Mr. Odell graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Finance and Commerce in 1954 with a B. S. in Economics. He became a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries in 1958, a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries in 1965, a Fellow of the Conference of Consulting actuaries in 1975. He became an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society in 1981, and was an Enrolled Actuary from 1975-1993.

Mr. Odell began his actuarial career at the Prudential Insurance Company of America's Newark headquarters in their Management Development and Actuarial Development Programs. His areas of concentration included group Life and Health and Systems. After completing these programs and attaining Fellowship in the Society of Actuaries in only 4 years, Mr. Odell moved South with the Prudential to their Jacksonville regional office in 1959. There he practiced in underwriting and servicing of individual Life and Health and small groups.

He moved on to Life of Georgia in 1964 where he added Annual Statements, product development, and Group Annuities to his repertoire.

At Commonwealth Life of Kentucky in 1968, he integrated Actuarial and financial controls and entered general and financial management, providing advice and counsel to top management on the present and future state of the business.

Mr. Odell became Vice President of Capital Holding Company in Louisville in 1971, responsible for the integration, coordination, and measurement of subsidiaries.

He has been a consulting actuary for 35 years, first as Senior Vice President of Booke & Company in Winston-Salem, where he managed their Actuarial Consulting and Education Divisions. In 1982 he founded Odell & Associates, which he headed for 20 years.

Mr. Odell has been active in industry and professional affairs. He has chaired committees at the American Academy, the Society of Actuaries, the Conference of Consulting Actuaries, and Liaison Committees of the NAIC. He has been a Director of the Academy and the Conference, and Vice President of the Conference. He has also served as Editor, Secretary-Treasurer, Vice President, and President of regional actuarial clubs.

He has published a dozen papers and articles in six different Journals, several of them refereed journals. He has frequently offered expert testimony in State, Federal, and Tax Courts, as well as before Congressional Committees and Insurance Departments. Additional information and details are available upon request.