Sheila Jelinek

Sheila Jelinek is Director, Variable Annuities & Insurance, East division, with the Specialist Consulting Group at Janus Henderson Investors, a position she has held since 2023. In this role, she delivers content and support to insurance partners focused on retirement planning strategies and solutions. Prior to joining the firm, Sheila was an external portfolio consultant at Milliman Financial Risk Management from 2015. Before this, she held roles as an annuity wholesaler at Nationwide and Prudential. Previously, she was a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch.

Sheila received a bachelor’s degree in finance from Mississippi College and a dual MBA in international business and management from Georgia State University, J. Mack Robinson College of Business. She holds FINRA Series 3 and 7 securities licenses and has 27 years of financial industry experience.