Andrew J. Bowden
Jackson National Life Insurance Company
Andrew J. (“Drew”) Bowden is senior vice president and general counsel for Jackson National Life Insurance Company (Jackson). Mr. Bowden oversees the company's legal and compliance departments and serves on the Executive Forum. He also serves as the Chair for the Michigan Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Association, as an Adjunct Professor at the Michigan State University College of Law, and as a Director on the board of the Insured Retirement Institute. Mr. Bowden joined Jackson in May 2015. Previously, he worked for three and a half years at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, serving as the Director of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations from June 2013 through April 2015. Prior to his work at the SEC, he served in a variety of legal and business roles over seventeen years at Legg Mason, including executive director, chief operating officer, and general counsel at Legg Mason Capital Management. Prior to joining Legg Mason, Mr. Bowden was a trial attorney and partner at a Baltimore law firm, where he handled securities related litigation and arbitrations. Mr. Bowden holds a bachelor's degree from Loyola University in Maryland (summa cum laude) and a juris doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania (cum laude).
(05/19)
