James R. Gelder
Chief Executive Officer of NFP Insurance Services, Inc.
Executive Vice President, National Financial Partners Corp.Mr. Gelder joined NFP in July 2007 as Chief Executive Officer of NFPISI and Executive Vice President, NFP. From 2002 until prior to joining NFP, Mr. Gelder served as head of the life insurance business distribution organization for ING U.S. Financial Services, where he was responsible for all individual retail life insurance distribution. Mr. Gelder joined ING as co-Chief Executive Officer of Life Operations through its acquisition of ReliaStar in 2000. From 1995 through 2000, he held a variety of positions with increasing responsibility at ReliaStar, including Head of Life Marketing and Life Operations and President and Chief Executive Officer of Security-Connecticut Life, a ReliaStar subsidiary. Prior to that, Mr. Gelder was with ReliaStar's predecessor, Northwestern National Life. In 1983, he founded Northwest Marketing Resources, Inc. and ran its brokerage and high net worth retail life practice. Mr. Gelder began his career with Northwestern Life Insurance Company in 1973. Mr. Gelder attended Southern California College and graduated from Dartmouth College's Tuck Executive Program. Mr. Gelder received his CLU from the American College.