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At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top New York based CFO’ operating in the Insurance space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected]
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Timothy E. Bixby
CFO of Lemonade
Tim Bixby is CFO at Lemonade.
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About Lemonade, Lemonade: Lemonade operates as a full-stack insurance company powered by AI and behavioral economics and driven by social good.
John C. R. Hele
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of MetLife
John Hele is executive vice president & chief financial officer for MetLife, Inc. and a member of the company’s executive group. Appointed to this position in September 2012, Hele oversees all financial management matters for MetLife, including financial reporting, treasury, corporate actuarial, tax, investor relations as well as mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining MetLife, Hele was executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of Arch Capital Group Ltd., a public limited liability company that writes insurance and reinsurance globally through operations in Bermuda, the United States, Europe and Canada. Prior to joining Arch Capital in 2009, Hele was chief financial officer and a member of the executive board of ING Group N.V., one of the largest global financial services companies. As CFO, Hele was based in Amsterdam and had responsibility for a financial function on five continents. He was also responsible for financial controls and reporting as well as capital management and tax reporting. During his six-year tenure at ING, Hele was also deputy chief financial officer, general manager, and chief insurance risk officer, responsible for global insurance risk management. Hele also served as group actuary. Hele served as founder, president and chief executive officer of Worldinsure, Bermuda, a technology company that automated life insurance underwriting, from 1999 to 2003. Prior to that, he spent 11 years with Merrill Lynch in investment banking, marketing and finance positions in the U.S. In his last role at Merrill Lynch, Hele was responsible for providing strategic and financing advice to leading life insurance chief executive officers and chief financial officers in North and South America. Before joining Merrill Lynch, Hele held various actuarial, finance and business roles at Crown Life in Toronto. Hele has been a member of the CFO Forum in Europe, the chair of the Chief Risk Officer Forum, and is a Fellow in the Society of Actuaries. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
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About MetLife: MetLife is a provider of insurance, employee benefits, and financial services .
Darren Singer
Chief Financial Officer of The Guardian US
Darren joined GNM’s parent company GMG in April 2011 as Chief Financial Officer.He moved to GMG from the WPP-owned global agency network GroupM, where he was Chief Financial Officer, EMEA. Before GroupM Darren held a number of senior roles at BSkyB. He has also worked as an analyst at the BBC.Darren read Economics at Manchester University and qualified as a chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse.
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About Global, The Guardian US: The Guardian US is a British national daily newspaper that covers news, sports, business, opinion, analysis, reviews, and much more.
Robert Pietrucha
CFO of Guy Carpenter & Company
Robert Pietrucha is the Chief Financial Officer of Guy Carpenter and a member of the firm’s Board of Managers. Previously, Mr. Pietrucha served as the Finance Director of Marsh’s International Division. Before joining Marsh, Mr. Pietrucha worked with Johnson & Higgins, including assignments within the Controllership and Strategic Planning department, and also worked with Mercer’s corporate finance division. Prior to joining Marsh & McLennan Companies, Mr. Pietrucha worked as a Senior Auditor with Arthur Andersen & Co., where he earned his CPA. Mr. Pietrucha attended Ohio Wesleyan University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting.
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About Guy Carpenter & Company: Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC operates as a reinsurance intermediary. The company offers accident and health, agriculture, alternative risk
Steven H Black
Chief Financial Officer of Universal American
Steve Black joined Universal American as Chief Administrative Officer in 2012. Steve has more than 25 years of operations, technology, healthcare and consulting experience. Most recently, he was with Radisphere National Radiology Group, the largest national radiology services provider, where he served as Chief Operating Officer. Steve has also held senior leadership roles at United Healthcare, Oxford Health Plans, Health Net Health Plans and PHS Health Plans. Steve also served over six years with Accenture, specializing in the insurance industry and operation improvement projects. He began his career with The Travelers as an Account Executive in the National Accounts Group. Steve has served on several volunteer executive boards for local sports associations including baseball, soccer and lacrosse. He received a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from Boston College.
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About Universal American: Universal American is a New York Stock Exchange company with annual revenues of more than $2 billion.
David Harris
Managing Director and the Chief Financial Officer of Sard Verbinnen & Co
David Harris is both a Managing Director and the Chief Financial Officer of Sard Verbinnen & Co. David plays a key role in directing and overseeing the business and fiscal management of the firm, as well as in planning, overseeing, and coordinating capital, financial systems, real estate and operating expenditures. He also provides leadership and direction over the firm’s finance, information technology and human resource areas. Before joining Sard Verbinnen, David was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Korey, Kay & Partners, a mid-sized advertising agency. His responsibilities included coordination and oversight of all aspects of the company’s operations including finance, client accounting, real estate, information technologies and human resources.
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About Sard Verbinnen & Co: Sard Verbinnen & Co is a leading strategic corporate and financial communications firm.
Philippe Heilberg
Co-Founder, President, COO & CFO of Arbol
Philippe brings decades of senior executive experience in commodities and emerging markets. He has been investing in assets across emerging markets including Asia, Africa, and the former Soviet Union region since 2001. Philippe is an ex-partner at the commodities trading unit at AIG, one of the largest insurance companies in the world. He is a contributor to the discourse on blockchain technology including published articles. In addition, Philippe has been a member of the NY Board of Trade Commodity Exchange and is former President Circle member of Asia Society. He graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. Summa Cum Laude and MBA.
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About Arbol, dClimate: Arbol is an InsurTech platform for parametric products that pay quickly and fairly covering external risks such as unexpected weather.
Jumpei Shirasaki
Executive Officer / CFO of WealthPark
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About WealthPark: WealthPark is a digital asset management platform that connects investors and managers of real estate.
Edward Bowler
SVP and CFO of USI Insurance Services
Edward Bowler serves as senior vice president and chief financial officer at USI Insurance Services.
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About USI Insurance Services: USI Insurance Services is an insurance brokerage and consulting firm that delivers diversified insurance and financial services.
William Corrigan
Chief Financial Officer of Alera Group
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About Alera Group: Alera Group is an independent, national insurance and financial services firm.
John Worthley
CFO of ICOToday
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About ICOToday: ICOToday is the secure, reliable platform for launching and directly investing in ICOs.
Mark Kociancic
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Everest Reinsurance Company
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About Everest Insurance, Everest Reinsurance Company: Everest is a world leader in property and casualty reinsurance and insurance, offering innovative products.
Charles Compton
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of United Guaranty
Charles Compton oversees the Accounting, Financial Planning and Analysis, Treasury, and Structured Products groups at United Guaranty. He is responsible for the company’s financial reporting and performance, capital management, and rating agency relationships. Compton joined the company in 2011, bringing strong leadership experience in both finance and insurance. Prior to that, he was executive vice president and chief financial officer of HSBC Insurance NA, where he was responsible for financial leadership of the company’s North American insurance operations. At HSBC, he helped align the North American insurance business with the company’s global retail banking and wealth models. Prior to joining HSBC, Compton was a partner at Adanac II LP. Before that, he was with Associates First Capital Corp. for 11 years, leaving as executive vice president for international insurance operations. Compton began his career at Ernst & Young after earning a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Texas. He is also a certified public accountant.
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About United Guaranty: United Guaranty has provided the best in mortgage insurance products and services to mortgage lenders and credit unions of all sizes.
Terry R. Goodemote
CFO of Arrow Financial Corporation
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About Arrow Financial Corporation: Arrow Financial Corporation is an Insurance company.
Steve Melendez
Chief Financial Officer of ValueInsured
Health enthusiast and number cruncher extraordinare, Steve with his 25+ years of experience sits quietly in dark rooms staring at computers making the models that drive ValueInsured’s business.
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About ValueInsured: ValueInsured is the only product that reimburses homeowners up to their full down payment should the market go down.
Nick Gorgievski
Chief Financial Officer of Public Employer Risk Management Association
Mr. Gorgievski acts as chief fiscal officer and is responsible for all PERMA financial activities. He is a key advisor to the President and Executive Vice President in planning and policy matters including management of PERMA’s investment portfolio. Mr. Gorgievski develops the NEAMI budget and manages and develops cost-effective facilities.
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About Public Employer Risk Management Association: Public Employer Risk Management Association is a provider of workers compensation for public entities.
