Charles Lake, II Biography and Net Worth

Charles Lake joined Aflac International in February 1999 and Aflac Japan in June 1999. He became Aflac Japan deputy president in 2001, president in 2003, vice chairman in 2005, and chairman in 2008. In 2014, he also assumed the position of president, Aflac International. Before joining Aflac, Charles practiced law in Washington, D.C. and served as director of Japan affairs and special counsel at the office of the U.S. Trade Representative in the Executive Office of the President. He currently serves as an independent outside director on the boards of Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd. and Tokyo Electron Ltd. Charles served ten years as an outside director on the board of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. He also serves as a director on the board of the Peterson Institute for International Economics and the U.S.-Japan Business Council. In 2018, Charles was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon by the Emperor of Japan for his contributions to the development of Japan’s insurance and financial services industries and strengthening U.S.-Japan economic relations. Charles received a bachelor’s degree in Asian studies and political science from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a Juris Doctor from the George Washington University School of Law.