Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> July 25, 2011

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company – Wendy L. Carlson Waugaman

Wendy L. Carlson Waugaman is President and CEO of American Equity Investment Life Holding Company. Ms. Waugaman served as CFO and General Counsel of AEL from 1999 to 2009. In addition, she was previously a Partner in the firm of Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C. Ms. Waugaman is a Certified Public Accountant. She received her J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School and her BSBA, magna cum laude, from Drake University, with majors in accounting and computer information systems. Profile
TWST: When we spoke last year, you mentioned an uptick in investment income, which you attributed in part to people making a flight to safety by purchasing annuities during the financial crisis. The