Najwa Mokhtar
About Najwa Mokhtar
Najwa Mokhtar serves as the Actuarial Transformation Director at Legal & General Retirement, where she leads initiatives to enhance data and analytics capabilities. With a strong background in actuarial science and extensive experience in financial management, she has significantly contributed to operational efficiency and automation in finance.
Current Role at Legal & General
Najwa Mokhtar serves as the Actuarial Transformation Director at Legal & General Retirement, a position she has held since 2017. In this role, she leads the actuarial transformation programme, which aims to enhance data, modelling, analytics, and reporting capabilities. Her focus is on developing best-in-class actuarial technical capabilities to support finance functions within the organization. Mokhtar has been instrumental in implementing automation strategies that reduce manual work and improve operational efficiency.
Previous Experience at Legal & General
Najwa Mokhtar has held multiple positions at Legal & General Retirement prior to her current role. She worked as the Director of Balance Sheet Management for one year from 2015 to 2016. Before that, she served as the Head of Capital from 2012 to 2015, where she contributed to financial management strategies. Additionally, she was a Senior Manager in Economic Capital Modelling for nine months in 2011. These roles have provided her with extensive experience in actuarial practices and financial management.
Career at Towers Watson
Before joining Legal & General, Najwa Mokhtar worked at Towers Watson as a Senior Consultant from 1999 to 2011. During her twelve years at the firm, she gained significant experience in consulting, focusing on actuarial and financial services. This role helped her develop a strong foundation in actuarial science and financial strategies, which she later applied in her positions at Legal & General.
Educational Background
Najwa Mokhtar holds a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Mathematics from the University of Oxford, where she studied from 1994 to 1997. She also earned a Master of Science in Actuarial Science from City, University of London, completing her studies from 1997 to 1998. Her educational background provides her with a solid grounding in quantitative analysis and actuarial principles.