Exhibit 23.1
Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company
8515 East Orchard Road
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
July 20, 2017
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| RE: | Opinion of Counsel |
| Registration Statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act of 1933 |
| Great-West [Marketing Name®] Individual Single Premium Deferred Index-Linked Annuity |
| Contract, File No. 333-[ ] |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I hereby consent to the reference to my name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus, filed as part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, I do not admit that I am in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933.
Sincerely,
/s/ Ryan L. Logsdon
Ryan L. Logsdon
Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Secretary
