John R. Dacey
Group Chief Financial Officer
Born: 1960
Nationality: American
Professional experience
John R. Dacey started his career in 1986 at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. From 1990 to 1998, he was a consultant and subsequently Partner at McKinsey & Company. He joined Winterthur Insurance in 1998 and was its Chief Financial Officer from 2000 to 2004 as well as a member of its Group Executive Board until 2007. From 2005 to 2007, he was Chief Strategy Officer and a member of its risk and investment committees. He joined AXA in 2007 as Group Regional Chief Executive Officer and Group Vice Chairman for Asia-Pacific as well as a member of their Group Executive Committee. John R. Dacey joined Swiss Re in October 2012 and was appointed Group Chief Strategy Officer and a member of the Group Executive Committee in November 2012. He also served as Chairman Admin Re® from November 2012 to May 2015. He was appointed Group Chief Financial Officer with effect from April 2018.
Educational background
- Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Washington University, St. Louis, USA
- Master’s degree in Public Policy, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA