JAY ORLANDI
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Pacific Life

EDUCATION
University of Pennsylvania
  B.A., 1997

Southwestern University
  J.D., 2000

BUSINESS HISTORY
Mr. Orlandi serves as executive vice president and general counsel at Pacific Life where he oversees Enterprise Law & Compliance, Government & Policy Affairs and the Corporate Secretary’s Office. Mr. Orlandi is also responsible for the Company’s Corporate Affairs portfolio, including the Brand & Advertising, Public Affairs, Community Relations, Physical Security, Crisis Management, Business Continuity Planning, and Corporate Social Responsibility programs. He also has leadership responsibility for Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC.  Mr. Orlandi serves as a member of the Pacific Life Management Committee, a director of the Pacific Life Foundation, and a Trustee of the Pacific Select Fund complex.

Prior to joining Pacific Life in 2020, Mr. Orlandi served as executive vice president and chief operating officer at Transamerica where he was responsible for all business support functions, including law and compliance, communications and public affairs, human resources, corporate development, strategy, enterprise technology, data and analytics, information security, and marketing. Mr. Orlandi served for several years as Transamerica’s chief legal officer and was also the acting CEO for the company’s Individual Solutions business including life and long-term care insurance, fixed and variable annuities, and mutual funds. He was a member of the Board of the Transamerica Venture Fund, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and the Institute for Legal Reform, and chaired the Boards of the Transamerica Foundation and the Transamerica Institute.

With 25 years of legal experience, Mr. Orlandi began his career in private practice with a law firm in Los Angeles handling insurance regulatory and complex business litigation matters. 

GENERAL
Association of Life Insurance Counsel – Board of Directors
Canine Companions Southwest Region – Board of Directors
Orange County United Way – Board of Directors

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