Daniel J. Houston is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Principal Financial Group(r). He is responsible for overall management of the company. Houston joined Principal(r) in 1984 in Dallas. He was named senior vice president in 2000, executive vice president in 2006 and president of Retirement and Income Solutions in 2008. He was named president and chief operating officer in 2014 before assuming his current role in 2015. Houston is a member of several boards, including Greater Des Moines Partnership, Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI), American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI), Iowa State University Business School Dean's Advisory Council, Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) and Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines. Houston received his bachelor's degree from Iowa State University in 1984. He has appeared before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging to discuss the importance of educating the workforce about the financial needs in retirement. Houston spoke to the joint forum of U.S. Senate Committees on Finance and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and authored a chapter in