Donald J. Walters, President and CEO of CEFLI Announces Retirement

July 22, 2025

The Compliance and Ethics Forum for Life Insurers (CEFLI) announces that its longtime President and CEO, Don Walters, plans to retire effective April 1, 2026. Don has served in the role since the organization’s founding nearly 15 years ago. CEFLI is the life insurance industry’s premier non-advocacy Forum for compliance and ethics professionals, providing education and training as well as opportunities for compliance and ethics professionals to connect with their industry peers.

“Serving the compliance and ethics professionals in the life insurance industry as CEFLI’s President and CEO has been an honor and privilege for which I am truly grateful,” said Don. “CEFLI’s organizational success has been a team effort. My sincere thanks to the CEFLI Board of Directors, our excellent staff and the many dedicated compliance and ethics professionals throughout our industry for your outstanding friendship and support.”

“The CEFLI Board of Directors is so thankful for Don’s many years of service to CEFLI and the life insurance industry,” said Megan Claypool, CEFLI Board Chair. The Board has been planning for succession and has already convened a search committee to identify CEFLI’s next President and CEO. Megan added, “We look forward to working with Don to ensure a smooth leadership transition and positioning CEFLI for many more years of continued growth and success.”

To learn more about CEFLI and its mission, visit www.CEFLI.org.

Interested candidates may send a resume and brief expression of interest by Friday, September 19, 2025 to CEOSearch@CEFLI.org.

CEFLI plans to acknowledge Don’s leadership and contributions to CEFLI at the upcoming 2025 CEFLI Annual Conference at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego, CA on September 14-16. All compliance and ethics professionals attending CEFLI’s Annual Conference are invited. You can learn more about this event at: CEFLI 2025 Annual Conference.

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