Gregory John Schmitt
Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer

Mr. Schmitt serves as executive vice president and chief operations officer for Life Settlement Solutions Inc. In this role, Mr. Schmitt has primary responsibility for business development, broker relations and executive management of the day-to-day operations of the company, business planning, performance assessment, facilities management, oversight of technology functions, and general business and management oversight duties.

Mr. Schmitt joined Life Settlement Solutions in April 2004, coming to the company with extensive and distinguished experience in the life insurance business. Previously serving as territorial vice president for the Prudential Insurance Company of America, Mr. Schmitt retired from Prudential in 2003 following 24 years' employment with the company.

During his tenure with Prudential, Mr. Schmitt received numerous promotions, starting out as a sales agent and rising through the ranks to assume several management positions, ultimately being appointed as senior vice president for the Western Territory and reporting directly to the president of Prudential’s Agency Distribution. In addition to oversight of insurance sales and financial planning services, Mr. Schmitt’s management responsibilities for Prudential included extensive contributions to development of the company’s technology platform, training and development of production and management personnel, organizational development, business planning, expense management, and profit and loss.

Mr. Schmitt holds California residential insurance producer licenses as a life agent, variable contracts agent and fire and casualty broker-agent. While employed by Prudential, he was also a registered representative and registered principal associated with Prudential’s affiliated broker-dealer, Pruco Securities, LLC.