Halina von dem Hagen 

Chief Risk Officer, Manulife

Halina von dem Hagen is the global Chief Risk Officer at Manulife, overseeing the management of risk on an enterprise-wide basis. She is a member of the Executive Leadership Team which sets the overall strategic direction for the company and oversees its execution. She was appointed to her current role in 2023.

Prior to her current appointment, Halina von dem Hagen was Manulife’s Global Treasurer and Head of Capital Management, overseeing the capital position of the company’s global operations. She also developed and executed global funding programs and managed relationships with rating agencies, banks, and fixed income investors.

Ms. von dem Hagen joined Manulife in 2007 from Royal Bank of Canada where she spent 12 years in senior roles in the areas of treasury and risk management.

Ms. von dem Hagen holds a Ph.D. in international and monetary economics from the University of Toronto and is an alumna of Massey College. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Global Risk Institute.

For her achievements, she received the WXN Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women award in 2017 in the Corporate Executives category. Her global expertise on capital matters was recognized through her selection in 2019 to the Insurance Policy Advisory Committee of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board where she served for two consecutive terms till 2023. In 2024, Halina was selected the CRO (Americas) of the Year by the leading industry publication InsuranceERM.