January 2026 Board Meeting

Newport Beach, CA
January 26-27, 2026

Quarterly Meeting of the SVIA Board of Directors

When:

January 26-27, 2026

Where:

Pacific Life Headquarters

700 Newport Center Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660

 

Agenda

Monday, January 26, 2026
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Executive Committee Meeting

Please arrive at the building five to ten minutes early to make time to reach the twelfth floor and get situated once inside.

Monday, January 26, 2026
6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Board of Directors Dinner

Farmhouse at Roger’s Garden
2301 San Joaquin Hills Rd.
Corona del Mar, CA 92625
949.640.1415

https://farmhouse.rogersgardens.com/

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Board of Directors Meeting

Please arrive at the building five to ten minutes early to make time to reach the twelfth floor and get situated once inside.
9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast for Board of Directors
9:00 to 9:30 a.m. Opening Remarks
Ben Soltsov, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Chair of SVIA’s Board of Directors

  • Board of Directors Roundtable
9:30 to 11:00 a.m. SVIA Organizational Review
Zach Gieske, President, SVIA

  • Action Item Review
  • Consultant Advisory Council
  • Data Committee Leadership
  • Digital Assets Working Group
  • Stable Value Certifications
11:00 to 11:30 a.m. Government Relations
Jaime Santos, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP
Michael Leonberger, Invesco, Co-Chair, Government Relations
Michael Sipper, New York Life, Co-Chair, Government Relations

  • Litigation & Amicus Briefs
  • SVIA Legislative Proposal
  • Yearly Legislative Outlook
11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Events
Maya Pillai, Pacific Life, Chair

  • 2026 Spring Seminar Agenda & Updates
  • Budget & Attendee Analysis
12:00 to 12:30 p.m. Luncheon and Break
12:30 to 1:00 p.m. Data and Research
Tony Luna, T. Rowe Price, Chair, Data & Research Committee
Trevor Olexy, Data Engineer, SVIA

  • SVIA Data Portal
  • SVIA Composite & Hueler Data
  • SVIA Data Distribution
1:00 to 1:30 p.m. Membership Development
Tashil Fakir, JP Morgan Chase, Chair, Membership Development

  • SVIA Leadership Summit
  • Stable Value Interships
1:30 to 2:00 p.m. Communications
Andrew Erman, Transamerica, Chair, Communications & Education

  • Valerian Whitepaper Update
  • Qualitative Study Update
  • Stable Value Handbook Update
  • SVIA Grants
  • Communications Pieces in Progress
2:00 to 2:30 p.m. Finance
Henry Kao, PIMCO, Finance Chair & Treasurer

  • 2025 Update
  • 2026 Budget
2:30 to 3:00 p.m. Other Business
3:00 p.m. Adjournment

HOTELS

SVIA does not have a room block for this meeting. Below are some suggestions for nearby hotels.

AC Hotel 
601 K St, Washington, DC 20001 
(202) 921-6900

Arlo Washington DC
333 G St NW, Washington, DC 20001
(202)737-7000

Conrad Washington DC
950 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 844-5900

Grand Hyatt Washington 
1000 H St NW, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 582-1234

 

TRAVEL INFORMATION

METRO RAIL. It is two blocks from the Gallery Place Chinatown stop on the DMV Metro System’s Yellow Line, which also serves Reagan Airport (DCA). The Green and Red lines also serve this stop.

AMTRAK AND VRE. It is a 15 minute walk from Union Station and accessible from the Red Line which connects Union Station and Metro Center Station.

UNION STATION. It is a 15 minute walk from Union Station, or a 6 minute Lyft or Uber ride.

REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT. It is a 15 minute Lyft or Uber ride from Reagan, and, it is six stops on the Yellow Line to Gallery Place Chinatown Station. By Metro, it is a 25 minute ride.

BWI and IAD AIRPORTS. It is roughly an hour’s drive away. However, Uber and Lyft have increased prices substantially, which may make flights to/from these airports less economical and thus undesirable. From BWI, you can take the MARC train to Union Station and then walk.

DRIVING. Parking rates vary by hotel from $35 to $50 a night.

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