James M. Rizzo

Managing Director; Chief Investment Officer of Aflac U.S.

Jamie Rizzo is managing director and chief investment officer of Aflac U.S.

In this role, he oversees a combined $16 billion of multi-asset investments and is responsible for asset allocation strategies and our sustainability investment team.

Jamie joined Aflac in 2014 as vice president and senior credit analyst on the company’s internally managed fixed-income portfolio. He was promoted to head of credit portfolio management and co-head of credit in 2019, co-managing a team of 12 analysts and functioning as the portfolio manager for $35 billion of fixed income investments for Aflac Japan and Aflac U.S. Prior to joining Aflac, Jamie was managing director for Fitch Ratings, leading its Technology and Media & Entertainment sectors. Prior to joining Fitch, he held various corporate finance positions.

Jamie earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Delaware, an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and an MS in Accounting from Baruch College. He is a CFA® charterholder, CFA Institute.