NivaLet’s talk

Christopher Smith

Chairman of the Board of Directors and President at The Variable Annuity Life Insurance

Officer recordForm ADV filed 9 July 2026

Christopher Smith is Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company, a Houston investment adviser.

Career

Christopher Smith has been Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of The Variable Annuity Life Insurance since February 2024. Christopher Smith is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it.

The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company is a Houston, TX firm with $32.9B under management, 36 clients and 5 advisers in one office, as of its July 2026 filing.

Corebridge identifies Chris Smith as chief operating officer. Before joining Corebridge, he was head of Group Benefits at Guardian Life and previously head of Global Operations at MetLife.

The IAPD individual lookup on 18 October 2026 returned no individual record. This profile uses the firm’s Form ADV officer listing.

Credentials and registrations

Professional designations

Listed by The Variable Annuity Life Insurance

  • Corebridge states that he has held the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation since 2003.

Individual registration and examination information for Christopher Smith is unavailable. An officer title or CRD number does not by itself establish current investment adviser representative registration, and no registration or examination counts are inferred.

Officer record

Full name
Christopher Smith
CRD
7882459
Record basis
Form ADV officer listing
Firm bio
corebridgefinancial.com

Disciplinary history is not reported here, in either direction. Check the SEC record.

Common questions

Where does Christopher Smith work?

Christopher Smith has been Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company since February 2024, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 9 July 2026

Leadership at The Variable Annuity Life Insurance

Sources

  1. IAPD individual lookup, CRD 7882459. This profile uses the Form ADV officer listing; the individual lookup did not provide a current investment-adviser record.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company, filed 9 July 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. The Variable Annuity Life Insurance team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards.

Retrieved 18 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

Report a correction