CEO and Insurance Segment Head of Fractal Industries

Formerly:

• COO of Aon Re, CEO of JLT Re
• Director and CUO of Qatar
• Insurance and Qatar RE
• Executive committee member at Aon Benfield
• Chairman of Aon Benfield Securities Limited
• Graduate trainee at Jardine Matheson

30+ years of industry experience

Board Member of Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd

Formerly:

• Executive positions with Greenlight Re; Alea Group; Zurich
• Financial Services; Continental Insurance Company

30+ years of industry experience includes

• Underwriting
• Finance and actuarial
• Extensive rating agency experience in traditional and bespoke business models

Head of Insurance Practice, McDermott Will & Emery

Formerly:

• Sirius Group
• Goldman Sachs
• Deutsche Bank
• Alea Group

25+ years of industry experience includes

• Insurance M&A
• Structured reinsurance formation and capital raises for start-ups, ILS, and loss portfolio run-off and administration

Managing Partner and CIO of Virgo

Formerly:

• Senior investment professional at Eton Park Capital Management
• Partner at R6 Capital Management; Silver Point Capital
• Associate at Clayton
• Associate at Dubilier
• Associate at Rice
• Analyst at Morgan Stanley Capital Partners

Partner at Virgo Investment Group

Formerly:

• Partner at R6 Capital; Eton Park
• Part of Krauthamer & Associates since 1993 and a principal as of 1997
• Real Estate experience at LaSalle Partners and Oxford Reality
• Member of the Northern Virginia Technology Council
• Is a Member of the Turnaround Management Association

Formerly: President AIG Americas (SME/ all commercial lines) including Lexington Program Division (~$6.0B GWP); prior CEO/Specialty Officer for Emerging Markets Division

30 years of experience with global P&C (re)insurance carriers

Senior executive at Munich Re, Allianz, Booz Allen

Formerly: Portfolio Manager, Paragon Outcomes, a $1.5B family office. 17 years investing in alternatives (incl. insurance) 

Former Advisory Board Member:

• DYAL Capital Partners
• Fortress Investment Group
• Atalaya Capital Management
• MC Seamax Capital
• Melody Capital

Chartered Financial Analyst 

Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst 

Formerly: Division Executive, AIG Programs ($1.1B GWP)

27 years in the insurance industry

16 years with AIG in underwriting and actuarial roles

Credentialed actuary

• CPCU
• ARM
• 20+ Years of insurance experience in programs/delegated authority business
• Formerly with AIG, American Safety and Fireman’s Fund
• Holds Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designations
• Bachelor’s Degree from the University of West Florida

Formerly: Regulatory Compliance for Republic Group

33 years in insurance industry

25 years with Republic ($550 million program book)

Property & Casualty multi-line experience

Formerly: Executive Director Programs at DUAL

20 years of industry experience

Managed 15 programs ($250 million) for DUAL

Operations roles at Old Republic, AIG

John is an experienced senior finance executive with more than 20 years of diverse experience in and around the Property & Casualty insurance industry.  He was most recently Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller at ProSight Specialty Insurance, helping to both take them public and be acquired in a private transaction in his time there.  He held previous senior roles at QBE Insurance, including CFO of the Equator Re division in Bermuda.  He started his career with Ernst & Young LLP in their assurance practice.  

Formerly: Head of Research and Head of Corporate Advisory Services at Clearbrook, LLC, which managed and advised over $30B.

Previously, managed alternative investments at Finch Asset Management, Inc. 

Began his career in insurance at Prudential focusing on investment grade corporate fixed income on behalf of several general account portfolios,

22 years of investment experience

Advisory Board Member or Strategic Advisor:
Clearbrook, LLC

Atalaya Capital Management

Formerly: VP & Sr. Underwriter, Munich RE

30 years of experience in the insurance industry

Led transactions up to $900 million

Treaty/Facultative, Traditional/Structured placements

 40 years of industry experience

Lead Underwriter for domestic and global programs

Experience with Hartford, Chubb, CIGNA, NCCI, Crum & Forster and Allianz

Formerly: Programs Underwriter at Allied World and Financial Analyst at Blue Cross Blue Shield

5 Years in the Industry, primarily in the Program's space.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Boston University

Formerly: Head of Human Capital, MaidenRE

Over 25 years of experience in a broad array of businesses

Extensive knowledge of employment laws in:

• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania
• California
• Texas
• United Kingdom

Formerly: Manager of Financial Reporting, NEIL (P&C Insurance Company) and Audit Manager, Baker Tilly

11+ years of experience in the insurance industry

Managed teams through all aspects of financial reporting, investment accounting, insurance accounting, assurance and advisory for P&C companies

Certified Financial Examiner

Formerly: CUO/Chief Actuary for Safehold Special Risk

30 years in the insurance industry

25 years in executive roles with Safehold, Catlin, Maxum and American Re

Credentialed actuary

Formerly: Head of Operations, AIG Lexington Insurance

20 years of experience​

14 years at AIG in global operations, technology and strategy roles

Formerly: Partner and Principal, Paragon Outcomes, a $1.5bn family office.  10+ years investing in competitively-advantaged and yield-oriented real asset and specialty finance transactions (including insurance).   

Chartered Financial Analyst

Certified Public Accountant