Alison Rand is a seasoned corporate finance professional and former C-suite executive with broad experience in financial management, corporate strategy, investor relations, and risk management. She is the retired Chief Financial Officer of Primerica (NYSE: PRI), an insurance, investment, and financial services distribution firm with more than 140,000 independent agents.
Alison joined Primerica in 1995 and was promoted through finance roles with increasing responsibilities and scope before being named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2000. In addition to leading a 130-person finance team, she served as a member of the company’s four-person Executive Team, with responsibility for strategic planning, organizational wellness, and board relationships. In her nearly three decades with Primerica, Alison delivered exceptional financial performance and investor confidence in both strong and weak economic conditions and through the disruptions caused by the global pandemic. One highlight of her accomplishments as CFO was leading the company’s IPO in 2010, which was recognized as one of the most successful IPOs after the 2008 financial crisis. She is a certified public accountant and served as a senior auditor with KPMG in Atlanta before joining Primerica.
Alison is an Independent Director of Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE: RF) and a member of the board’s Audit and Technology Committees. She also served as an Independent Director and Audit Committee member of Warburg Pincus Capital Corporation I-A (NYSE: WPCA), a special purpose acquisition company from 2021 until its dissolution in 2023.
Alison lends her strategic and fiscal savvy to community boards such as the financial literacy nonprofit Junior Achievement of Georgia, where she serves as an Executive Committee member, and Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta and Camp Twin Lakes.
She earned a B.S. in accounting from the University of Florida and is actively involved with her alma mater. She is a member of the University’s National Foundation Board and formerly served as Audit Committee Chair. She currently serves as Vice Chair of the Dean’s Advisory Council at the University’s Warrington College of Business.