Curtis Lawhorn

Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer at American Equity

West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

About Curtis Lawhorn

Curtis Lawhorn is Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer at American Equity. Location: West Des Moines, Iowa, United States.

I’m a technology leader with more than 20 years of experience helping financial services and insurance organizations modernize, grow, and adapt in highly regulated environments. Today I serve as Chief Technology Officer, responsible for enterprise technology strategy, platform modernization, and financial stewardship across insurance platforms within Brookfield’s integrated annuity and insurance ecosystem. My work sits at the intersection of business strategy and technology execution. I align technology investment to growth, resilience, and risk management while transforming legacy environments into scalable, cloud-native and SaaS platforms. Whether modernizing core systems, building integration and data foundations, or leading cloud transformation and migration efforts, my goal is consistent: ensure technology makes the business stronger, faster, and more adaptable. I partner to align technology strategy with enterprise priorities, ensuring modernization efforts, cloud initiatives, and data platforms directly support growth, risk management, and long-term competitiveness.

Skills

  • Cloud Migration
  • Digital Transformation

Additional experience

  • Senior Vice President, Co-Head of Information Technology

    American Equity

    December 2025 – May 2026

Education

  • Bachelor of Science - BS, Iowa State University