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Director in Celent’s North America Property/Casualty Insurance Practice. Nationally recognized thought leader on emerging and incumbent technology for insurers. I advise insurers on acquistion of technology solutions -- and technology firms on what and how to sell to insurers. C-Suite relationship skills.Coverage areas include: connected car and autonomous cars; connected buildings, voice, insurance platforms, technology strategy and business strategy; due diligence for insurance technology M&A transactions. Recent work includes: projecting the impact of telematics, ADAS, and autonomous cars on auto insurance; due diligence assignments for Private Equity investors, assessing digital transformation technologies, post-acquisition go to market and product road maps, build or buy analyses for core systems. Widely quoted in national and industry media, including The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, NBC and CBS Evening News, CNBC, and National Public Radio, Digital Insurance, Insurance Innovation Reporter. Frequent presenter at industry conferences including InsureTech Connect, DIGIN, and IASA.

Provide advisory, consulting, and research to leading insurers, technology vendors and consulting firms.Skill and knowledge set: technology and business strategy, product and service development, go-to-market strategy, business development, account management

Develop insurance vertical solution set and go-to-market initiatives, develop infrastructure strategy and ecommerce initiatives for leading insurance companies

Develop distribution and service strategies for leading insurers, investment managers, banks

Internal consultant, strategic planning, develop multi-channel strategies