Episode 23: Emerging Actuarial Leaders with Alan Hsu
“In order to be a good leader, you have to sleep more. You have to make sure you're getting enough sleep. You have to make sure that you're exercising enough, you're getting your own house in order before you can deal with everything else”
Alan Hsu,
Emerging Actuarial Leader
Alan Hsu began his actuarial career at AXA Equitable, where he quickly developed a passion for pricing and product development. He has experience pricing life insurance products in the US and Australia, and he is currently working at New York Life pricing institutional life insurance products.
A graduate of the Guardian Actuarial Leadership Program, Alan is a strong believer in more personal and professional development opportunities in the workplace. In his spare time, he enjoys playing board games, dancing flamenco, and exploring new places.
In this interview Alan shares his reflections about:
His global actuarial career working across the US and Australia,
The importance of playing to your strengths when planning your career,
Why developing the capacity of your team members yields benefits,
How ballroom dancing, flamenco and playing Dungeons & Dragons has helped his career,
What managers can do to support good mental health in their teams, and
His advice for actuaries stepping into their first management roles.
