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Member of team entrusted with executing private equity investments on behalf of the Partner Re Group. Investments focus on venture or expansion capital in the broader financial services sector. Direct responsibilities include conducting due diligence on all new strategic investment opportunities. Fundamental responsibilities include: marketing/sourcing investment opportunities,  research and assessment of industry/sector opportunity including evaluation of competitive landscape and standard business model value drivers,  assessment of business plan, evaluation of management team structuring properly aligned compensation scheme/ownership incentives, financial modeling,  formulating term sheets, review of PPM’s and other legal deal docs investment monitoring and internal reporting. Responsibilities also include evaluating and managing PartnerRe’s portfolio of private equity fund and hedge fund investments.

One of five senior managers in Quanta’s Reinsurance Division. Responsible for: oversight of underwriting, claims, and information systems activities for the Division,  all Divisional strategic planning and forecasting activities including development of forecasting models, building out the framework for the Division’s Underwriting and Operational control environment, Divisional staffing including hiring, promotions, and compensation adjustments, and Divisional SOX 404 initiative.

Treaty underwriter focused on origination and underwriting of medical malpractice, directors & officers liability, lawyers’ professional liability, and other professional E&O business lines.

Structured finance professional concentrating on structuring esoteric asset backed securitizations for corporate clients. Team member on novel Arby’s Franchise Fee Securitization. The deal received IFR Securitization of the Year Award in 2000. Also gained experience on corporate finite transactions, dual trigger insurance transactions, and weather derivatives.

Treaty underwriter responsible for medical malpractice, directors & officers liability, lawyers’ professional liability, and other professional E&O lines. Prior treaty underwriting experience at ZRC includes working casualty, casualty clash, property per risk, and property catastrophe business.

Performed various reinsurance accounting services for General Star, General Re’s direct specialty insurance division.

Mba, Finance

Graduated with a 3.98 GPA and Beta Gamma Sigma honors.

Ba, Political Science