operations of the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI). He is also chair of the Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund (IPFCF), which is governed by the Board of Governors. Additionally, he is a member of the Wisconsin Retirement Board and the board of directors for the Wisconsin Insurance Security Fund, the state’s guaranty fund.

Having spent more than 20 years working in state legislative and regulatory affairs, Commissioner Houdek has extensive experience finding solutions to complex public policy and regulatory challenges across all lines of insurance. He has held several senior-level roles in the public and private sectors, including serving as a principal at one of Wisconsin's largest public affairs and business consulting firms and as chief of staff to a former minority leader in the Wisconsin State Senate.

As a member of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), Commissioner Houdek is chair of the Financial Condition (E) Committee, the Accelerated Underwriting (A) Working Group, and the Health Innovations (B) Working Group. Additionally, he is a member of the Life Insurance and Annuities (A) Committee and various task forces and working groups. He is also vice chair of the Governance Committee of the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission (Compact).

Commissioner Houdek earned a master of business administration and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI). He is actively involved with the Madison Public Library Foundation.