10 Lincoln Financial legal leaders
SVP Chief Counsel, Vice President and Associate General Counsel and Vice President, Legal - Corporate Governance & Enterprise Compliance & Ethics are among the roles held by these ten Lincoln Financial legal leaders, one of whom has since retired. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Lincoln Financial from people who have held the role.
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Andrea Fox
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Chief Counsel - Investments · Lincoln Financial
Andrea Fox has been Vice President Chief Counsel - Investments at Lincoln Financial since December 2019, based in Greensboro, North Carolina, and also lists a current Lincoln Financial role as Vice President and Associate General Counsel, dated from 2008. Andrea Fox was an Assistant Vice President at Lincoln Financial from 2001 to 2008.
Brandy Smith, JD
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Legal - Corporate Governance & Enterprise Compliance & Ethics · Lincoln Financial
Brandy Smith has been Vice President, Legal - Corporate Governance & Enterprise Compliance & Ethics at Lincoln Financial since February 2024. Brandy Smith also held the Lincoln Financial roles of VP, Office of the CEO - Cheif of Staff (2023 to 2024), Vice President, Workplace Diversity and Counsel (2021 to 2023), AVP, Chief Compliance Officer & Counsel (2019 to 2020) and Legal & Regulatory Compliance Director & Counsel.
Doug Cooperberg
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President & Head of Corporate, M&A and Contract Law · Lincoln Financial
Doug Cooperberg has been Senior Vice President & Head of Corporate, M&A and Contract Law at Lincoln Financial since September 2023, based in Philadelphia. Doug Cooperberg also held the Lincoln Financial roles of Vice President & Assistant General Counsel (2012 to 2023), 2nd Vice President & Senior Counsel (2002 to 2012) and Senior Counsel (1999 to 2002).
Paul Chryssikos
LinkedInExperience: SVP Chief Counsel, Investment Management, Distribution & Risk · Lincoln Financial
Paul Chryssikos has been SVP Chief Counsel, Investment Management, Distribution & Risk at Lincoln Financial since September 2025. Paul Chryssikos also held the Lincoln Financial roles of SVP Chief Counsel, Distribution, Technology & Risk (2024 to 2025), SVP Chief Counsel, Distribution & Wealth Management (2020 to 2024), Vice President & Chief Counsel, Annuities (2018 to 2020) and Vice President, Regulatory Counsel.
Scott Durocher
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Chief Counsel, Annuities · Lincoln Financial
Scott Durocher has been Vice President & Chief Counsel, Annuities at Lincoln Financial since May 2010, based in the Hartford area, and the About section says Scott Durocher specializes in securities and state insurance law. Scott Durocher also held the roles of Compliance Consultant at The Hartford (2004 to 2010) and Associate at Byrne & Storm.
Sri Atluri
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Chief Counsel, Artificial Intelligence · Lincoln Financial
Sri Atluri has been Vice President & Chief Counsel, Artificial Intelligence at Lincoln Financial since April 2026, and the profile headline lists AI governance, risk and compliance. Sri Atluri also held the roles of Chief Intellectual Property Counsel at Walmart (2021 to 2026) and Director and Associate General Counsel, Patents, Intellectual Property at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (2019 to 2021).
Steve Rahn
LinkedInExperience: SVP & Associate General Counsel · Lincoln Financial
Steve Rahn held the Lincoln Financial role of SVP & Associate General Counsel from 2007, and the profile headline describes it as retired and adds Head of Government Relations, Lincoln Financial Group; a Lincoln Financial row marked Retired runs to April 2022. Steve Rahn also held the role of VP & Associate General Counsel at Lincoln Financial (1985 to 2007) and Deputy Director at the State of Indiana.
Sudermann Emily
LinkedInExperience: VP and Chief - Counsel Lincoln Financial Distributors · Lincoln Financial
Sudermann Emily has been VP and Chief - Counsel Lincoln Financial Distributors at Lincoln Financial since October 2022, based in Greensboro, North Carolina. Sudermann Emily also held the Lincoln Financial roles of AVP and Senior Counsel - Life Insurance (2017 to 2022), AVP Claims and Beneficiary Care (2014 to 2017) and AVP Tax and Disbursements, Life Client Solutions (2013 to 2014).
Susan Hobson Kus
LinkedInExperience: VP & Sr Counsel · Lincoln Financial
Susan Hobson Kus has been VP & Sr Counsel at Lincoln Financial since March 2025, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Susan Hobson Kus also held the roles of AVP & Sr Counsel at Lincoln Financial (2014 to 2025), VP & General Counsel, Corporate at SIRVA (2012), Senior Counsel at Sirva (2002 to 2010) and Counsel, Motors & Controls and Sourcing at GE (1997 to 2002).
Tom Waldman
LinkedInExperience: VP & Chief Counsel, Group Protection · Lincoln Financial
Tom Waldman has been VP & Chief Counsel, Group Protection at Lincoln Financial since March 2019, based in the Omaha area, and also lists a current Lincoln Financial role as Chief Compliance Officer - Group Protection, dated from December 2015. Tom Waldman was AVP & Senior Counsel at Lincoln Financial from 2004 to 2012.
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