Experience

Groundspeed, now part of Insurance Quantified

• United States
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Advisor

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Very happy to share I’ve joined Groundspeed Analytics as Senior Advisor. Groundspeed is the market leader in using A.I. to help insurance companies extract value from unstructured data. Existing clients report significantly lower operating expenses and improved loss costs while reducing the time from submission to quote by 25%. In my role I will support our sales and marketing efforts and explore potential strategic investments in Groundspeed from carriers and other insurance enterprises. I’m excited about the opportunity and look forward to hearing from you if you’d like to learn more, offer advice, or simply catch up! Show less



Paladin LLC

• Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• President

  • Oct 2017 - Sep 2022

  Founder of service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) providing investor and client relations services. Recent engagements include surveying markets for carve-out of an environmental risk management group, working with a top healthcare firm providing alternative risk solutions to insurance carriers and leading corporate development and investor relations for a specialty insurance startup. Serving as trustee, investor and advisor to nonprofit and startup enterprises in the insurance and alternative energy industries. Show less



GoRisk Specialty

• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Development Officer

  • Dec 2019 - Jun 2022

  Working with founders to structure and raise financing for start-up specialty insurance MGA and carrier. Responsible for corporate development, banking relationships and investor relations. Working with founders to structure and raise financing for start-up specialty insurance MGA and carrier. Responsible for corporate development, banking relationships and investor relations.



XL Catlin

• Bermuda
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Vice President - Director of Investor Relations

  • Sep 2005 - Mar 2017

  Led investor relations effort for S&P 500 insurance and reinsurance company during period of high volatility, strategic repositioning and management succession.Successful financings raised $8.7 billion in equity, hybrids and debt from existing and new investors.Leveraged investment management experience to optimize XL's relationships with investment banks, fund managers and other institutional investors.Contingent financing won Reactions Magazine's Global award for "Insurance Industry Capital Raising of the Year".Member of National Investor Relations Institute and Conference Board's Investor Relations Roundtable. Show less

• Vice President XL Weather & Energy Trading Partners

  • Jul 2001 - Aug 2005

  Initiated and closed leading-edge transactions managing clients' weather and energy risks. Relocated to Bermuda to lead execution office.



Various Energy & Technology Ventures

• Senior Officer & Investor

  • Jan 1998 - Jun 2001

  These included an on-line golf real estate portal and an energy investment partnership. These included an on-line golf real estate portal and an energy investment partnership.



NeuVis, Inc.

• Director of Business Development

  • Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  Joined startup to market systems solutions to financial, energy and industrial institutions. Firm was sold to IBM. Joined startup to market systems solutions to financial, energy and industrial institutions. Firm was sold to IBM.



Prebon-Yamane

• Vice President

  • Jan 1997 - Jan 1999

  Environmental Brokerage Team structured and intermediated emissions allowance programs for investors, energy companies, and trading firms. Focused on NOx, acid rain precursors and greenhouse gases. Environmental Brokerage Team structured and intermediated emissions allowance programs for investors, energy companies, and trading firms. Focused on NOx, acid rain precursors and greenhouse gases.



Clean Air Capital Markets LP

• Vice President

  • Aug 1995 - May 1998

  Group structured and executed emission permit, offset and allowance transactions generating over $500 million for improved emissions control and alternative energy financing, representing millions of tons of reductions in acid-rain precursors and demonstrating the viability of 'cap and trade' systems. Group structured and executed emission permit, offset and allowance transactions generating over $500 million for improved emissions control and alternative energy financing, representing millions of tons of reductions in acid-rain precursors and demonstrating the viability of 'cap and trade' systems.



The TCW Group

• United States
• Financial Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Vice President

  • Jan 1991 - Jan 1993

  Managed $300 million portfolio of mezzanine and subordinated debt investments in environmentally-advanced energy projects. Included solar, clean coal, geothermal and combined-cycle natural gas technologies. Managed $300 million portfolio of mezzanine and subordinated debt investments in environmentally-advanced energy projects. Included solar, clean coal, geothermal and combined-cycle natural gas technologies.



Management Analysis Center

• Consulting Associate

  • Jan 1990 - Jan 1991

  Conducted strategic and valuation projects for insurance companies and financial institutions including CIGNA, Fidelity Management and Merrill Lynch. Conducted strategic and valuation projects for insurance companies and financial institutions including CIGNA, Fidelity Management and Merrill Lynch.



Consolidated Power Company

• Development Associate

  • Jan 1988 - Jan 1990

  Led analysis for development of first cogeneration power plant in New England. Structured contracts for natural gas purchases, power sales and hedging programs. Led analysis for development of first cogeneration power plant in New England. Structured contracts for natural gas purchases, power sales and hedging programs.



Salomon Bros

• Associate

  • Jan 1986 - Jan 1988

  Registered representative dealing with partners' equity accounts. Registered representative dealing with partners' equity accounts.



US Navy

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Commissioned Officer

  • 1980 - 1984

  Qualified Officer of the Deck and engineering division officer serving on amphibious assault ship based in Guantanamo Bay and Caribbean. Later assigned to staff of Admiral commanding surface forces in Atlantic as public affairs deputy. Rated in top 1% of peers and recommended for early promotion. Service-Disabled Veteran. SDVOSB Qualified Officer of the Deck and engineering division officer serving on amphibious assault ship based in Guantanamo Bay and Caribbean. Later assigned to staff of Admiral commanding surface forces in Atlantic as public affairs deputy. Rated in top 1% of peers and recommended for early promotion. Service-Disabled Veteran. SDVOSB