Mike Jackowski is the chief executive officer of Duck Creek Technologies and serves on the company’s board of directors. For more than 30 years he has been an industry thought leader delivering groundbreaking solutions to help insurers reimagine their insurance products to better protect people and businesses. Mike also serves on the board of Bonterra, an international social-impact software company. In more than a decade as CEO of Duck Creek, Mike has led the company through tremendous growth while overseeing its resumption of business as a stand-alone enterprise in 2016 and initial public offering in 2020. He also oversaw the acquisition of five companies that expanded Duck Creek’s product offerings. Mike has received recognition for his leadership, including, in 2022, being cited by Comparably as one of the Best CEOs for Diversity. In addition, the company has garnered prestigious international awards for both technology innovation and workplace culture, including, in 2022, Best Global Culture from Comparably, 12 Best Internet/Product Companies from AmbitionBox in India, and Best Employer from World HRD Congress.Prior to Duck Creek, Mike held several executive roles at Allstate Insurance Company. While at Allstate, he was credited with reinventing the insurer’s claim operations through modern technology and governance. This large-scale initiative garnered two illustrious industry recognitions: “Premier 100 IT Leaders,” by Computerworld magazine, and the Pink Elephant’s Information Technology Infrastructure Library Project of the Year award. Before joining Allstate, Mike was a managing partner for Accenture’s global claims and underwriting practice. Under his leadership, the practice created the company’s pioneering software solution, Accenture Claim Components, which is now Duck Creek Claims.