Garrett has 30 years of complex commercial insurance experience with 25+ years of experience in a senior executive position. He was a partner and senior management equity holder in 5-successful private equity transactions involving Tri-City Brokerage, Bisys, Crump, and CRC Group, and TIH. As a venture advisor and angel investor in the fintech and insuretech space, Garrett is a Managing Partner at IA Seed Ventures, an advisor to Hudson Structured Venture Capital, and Barcelona Ventures. He is a mentor for 500 Startups, Lloyd’s Lab in London, Broker Tech Ventures, and Brown University Lab. He is also an investment panel member for Funders Club Venture Capital. He sits on numerous boards, generally in the fintech vertical. He is a fan of alternative investments, blockchain-crypto, cyber insurance, inefficient finance, insurance capital markets, MGAs, parametric insurance, real estate, software, and tech-based insurance brokerage. CRC GroupGarrett is the Chief Innovation Officer and President of Exec Pro for CRC Group, the largest wholesale insurance broker in the world. Previously, he acted as Co-President of Brokerage. He was responsible for operations of over $13 billion in written premiums annually. He is also responsible for strategy relating to international markets, fintech, and diversity and inclusion.Areas of insurance practice: Cyber Insurance (since '95), Directors and Officers Insurance (excess of 200 IPOs), Intellectual Property Insurance. Highly experienced in insurance product creation and insurance distribution strategy.