Experience

Surround Insurance

• United States
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  Greater Boston Area We make everyone's first insurance purchase a delightful, tech enabled experience.

• Cofounder and Chief Operating Officer

  • Jun 2018 - Apr 2023

  Greater Boston Area It's been a delight to grow Surround from a slide deck to a thriving seed stage company selling across 30 states. My role as cofounder has included: - Managing the product vision, design and implementation through in house design and engineering teams from idea to launch then growth. - Negotiating and contracting for reinsurance and fronting capacity. - Establishment of a sales team and choosing and implementing appropriate sales tools. - Setting a base of strong analytics… Show more It's been a delight to grow Surround from a slide deck to a thriving seed stage company selling across 30 states. My role as cofounder has included: - Managing the product vision, design and implementation through in house design and engineering teams from idea to launch then growth. - Negotiating and contracting for reinsurance and fronting capacity. - Establishment of a sales team and choosing and implementing appropriate sales tools. - Setting a base of strong analytics and reporting. - Smooth regulatory and licensing management. Incubated at the Harvard Innovation Labs via the Launch Lab X program MassChallenge FinTech 2019 Platinum Award Winner Plug and Play #1 Scored Pitch in 2019 Batch



Skyward Specialty Insurance

• United States
• Insurance
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Member Board of Directors

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  Recently IPOed public company in the specialty insurance space.



Kate Terry and Company LLC

• President

  • Feb 2017 - Jun 2018

  Boston, MA Insurance innovation consulting to insurance companies and investors assessing the insurtech space.



Liberty Mutual Insurance

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Vice President, Commercial Insurance, and Manager, Product Operations

  • Aug 2012 - Aug 2016

  Boston, MA Managed team of several hundred people across eight offices with a $22M budget. - Built enhanced and modernized modeling and analytics capability on the team that delivered all of Liberty's Commercial Markets underwriting and rating models. - Effectively delivered regulatory approvals for all commercial lines product filings countrywide. - Drove efficiencies across communication, training, and special projects - exceeded objectives annually while staying under budget. - Led… Show more Managed team of several hundred people across eight offices with a $22M budget. - Built enhanced and modernized modeling and analytics capability on the team that delivered all of Liberty's Commercial Markets underwriting and rating models. - Effectively delivered regulatory approvals for all commercial lines product filings countrywide. - Drove efficiencies across communication, training, and special projects - exceeded objectives annually while staying under budget. - Led special projects which resulted in cost saving of millions of dollars per year on an ongoing basis.

• Senior Vice President, Commercial Markets and Product Manager, Commercial Auto

  • Jan 2011 - Aug 2012

  Greater Boston Area Improved profitability in this multi-hundred million dollar book of business.

• Director of State Operations

  • Mar 2010 - Jan 2011

  Greater Boston Area Maintained profitability while delivering new product solutions across three states in the Northwest.



Plymouth Rock Assurance

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Manager

  • Dec 2008 - Mar 2010

  Greater Boston Area Managed the changing regulatory, analytical, and product landscape for the Massachusetts personal auto product as the Massachusetts market transitioned from state-set pricing to a competitive market.



Progressive Insurance

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Manager

  • Aug 2005 - Dec 2008

  Richmond, Virginia Area P&L responsibility across four states in the Southeast, including Louisiana just after Hurricane Katrina.



Diamond Management & Technology Consultants

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Manager

  • 1999 - 2003

  London, United Kingdom Management consultant focused on the evolving wireless telecom market. Promoted from entry level to project manager within four years without an MBA.