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TITLE: CHIEF AI, DATA AND ANALYTICS OFFICER COMPANY: LINCOLN FINANCIAL REVENUE: US $ 18.4BN( 2024) EMPLOYEES: 10,000 + FOUNDED: 1905 WATCH NOW

A day in the life of a Lincoln Claims employee

Neel joined Lincoln Financial from BlackRock in December 2025. In the newly-created position of Chief AI, Data and Analytics Officer, he reports directly to CEO Ellen Cooper and joins the Senior Management Committee, tasked with embedding AI and data as core enterprise capabilities across underwriting, claims, operations, and customer engagement. ​ Neel’ s mandate focuses on disciplined AI adoption to enhance efficiency, customer experiences and innovation in Lincoln’ s annuities, life insurance and retirement services, leveraging his BlackRock success in client-facing AI platforms.

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