Shalin Bhagwan is the Chief Actuary at the Pension Protection Fund. Shalin brings extensive institutional investment experience across insurance and pensions, having worked within the sector for many years. He started his career in South Africa in life insurance pricing and reserving, and then transitioned into asset management, where his experience includes liability-driven investment (LDI), derivative and credit portfolio management experience. He has advised some of the UK’s largest pension funds on their LDI strategies, as a Consultant with Mercer and Portfolio Manager with Legal & General Investment Management.

Shalin is a member of the advisory panel at the Financial Reporting Council. He recently served as a member of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries' Finance and Investment Board, and as an advisory member for the taskforce to boost socioeconomic diversity at senior levels in the financial and professional services sectors.