Jim Poolman, ’92

Owner, Jim Poolman Consulting Inc. 

Board Chair  |  Executive Committee  |  Alumni Relations & Development Committee  |  Board Recruitment Committee  |  Compensation Committee  |  Governance Committee  |  Nominating Committee

Terms served: 2017-2020, 2020-2023, 2023-2026

Career

Jim Poolman was elected twice to serve as North Dakota’s Insurance Commissioner, and served in that post from 2001-2007. While Insurance Commissioner, Poolman held many leadership posts with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners during his tenure, serving as Chairman of the Life Insurance and Annuities Committee for 2 years and Vice President of the organization in 2004.  

Before being elected Insurance Commissioner in 2000, Poolman served four terms in the North Dakota House of Representatives, and was a trust officer for the Bremer Bank system.  

In 2007, Poolman left his post to start an independent regulatory consulting practice. He advises insurance companies, trade associations and producer clients on regulatory and compliance issues. He also serves as Executive Director of the Indexed Annuity Leadership Council, an organization that promotes financial education around the fixed indexed annuity product.

Poolman is also an active entrepreneur and investor. He is partner in a number of restaurant/pubs and in commercial real estate ventures in North and South Dakota.