Gerry Cross

Secretary General

Gerry Cross has served as Secretary General of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) since 15 June 2026. He has nearly three decades of experience in financial regulation, supervision and international regulatory policy.

Before joining the IAIS, Gerry was Director for Capital Markets and Funds at the Central Bank of Ireland, where he led the regulation and supervision of Ireland’s capital markets and investment funds sectors. He joined the Central Bank in 2015 as Director of Policy and Risk. Earlier in his career, he held senior roles across the financial sector, specialising in financial regulation and international policy.

Gerry has extensive experience in international financial regulatory cooperation, including as a member of the IAIS Executive Committee from 2019-2024. He also previously served as a member of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Board of Supervisors, on the Board of Supervisors of the European Banking Authority (EBA) where he co-chaired the Regulatory Policy Standing Committee and chaired the European Supervisory Authority’s (ESA) Joint Committee Sub-Committee on Digital Operational Resilience Act implementation.

Gerry holds a Master of Laws from the University of Cambridge.