Jon Atteberry
Director, Data Science
Jon Atteberry is director of data science, Insurance, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, leading a team responsible for developing acquisition and retention models and attributes for auto, homeowners, life and commercial lines. Jon has more than 10 years of experience working in data analysis and analytics, working as director of web traffic and engagement analytics at TechTarget, Inc. prior to joining LexisNexis.
He holds a master’s degree in predictive analytics from Northwestern University as well as a master's in business administration from Georgia State University.
Jeffery Batiste
Senior Vice President of Client Engagement
Jeffery Batiste is SVP of client engagement, Insurance, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. In this role, he is responsible for leading an organization of managers and account managers across the U.S. who are directly responsible for the day-to-day sales, support and satisfaction of our life, commercial, and acquisition & retention customers. Jeffery joined LexisNexis in 2013 and has over 20 years of direct sales, management and leadership experience in insurance, data and analytics and consumer packaged goods industries.
Prior to LexisNexis, he held a variety of leadership roles in sales and sales management at Progressive, AIG and Travelers.
Victor Bayus
Vice President, Product Management
Victor Bayus is VP of product management, Insurance, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. He joined the organization in 2010 and is responsible for managing existing products and developing new data solutions for the insurance industry.
Prior to joining LexisNexis, Victor spent 11 years at S1 Corporation in product management where he was responsible for launching and growing insurance and financial services software solutions. Victor also spent more than six years in consulting roles with firms such as McCall Consulting Group and Accenture.
Victor earned a bachelor of science degree in economics from Allegheny College and a master's in business administration from the College of William and Mary.
John Beal
Senior Vice President, Analytics
John Beal is is SVP of analytics, Insurance, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. He is responsible for leading the company’s insurance analytics and modeling products and services. With more than 20 years of experience in data and analytics across the insurance and financial services industries and market-leading innovations, John and his team develop incremental predictive uses of existing data and processes with a strong focus on developing personal and commercial lines credit-based loss models as well as new non-credit industry solutions.
Prior to LexisNexis, he held key leadership roles at First Union National Bank in Charlotte, where he was vice president, credit and market analytics within the quantitative analysis group, and at Citicorp Bankcard, where he served as assistant vice president, credit policy department.
Suzanne Blackford
Senior Vertical Market Manager, U.S. Connected Car
Suzanne Blackford is senior vertical market manager, U.S. Connected Car, for LexisNexis Risk Solutions. In this role, she is responsible for leading the connected claims and consent management product strategies. She is focused on delivering products that provide value to both an automaker’s connected services program as well as to an insurance carrier’s auto claims process. Suzanne brings more than a decade of product lifecycle management and claims experience to her role.
During her time at State Farm, Suzanne held many positions within the auto claims organization. This experience allowed her to better understand the auto claims experience from many perspectives, ranging from policyholder to leader within the claims department. She is passionate about building claims solutions that simplify processes for insurance customers and deliver enhanced efficiency to auto claims organizations.
Suzanne holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of North Carolina and has received her Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation.
Vincent Braddy
Senior Product Manager, Product Management
Vincent Braddy is senior product manager, product management, Insurance, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. He joined the organization in 2017 with 12 years in the industry and is responsible for developing and maintaining contributory databases and products that serve auto and home insurance carriers throughout the policy lifecycle.
Vincent is a licensed property and casualty insurance professional with extensive experience in underwriting, process improvement and product management. Vincent holds a bachelor of arts degree in speech communication from the University of Georgia.
Kim Brown
Director, Product Management
Kim Brown is director of product management for our Identity Access Management suite of products. Kim has been with LexisNexis Risk Solutions since 2015, and leads a team responsible for defining the use cases, value props and strategy for the identity products focused on identity verification, authentication and risk assessment.
Previously, Kim held analyst roles at a top P&C carrier focused on customer acquisition and the online customer experience. Kim earned her bachelor's degree in math and statistics from Morgan State University, has a master's degree in financial mathematics from Purdue University and earned her master's in business administration from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School.
Bunny Brownlee
Product Manager and AML/Compliance Specialist
Bunny Brownlee is a product manager and AML/compliance specialist for LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Her area of specialty is OFAC/AML/BSA compliance, which includes customer due diligence (CDD), enhance due diligence (EDD), sanctions, and politically exposed person (PEP) screening.
She has over 16 years of experience helping the insurance industry and financial institutions apply data and technology solutions to support OFAC, AML and sanctions compliance program. Bunny is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).
Frank Cesario
Director, Auto Claims
Frank Cesario is director of auto claims, Insurance, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. He works with client engagement and product development teams to meet customers’ needs and brings more than 16 years of experience in claims.
Prior to joining LexisNexis Risk Solutions in 2016, Frank served in claims management and investigation for Geico and Progressive. He also spent more than 15 years in the criminal justice field. Frank has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a master’s degree in counseling from the University of South Florida and holds CPCU and ARM designations.
Denise Conner
Director, Global Alliances
As director, global alliances, Insurance, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Denise Conner manages acquisition and retention solutions designed specifically for insurance marketers, helping them to refine their programs and bring the power of automated, big-data solutions to the unique world of insurance. A LexisNexis Risk Solutions veteran of more than 18 years, Denise is responsible for managing solutions that enable insurance carriers to identify, attract and retain the most valuable policyholders.
Denise has a bachelor’s of science degree in computer management from Eastern Illinois University and a master's in business administration from Illinois State University.
Julianne Cummings
Director, Acquisition and Retention Solutions
Julianne Cummings, director, acquisition and retention solutions, Insurance, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. She joined the team in 2016 and is responsible for the development of acquisition and retention and claims solutions for the insurance industry that leverage the company’s core data and analytic capabilities. In her role, she also spends time analyzing and sharing insurance shopping-related trends and the impact they have from an industry and individual carrier perspective with LexisNexis Risk Solutions customers.
Prior to joining LexisNexis, Cummings spent eight years at AAA Western and Central NY. While there, she was the director of marketing and responsible for the strategic development of acquisition and retention solutions for AAA insurance and membership. Prior to AAA, Cummings has held various roles in marketing and advertising in the consumer package goods, medical, telecommunications and financial services industries. She received bachelor’s degrees in broadcast journalism and political science from Syracuse University.
Samantha Dixon
Senior Vertical Market Manager, U.S. Connected Car
Samantha Dixon is senior vertical market manager, U.S Connected Car, for LexisNexis Risk Solutions. In this role, she is responsible for the product strategy roadmap and execution of auto insurance products based on telematics data, including LexisNexis Telematics OnDemand and the LexisNexis DriveMetrics Score.
Prior to joining LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Samantha spent more than 12 years in the insurance industry in various product management roles, managing profit and loss for several books of business within multiple lines of insurance and states across the country. In the insurance industry, she was instrumental in the development and launch of new insurance rating structures, introduction of new coverages, as well as enhancements to many existing products and coverages. Additionally, she has worked in the data analytics industry for more than three years as product manager defining, enhancing, and launching various insurance underwriting products. She is an expert in providing guidance and solutions to carriers; helping them understand the risks they are underwriting through the utilization of data and analytics to adequately price and underwrite risks, as well as avoid adverse selection.
Samantha holds a bachelor’s in business administration in risk management and insurance from Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business.
Debra Gangelhoff
Vice President & General Manager, Life Insurance
Debra Gangelhoff is VP and general manager of life insurance for LexisNexis Risk Solutions. In this role, Debra helps execute market planning and early stage product development to support the continued growth of LexisNexis Risk Solutions in the life market. She works with internal and external stakeholders to position the team as a valued partner to life insurers in the use of data and analytics to meet their strategic objectives.
Prior to joining LexisNexis Risk Solutions in August 2019, Debra spent more than 20 years in the payments sector. Debra served Synchrony Financial for more than five years, most recently as vice president for growth & innovation where she led strategic planning and cross-functional leadership. Prior to that, she was with GE Capital serving in various leadership roles. Debra graduated from the University of Wisconsin, River Falls with a bachelor’s degree in economics.
Ben Gerber
Vertical Market Manage
Ben Gerber is Vertical Market Manager, home solutions, Insurance, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. In this role, Ben focuses on delivering data-driven solutions that power customer experience transformation in quote, underwriting, renewal and proactively throughout the customer journey.
Ben holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Georgia and a master’s degree in business administration from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Steve Gillard
C.L.U.E. Product Principal, Insurance
Steve Gillard is C.L.U.E. product principal for LexisNexis Risk Solutions. He joined the organization in 2000 and is responsible for developing and maintaining solutions that serve the auto, home and commercial insurance industries.
Prior to joining LexisNexis, Steve spent six years at Verisk in product management. He also spent more than 19 years in line and staff underwriting roles with Fireman’s Fund Insurance Companies. Steve earned a bachelor's of business administration in insurance from the College of Insurance and a CPCU designation from the CPCU Society.
Marc Gordan
Head of Global Telematics Product Strategy & Development, U.S. Connected Car
Marc Gordan is director of product management, U.S. Connected Car, for LexisNexis Risk Solutions. In this role, he is responsible for the product strategy roadmap related to connected car, usage-based insurance and telematics offerings for LexisNexis and the team of professionals taking products from initial idea to execution.
Prior to joining the company, Marc spent more than 10 years with Verizon Telematics. He joined the organization as part of a start-up acquisition, earned two patents and provided direction for product roadmaps and feature development for hybrid navigation, location-based services and end-to-end in-vehicle products, including mobile apps and related digital customer interfaces. Marc started his career in corporate finance, capital markets and was part of a leadership program at Zurich. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and a master's in business administration specializing in strategy and finance from the University of Georgia.
Tim Grant
Senior Director, Auto Underwriting, Insurance
Tim Grant is Senior Director of Auto Underwriting for Insurance within LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Grant has more than 20 years of insurance experience working for leading insurers in underwriting, product management and marketing. In his current role, he leads a team at LexisNexis Risk Solutions dedicated to delivering underwriting solutions that address insurance carriers’ needs for improved profitability, customer experience and operational efficiency.
Prior to joining LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Grant served as president of ocean marine for Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, where he was responsible for the growth and strategic oversight of these programs, as well as the underwriting and operational activities. Grant was an auto product management executive for CSAA and also served Westfield Insurance in personal lines sales and underwriting. Grant holds Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation (CPCU) and a bachelor’s degree in political science and economics from San Diego State University.
Lisa Greenberg
Senior Data Science Manager, U.S. Connected Car
Lisa Greenberg is the senior data science manager for the U.S. Connected Car team at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. In this role, Lisa oversees a team responsible for developing statistical models and advanced analytics analyses related to telematics and automotive OEM data.
Lisa joined LexisNexis in 2010 and earned her master’s in business administration from New York University’s Stern School of Business and her bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics from Harvard University. Lisa is also a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU).
Ash Hassib
Senior Vice President, Insurance Solutions
Ash Hassib is SVP and general manager, insurance solutions, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. He is responsible for business development and partnerships that strengthen the organization’s insurance offerings including marketing, point of sale, underwriting, renewal and claims.
Ash joined LexisNexis in 2002, became part of the insurance leadership team in 2005 and was named general manager in 2010. Ash has led several product management teams that manage mission-critical products, such as MVRs (Motor Vehicle Records), Current Carrier®, and PolicyWatch, which benefit the insurance industry. He has also been involved in shaping the company’s position regarding legislation and regulations that affect the auto insurance market. Prior to joining LexisNexis, Ash successfully owned and ran a management and technology consulting company. He has a bachelor’s degree in computer science.
Eric Hobbs
Senior Manager, Product Management
Eric Hobbs is senior manager, product management, Insurance, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. He is responsible for overseeing police report product development for insurance carriers and electronic crash and incident report solutions for law enforcement agencies.
Previously, Eric was a claims manager for Access Insurance as well as a police officer for the City of Beaufort, SC. Eric earned his bachelor’s degree in history and political science from the University of North Georgia as well as a master's in business administration from Brenau University. In addition, he holds an Associate in Claims (AIC) designation.
Shannon Holt
Director, Product Management, Claims
Shannon Holt is director, product management, claims, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. She is responsible for driving the definition and execution of product plans with the auto claims space from concept development through market launch and product support once in production.
Previously, Shannon owned a consulting firm that provided risk management services including claim history analysis, claims handling standards development, and incident investigation. Shannon earned her bachelor’s degree in risk management and insurance from Florida State University.
George Hosfield
Senior Director, Home Insurance
George Hosfield is senior director, home insurance solutions, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. In this role, George manages all aspects of the personal lines property vertical, including overall strategy, profitable growth, new product development and partnerships. He is responsible for several industry-leading data solutions, including LexisNexis® Rooftop and LexisNexis® Current Carrier Property®.
George has been with LexisNexis for more than 20 years, working in a variety of operational and strategic roles in both the Legal & Professional and Risk Solutions divisions. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Virginia and a master’s of business administration from the University of Richmond, Robins School of Business.
Adam Hudson
Vice President and General Manager, U.S. Connected Car
Adam Hudson leads the U.S. Connected Car business for LexisNexis Risk Solutions. This organization is dedicated to developing and driving adoption of insurance telematics and OEM data & analytics solutions for the U.S. and automotive OEM market. In his prior role at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, he served as the Strategy and Merger & Acquisition lead for the insurance data services business overseeing European expansion, and expansion into the Chinese market.
Adam is a former management consulting and investment banking professional with over a decade of experience in corporate strategy, finance and performance improvement gained at Alvarez & Marsal, Macquarie, Capgemini and Siemens. Adam has a master's in business administration from Columbia Business School and a bachelor's degree in industrial and systems engineering from Georgia Tech.
Dan Hutchinson
Product Manager
Dan Hutchinson is a product manager on the public records product management team within the Insurance business unit at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. He is primarily responsible for the LexID® product across all main vertical markets including auto, home, life and commercial.
Dan joined the organization in 2015 and transitioned through various roles as part of a leadership development program. He has since joined the product management team and plays a key role in the go-to-market process for LexID. Dan earned a bachelor's degree in business administration with a focus in information technology management from Georgia Tech.
Randy Ishikawa
Director, Home Insurance Solutions
Randy Ishikawa is director, home insurance solutions, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. In this role, Randy is involved with aspects of the personal lines property vertical, including strategy, profitable growth, new product development and partnerships. His current focus is with inspection and imagery strategic initiatives.
Randy is a tenured insurance executive with experience in both claims and underwriting at Allstate Insurance Company and aerial analytics at EagleView Technologies. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from California State University, Sacramento and a master's in business administration and M.M.I.S. from the Keller Graduate School of Management.
John Kanet
Sr. Director, Auto Insurance Data
John Kanet has been with LexisNexis Risk Solutions since 2014. John is responsible for strategy and innovation around data products that add value for auto insurers, as well as ensuring organizational alignment around new initiatives. Prior to joining LexisNexis Risk Solutions, John spent six years in sales and product roles at Trimble Navigation working with heavy machine automation, telematics and data management solutions. John earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a master’s in business administration from Clemson University. He also holds a Professional Engineer certification from the Texas Board of Professional Engineers.
Jena Kennedy
Senior Director, Life
Jena L. Kennedy is senior director, life insurance, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Her current focus is identity risk, fraud and analytics for use in the life insurance industry.
Prior to coming to LexisNexis, Jena worked at LOMA, where she authored and edited several life insurance textbooks and LOMA courses. She holds the FLMI, ALHC, ACS and CLU professional designations and holds a master's in risk management and insurance from Florida State University. She is also past president of the Georgia Association of Home Office Underwriters.
Jennifer Kostyrna
Principal Product Manager for the LexisNexis® ID Compass Platform
Jennifer Kostyrna is principal product manager for the LexisNexis® ID Compass Platform, a suite of identity and fraud solutions tailored for the insurance market. She is responsible for the platform’s strategy, working with carriers to understand identity risk and empowering them to say yes with confidence to more consumers. Jen also serves as product owner for LexisNexis® Emailage® for Insurance, an email intelligence solution which balances a low-friction customer experience with protection against fraud and cybercrime.
Prior to joining the LexisNexis Risk Solutions team in 2018, Jen’s professional experience focused on internal consulting, business process improvement and IT business analysis. She is certified in project management, product management and holds a master's in business administration in strategy, leadership and decision analytics from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School.
Lou Ladinsky
Product Manager, Identity Access Management
Lou Ladinsky is a product manager for Identity Access Management (IAM) at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. He is responsible for managing the LexisNexis® InstantID® and LexisNexis® InstantID® Q&A products for the insurance market and supports other identity products within the LexisNexis® ID Compass platform. He has been involved with product management at LexisNexis Risk Solutions since July 2014.
Prior to joining the product management group, Lou managed the P&C insurance support team at LexisNexis for nine years and was also a principal Lotus Notes developer for LexisNexis for nine years prior to that. Lou holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Kennesaw State University graduating Summa Cum Laude, along with HDI Certification as a support center director.
Kam Lidhar
Director, Auto Insurance
Kam Lidhar is director of auto insurance for LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Kam is responsible for the strategy, planning and development of the auto insurance vertical. She has been at LexisNexis for more than 10 years with responsibilities that include cross-customer experience in evaluating, prioritizing and tactically positioning successful go to market plans and new business growth strategies, across multiple market segments and industries.
Kam has a bachelor’s degree in business and computing from the University of Wolverhampton.
Michael Mabee
Director of Life Vertical Markets
Michael Mabee is the director of life markets at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. In this role, Michael drives underwriting strategy with a focus on broadening underwriting solutions. He has more than 20 years of experience in the life insurance industry, leading strategic initiatives to improve the customer experience and enhance the insurance buying journey.
Prior to joining LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Michael was vice president of business development at Swiss Re where he was responsible for managing third party relationships.
Bill Madison
CEO Insurance, LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Bill Madison is CEO, Insurance, for LexisNexis Risk Solutions. He is responsible for all auto, home, life and commercial insurance business including solutions for underwriting, claims, and analytics, for the U.S. and international markets. Bill has played a key role in the integration of data services into multiple channels and in transforming LexisNexis from being a data provider in insurance to providing a holistic approach to risk analysis, underwriting and claims processing that includes process enhancement. These innovative solutions have helped insurance carriers achieve significant improvements in performance.
Bill joined the organization in 1989 as part of the Equifax acquisition of Innovative Research, where he was a member of the leadership team which developed several products that revolutionized auto insurance underwriting. When the company’s insurance services team was spun off from Equifax to create ChoicePoint, he was instrumental in transitioning the organization into a standalone unit.
Pavan Mathew
Senior Director & Head of Automotive Business Development
Pavan Mathew is the Senior Director & Head of Automotive Business Development at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. He is globally responsible for leading business and product strategies for automotive solutions.
Prior to joining LexisNexis, Pavan held senior level positions in engineering, marketing and business development at several multinational companies including Nuance Communication, Telefonica, General Motors and OnStar. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, a master’s degree in engineering management and a master's in business administration from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.
Bob McConn
Senior Director & Head of Automotive Business Development, U.S. Connected Car
Bob McConn is senior director, claims product management, Insurance, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. He and his team are responsible for maintaining and enhancing claims related platforms and products that utilize public records, publicly available information, regulated public records and LexisNexis Risk Solutions proprietary information used by insurance professionals to adjudicate, investigate and subrogate claims. One main area of focus is maintaining and enhancing the industry-leading web based platform, Accurint® for Insurance wherein the above data points are delivered to the multiple insurance verticals.
Prior to joining LexisNexis in 2001, Bob worked for Delta Airlines, Toshiba Business Systems and G.E. Capital Modular Space. Bob has degrees from Northern Kentucky University in Aviation Administration (A.A.S) and a bachelor's degree in management/organizational studies.
David Nemtuda
Head of OEM Product Development, U.S. Connected Car
David Nemtuda, senior director of business development, Insurance, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, is a seasoned veteran of the automotive industry with a variety of experience in automotive sales, business development, marketing, product and risk management. David is predominantly client-facing and with his vast industry experience, is uniquely qualified to work with our automotive OEM clients to commercialize the connected car at scale. Prior to joining LexisNexis Risk Solutions, David served for many years in the automotive data and analytics space with Experian Automotive where he was instrumental in developing the business into a high growth vertical. He held multiple sales and marketing management roles ascending to senior vice president of sales. David has also worked for both OEMs (Chrysler) and insurance providers (American General Insurance). David graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a bachelor’s degree in business economics and finance before going on to complete a master’s in management from Central Michigan University.
Erin Oswalt
Director, Home Solutions
Erin Oswalt is director, home solutions, Insurance, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. In this role, Erin focuses on delivering data-driven solutions that power customer experience transformation in marketing, at quote and proactively throughout the customer journey.
Erin has held a variety of product innovation, management and marketing leadership roles in financial services, and has been with LexisNexis since 2018. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University and a master's of international business from the University of South Carolina.
Adam Pichon
Vice President and General Manager, Auto Insurance
Adam Pichon is VP and general manager, U.S. auto insurance, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. He is responsible for leading the auto insurance line of business market strategy, developing strategic alliances and driving the creation of new products, from concept generation to introduction to the U.S. market. Adam has been with LexisNexis Risk Solutions since 2014 and previously led the credit and analytics product teams, managing a variety of analytic products for multiple U.S. insurance markets, such as National Credit File, Attract, InsurQuote solutions and LexisNexis Risk Classifier for Life Insurance. His insurance industry experience includes product management and predictive modeling roles at auto insurance carriers, as well as work on the vendor side developing and managing new solutions for the property and casualty insurance market.
Adam earned a master’s degree in economics, with an econometrics focus, and a bachelor’s degree in commodities marketing from the University of Illinois.
Scott Rhinehart
Senior Market Manager, Life
Scott Rhinehart is senior market manager, life insurance, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. In this role, he is responsible for managing the life new business and application strategy with a keen focus on workflow and digital optimization for carrier and agency partners. Scott collaborates with the client engagement and product management teams to incorporate customer feedback in the development of new data driven solutions for the life market. Scott joined LexisNexis in 2016. Formerly, Scott was a personal markets sales representative with Liberty Mutual Insurance for over seven years. Scott has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Georgia.
Chris Rice
Associate Vice President, Strategic Business Intelligence
Chris Rice is AVP, strategic business intelligence (SBI), Insurance, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. With 20 years of experience in data and analytics across the insurance and defense industries, his teams specialize in identifying actionable insights from data to create market-leading analytics products and solving complex business problems.
Prior to LexisNexis, he held a variety of leadership roles in analytics and product development at The Hartford, AIG, and GEICO. Chris holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Mary Washington and a master's in business administration with a concentration in decision science from the George Washington University.
Liz Rozier
Director, Vertical Market
Liz Rozier is director, vertical market, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. She is responsible for auto product development, specifically in the vehicle-centric solution space, through strategic market intelligence, value proposition development and market positioning. She performs quantitative product analyses to present to prospective and current clients and to assist with the research for future data analytics products for the auto market.
Liz has 10 years of combined property and casualty experience in agent and vendor roles, and in both commercial and auto lines of business. She holds a bachelor's degree of fine arts specializing in communications from Valdosta State University.
Kelly Rush
Director, Home Solutions
Kelly Rush is director, home solutions, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. In this role, Kelly manages rating and underwriting solutions including location intelligence in the personal lines property vertical, strategy, growth and new product development. He is responsible for a number of industry leading location intelligence solutions, including LexisNexis Territory Index and LexisNexis Fire and Disaster Response Score.
Kelly has filled a variety of underwriting and product management leadership roles within the insurance industry for over 20 years and has been with LexisNexis since 2016. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Louisiana State University and a master’s degree in risk management and insurance from Georgia State University.
Tanner Sheehan
Vice President and General Manager of U.S. Claims Solutions
Tanner Sheehan is VP and general manager, U.S. Claims at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. He leads strategy, innovation and go-to-market activities for claims solutions across personal lines. His past responsibilities at LexisNexis have included data solutions delivered at the point of quote, as well as leading development of the vehicle-specific data products.
Tanner has more than 15 years in the insurance industry with companies such as Marsh & McLennan, AIG and Infinity. He has product management and product development experience in personal auto in both the independent agent and direct-to-consumer channels, and has also led pricing and actuarial teams. He earned a bachelor’s degree in risk management and insurance and a master’s in business administration from the University of Georgia. He also holds a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation.
P.J. Smith
Senior Director of Product Management, Credit-based Products
P.J. Smith is senior director of product management, credit-based products, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. In this role, he manages our credit-based insurance products and liaises with the national credit bureaus. P.J. has nearly 20 years of insurance experience, including roles in claims and product management.
Prior to LexisNexis, P.J. managed credit products within one of the credit bureaus and oversaw the development and implementation of next generation credit-based insurance risk scores.
Donna Stokes
Senior Vice President, Marketing
Donna Stokes is SVP of marketing, Insurance, LexisNexis Risk Solutions. She is responsible for all domestic and international marketing initiatives, including market research; brand advocacy; segment marketing; digital, social and experiential marketing; influencer and internal communications; content marketing and marketing analytics.
A former television producer, Donna turned to digital media and marketing in the late 1990’s, fueled by a passion to leverage interactive channels and technology to connect with customers. She led global consumer and small business interactive marketing for HP’s $30B Imaging and Printing division and launched the company’s inaugural social media marketing program.
Before joining LexisNexis Risk Solutions in 2012, Donna also held senior leadership positions with Invista, sister company to Georgia Pacific, and Moxie Interactive, digital agency of record for Verizon Wireless. Donna received her bachelor's degree from Emerson College.
Patrick Sugent
Vice President, Analytics
Patrick Sugent is VP of analytics, LexisNexis Risk Solutions. For more than 25 years, Patrick has specialized in the effective application of leading edge analytic technologies to the insurance and other industries in the U.S. and internationally. He has developed and implemented new data and analytics solutions for P&C and health care claims and life insurance.
Prior to joining LexisNexis in 2000, Patrick led an analytics team as a member of senior management for a small start-up that grew to more than 150 employees. Patrick has a bachelor’s degree in economics specializing in econometrics from the University of Chicago and a master’s degree in predictive analytics from DePaul University.
Rutger van der Wall
Senior Vice President, Product Management
Rutger van der Wall is SVP of product management, Insurance, for LexisNexis Risk Solutions. He leads the global product management organization responsible for the company’s industry leading solutions that solve insurers' challenges, automate critical business processes, reduce expenses, combat fraud and gain insights to deliver higher levels of customer experience, from the point of marketing for acquisition and retention to contact and at the point of quote, underwriting, renewal, compliance and claims. In this role, he is responsible product development and continuous innovation of global market platforms to deliver industry standard insurance risk scores, motor vehicle records, public record data and credit information, and contributory databases such as LexisNexis® C.L.U.E. and LexisNexis® Claims Compass.
Rutger joined LexisNexis in 2002 and advanced to his current position in early 2014 after serving for three years as vice president of global legal software solutions based in the U.S. and four years as the company’s managing director of the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and emerging markets like Russia, the Middle East and Latin America.
Felipe Walker
Senior Director, Client Engagement
Felipe Walker is senior director of client engagement, Insurance, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. In this role, he is responsible for leading the team that works directly with our customers to implement and leverage LexisNexis products and solutions and to ensure a smooth customer experience. Felipe joined LexisNexis in 2005 with more than 20 years of experience in operations leadership roles supporting both B2B and direct to consumer products and services in multiple industries, including telecommunications, government and insurance.
Prior to joining LexisNexis, Felipe managed the personal account servicing group at AT&T. Felipe is Six Sigma certified (Green Belt), HDI (Help Desk Institute) director certified and he is currently working on a strategy management certification from Harvard Extension School.
Mike Weitermann
Director of Product Management, Analytics
Mike Weitermann is director of product management, analytics, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. He has been with LexisNexis since 2007 and leads the competitive intelligence product team in developing and delivering competitive intelligence solutions especially for the insurance industry. With more than 30 years of insurance industry experience, Mike serves as a LexisNexis subject matter expert and holds a number of patents in insurance rating and competitive intelligence.
His experience prior to joining LexisNexis includes owning and operating a consulting firm that specialized in rating services and competitive intelligence, and directing the actuarial services for commercial and personal lines at a mid-sized regional property and casualty carrier. Mike earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics with a professional minor in business administration from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.