Episode 20: Emerging Leaders with Cameron Morris
“You don't have to be someone's formal manager to be able to show leadership. One of the most rewarding things that I've experienced as a manager was around mentoring and coaching, and that's not something that requires you being anyone's formal manager.”
Cameron Morris,
Emerging Actuarial Leader
Cameron is an actuary with four years’ experience working for a life reinsurer in Sydney. His experience has mostly involved valuation and regulatory capital work, and in addition he has recently become a manager for the first time.
He is currently a Valuation Actuary at RGA and prior to this worked as an analyst in the valuation and pricing teams at the company. In his spare time he enjoys going for hikes with his wife and cuddling up with his two cats.
In this interview Cameron shares his reflections about:
What he enjoys most about working as an actuary in a management role,
What he found most challenging about becoming an actuarial manager, and
His top tips for actuaries wanting to move into management roles.
