The Government Actuary?s Department (GAD) has announced that the new Deputy Government Actuary has been named as Matt Gurden. The appointment followed an open competition for the role.

The Government Actuary Martin Clarke said: ?Matt Gurden has an impressive track record of actuarial consulting in both the private and public sectors across a very broad range of areas.

?I congratulate him on this appointment, and I look forward to working closely with him in providing professional and business leadership to the Government Actuary?s Department and in developing the valuable contribution that actuaries make within the public sector.?

Management and oversight
Matt?s most recent role was as the GAD Actuarial Director for Clients, Growth and Development. He is a member of the Management Board and Executive.

He provides Management Board oversight for 2 GAD teams - Specialist Actuarial and the Analytical Solutions Team. He is also the chair of the Thought Leadership Oversight Group.

New role
Matt Gurden said: ?I am delighted to be named as the new Deputy Government Actuary. It?s an exciting time to be part of GAD as we expand our client offer across the public sector.

?My role as Actuarial Director means I?ve had the opportunity to take the strategic view of the work we undertake to support our clients. GAD?s areas of expertise continue to include insurance, investment, data science, modelling and quality assurance, as well as pensions and social security.?

Matt joined GAD in 2011 after working in a variety of roles in several private sector actuarial consultancies.