10 Aflac legal leaders
Pete Sumners, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, Aflac Re Bermuda Ltd. at Aflac, is one of ten Aflac legal leaders listed here, alongside people who hold or have held deputy general counsel, head of legal and legal director roles at the company. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Aflac from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Andrew Conrad
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President and General Counsel · Aflac
Andrew Conrad was Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Aflac in Tokyo from 2012 to 2025 and has been Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Aflac International, Inc. since July 2025. Andrew Conrad also held Senior Vice President at Aflac International (2001–2011) and was an Associate at Dewey Ballantine (1997–2001).
Art Smith
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Senior Associate Counsel · Aflac
Art Smith holds Vice President - Senior Associate Counsel at Aflac in Columbus, Georgia, a current role with no start date listed on the profile. Art Smith also lists service as a Lieutenant Commander - Judge Advocate General's Corp in the U.S. Navy Reserve (1982–1990) and as Chairman of the Board, Board Member at Muscogee County Hospital Authority (1991–1997).
Christopher Bazzell
LinkedInExperience: Director, Product Compliance and Regulatory Compliance Counsel · Aflac
Christopher Bazzell has been Director, Product Compliance and Regulatory Compliance Counsel at Aflac since January 2025, a role the profile tags at director level in legal. Christopher Bazzell also held Regulatory Compliance Counsel (2018–2025), Senior Associate Counsel (2017–2018) and Associate Counsel, Litigation (2013–2016) roles at Aflac, and was Corporate Counsel at APR (2012–2013).
Dawn Guillory Brown
LinkedInExperience: Former Head of Legal / Corporate Secretary / Corporate Counsel · Aflac Global Ventures
Dawn Guillory Brown was Head of Legal / Corporate Secretary / Corporate Counsel at Aflac Global Ventures (2022–2024) and describes being a transactional attorney with a litigation background. Dawn Guillory Brown also held Corporate Counsel (Tech and IP) (2020–2022), Senior Associate Counsel (2018–2020) and Associate Counsel (2016–2018) roles at Aflac, and has been Senior Counsel at Chick-fil-A Corporate Support Center since July 2024.
Jensen Melton
LinkedInExperience: Former 2nd VP, Counsel · Aflac
Jensen Melton was 2nd VP, Counsel at Aflac (2013–2017), and the profile says Jensen Melton was head of the Internal Operations team in U.S. Legal Affairs in that role. Jensen Melton also held Associate Counsel (2009–2012) and Staff Attorney (2007–2009) roles at Aflac, and was a Litigation Associate at Kilpatrick Stockton LLP (2005–2007).
Kara Moskowitz
LinkedInExperience: Director - Investment Counsel - Legal and Compliance · AFLAC Global Investments
Kara Moskowitz has been Director - Investment Counsel - Legal and Compliance at Aflac Global Investments in New York since June 2026 and was Vice President - Legal and Regulatory there (2022–2026). Kara Moskowitz was Structured Products Counsel at Pagaya (2021–2022) and Special Counsel at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (2015–2021).
Nicholas Dumas
LinkedInExperience: Director - Legal & Regulatory · AFLAC Global Investments
Nicholas Dumas has been Director - Legal & Regulatory at Aflac Global Investments in the New York City Metropolitan Area since July 2024. Nicholas Dumas also held Vice President - Legal and Regulatory (2021–2024) and Assistant Vice President - Legal & Regulatory (2019–2021) roles at AFLAC Global Investments, and was Senior Counsel at Wells Fargo (2017–2019).
Pete Sumners
LinkedInExperience: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, Aflac Re Bermuda Ltd. · Aflac
Pete Sumners has been Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, Aflac Re Bermuda Ltd. at Aflac in Bermuda since May 2022, and the profile describes Aflac Re as a subsidiary and offshore entity with $6B in assets. Pete Sumners also lists Counsel at Aflac (2016–2025), and was Assistant General Counsel at ClubCorp (2014–2016) and Director, Law & Assistant Corporate Secretary at Westar Energy (2006–2014).
Rebecca Amissah
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Global Head of Legal & Regulatory · AFLAC Global Investments
Rebecca Amissah has been Managing Director, Global Head of Legal & Regulatory at AFLAC Global Investments in New York since July 2025. Rebecca Amissah also held Managing Director, Deputy Global Head of Investments Legal & Regulatory and Chief Compliance Officer (2021–2025) and Chief Compliance Officer (2019–2021) at AFLAC Global Investments, and lists Director, Head of Investment Compliance there since 2017.
Tom McKenna
LinkedInExperience: deputy general counsel · Aflac
Tom McKenna has been deputy general counsel at Aflac in Columbus, Georgia since June 1993, a role the profile tags at vice president level in the legal department. The profile shows this Aflac role as the only work entry for Tom McKenna, with no other employer listed.
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