Mehran Assadi is Chair, Chief Executive Officer and President of National Life Group. Assadi joined National Life in September 2003 as Executive Consultant to the Chief Executive Officer, charged with overseeing strategic initiatives. Shortly thereafter, he was hired and appointed interim Chief Operating Officer. In 2005, he was appointed President of Life and Annuity.

Since becoming President and Chief Executive Officer in 2009, Assadi has led major growth in both top and bottom-line results of National Life's life and annuity business and has worked to build a culture of collaboration, engagement and empowerment among employees. He joined National Life's Board of Directors in 2009 and was elected Chair in 2017.

In September 2023, Assadi was elected to the Board of Directors of the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI). He also serves as a member of ACLI's CEO Steering Committee on Prudential Issues and Executive Roundtable Planning Committee. He previously served as Chair of the ACLI Mid-Tier Interest Group, and as a member of the Corporate Governance Committee and ACLI Political Action Committee.

Before joining National Life Group, Assadi served as Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Information Officer at Provident Mutual in Newark, Delaware. He earned his undergraduate degree from Towson University and a Master's in Management Information Systems from the University of Baltimore.