Biography

Director Since: 2025

Committees: Executive, Chair

Career Highlights: Ms. Strable is Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Principal Life Insurance Company. She served as President and Chief Executive Officer from January 2025 to September 1, 2025; President and Chief Operating Officer from August 2024 to January 2025; and served as Chief Financial Officer from 2017 to August 2024.

Ms. Strable joined the Company in 1990 and has served in various executive leadership roles, including serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer as well as President of the Benefits and Protection division.

Ms. Strable is a member of the Board of Directors of Simpson College. She previously served on the United Way Worldwide Board of Trustees after holding various positions for the United Way of Central Iowa. She also served as chair of the Board of Directors for LIMRA LOMA Global (LL Global, Inc.).

Key Skills and Qualifications: Ms. Strable is our current Chair, President and CEO and she brings to the Board extensive and proven executive leadership and operational expertise as well as deep financial and accounting skills, through her experience in advancing strategy, financial results and operations for a global financial services company, including extensive contributions to enable Company growth and creation of value for the Company’s customers, shareholders and employees.

Education: Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.

Other Public Company Boards: Elevance Health, Inc. (Member of the Audit and Governance Committees).