Milton “Skip” Edmunds, Jr.
Skip Edmonds is an accomplished business leader with experience leading and growing Fortune 500 companies through business transformation in a rapidly changing environment. Skip has expertise and insights in corporate governance matters applicable to the financial services industry, banking, and the insurance sector.
Skip is the former Chief Compliance Officer and Head of Compliance and Regulatory Practice at LL Global, Inc. LL Global is a worldwide research, consulting and professional development organization that provides compliance services and solutions to nearly 1200 companies across 71 countries. Skip also held the position of Chief Compliance Officer for Prudential’s Workplace Solutions Group, which is comprised of Prudential’s U.S. institutional businesses. Prior to his role at Prudential, he held various leadership roles at MassMutual, including Chief Compliance Officer for MassMutual’s Retirement business and CCO for First Mercantile Trust Bank.
Skip is a nationally known executive leader and recently worked with Phyllis C. Borzi, former Assistant Secretary of Labor of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) to conduct a series of public webinars on the Fiduciary Rule designed to help provide guidance and education for the industry. He is an advocate for equal access to financial professionals to the underserved markets and was a featured speaker for the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) 2022 national campaign. He also presented to the NAIC Special Committee on diversity, and inclusion within the insurance sector where he spoke about the challenges facing people of color and/or historically underrepresented groups. Skip is well known as a resource for the industry and has been published in LL Global’s MarketFacts magazine over the last two years.
Moreover, as an advocate on Diversity and Inclusion matters, Skip is an active member of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC) where he was featured in Forbes magazine – Diversity at the Top. He served as Keynote Speaker at Seton Hall Law School where he spoke about Diversity and Inclusion in the law and compliance professions. He also has a passion for financial literacy and overall wellness.
Skip is active in his local community and was a member of the Board of Directors for two non-profits, Achieve Hartford, and the Greater Hartford Arts Council.
Skip holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Education, both from the University of Hartford. Skip also held his FINRA Registrations Series 7 and 24 from 2009 through 2019.