Howard Mills

IFNY President

Independent Corporate Director, Senior Advisor McKinsey & Company

Howard Mills is an Independent Corporate Director and a Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company. He serves on the Boards of Genworth Financial (NYSE:GNW) and The Doctors Company Group. Mr. Mills is a National Association of Corporate Directors Governance Fellow.

Previously, Howard was with Deloitte, LLP for fourteen years as a Managing Director and Global Insurance Regulatory Leader. Prior to joining Deloitte in 2007, Mr. Mills served as Superintendent of the New York State Insurance Department. During his tenure he focused on leading the Department’s transition to conducting risk-based examinations, lobbying Congress to renew the Federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), concluding settlement agreements with industry and leading on issues at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) such as principles-based reserving for life insurance companies and disaster preparedness. He was active at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), was a member of the Presidential Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure Committee, served as Co-Chair of the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims, and testified before Congress on matters relating to the insurance industry.

Howard served three terms in the New York State Assembly (1999-2004) and rose to become the Deputy Minority Leader. Prior to Howard’s election to the Assembly, he was elected to three terms as Supervisor of the Town of Wallkill, NY. Howard earned his B.A. in political science from Marist College and his M.A. in public administration from The American University. He completed a one-year course of study in PPE (politics, philosophy, economics) at Mansfield College, Oxford University.