Christopher Neczypor
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
2023 – 2026
3 years
Key Decisions & Impact
Christopher Neczypor served as Chief Financial Officer during the most turbulent, critical financial period in Lincoln National's modern history. Working directly alongside CEO Ellen Cooper, he meticulously engineered the capital restructuring required to survive the 2022 actuarial crisis. He facilitated the complex $28 billion Fortitude Re transaction and was instrumental in negotiating the $825 million strategic equity investment and 10-year asset management partnership with Bain Capital in early 2025. In August 2026, he abruptly announced his resignation to become the CFO of Centene Corporation.
Legacy
Neczypor's ultimate contribution was his technical ability to desperately rebuild Wall Street's shattered trust in Lincoln's complex financial reporting. By restructuring the investment portfolio and executing dilutive but necessary capital raises, he stabilized the company's fragile risk-based capital ratios. His unexpected departure in 2026 triggered an executive search, marking the end of the initial, intense phase of Lincoln's balance sheet recovery.