Matthew Kohler is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Protective Life Corporation, where he ensures the alignment of Protective’s technical and business strategies. His responsibilities include collaborating with key business leaders to evaluate new technology, delivering the tools and data necessary to execute objectives, and providing direction and perspective across the organization.
An employee of Protective since 1998, Kohler most recently served as Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and prior to that as the head of the business solutions department, providing development support for the life, annuity and corporate business functions. He also previously held the role of application development manager, where he oversaw several systems areas including agency, telelife, illustrations and agent support.
Kohler earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing research with minors in mathematics and statistics from Florida State University in addition to a master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in finance from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.