The Financial Technology Report is pleased to announce The Top 25 InsurTech Executives of 2025. This year’s awardees are leading efforts to make insurance more accessible, efficient, and modern. They’re behind platforms that streamline claims payouts, apply real-time risk modeling, and embed coverage directly into digital experiences. Whether focused on life, property, health, or mobility, their work reflects a larger shift in the industry—away from rigid, manual systems and toward adaptable models that respond to how people actually live and work.
The global InsurTech sector, valued at $5.3 billion in 2024, is projected to grow more than twentyfold over the next decade. This surge is driven by concrete developments: AI deployed for claims assessment, digital payments infrastructure tailored to carriers, and automated underwriting that shortens quote times from days to minutes. The leaders recognized here are building systems that address longstanding inefficiencies and blind spots in insurance, and in doing so, are expanding access to more equitable and relevant coverage.
Among this year’s awardees, we recognize Jeff Hitchens, Chief Operating Officer of GradGuard, who has helped scale insurance protections for more than 1.7 million students across over 1,900 institutions by embedding renters and tuition insurance into the enrollment systems of 650 partner schools. David Goaté, Co-Founder and Chief Architect of Marshmallow, has led the development of proprietary technology and real-time pricing systems that have insured over 1 million people, focusing on newcomers in the UK, a group traditionally underserved by insurers. Rosalie Lau, Chief Financial Officer of JAVLN, brings over 30 years of experience to her role overseeing financial strategy at a cloud-based insurtech platform used by brokers and underwriting agencies across Asia-Pacific.
As technology reshapes how insurance is distributed, underwritten, and serviced, these executives have led meaningful progress in applying innovative solutions to long-standing industry challenges. This year’s awardees were selected for their track record in building scalable platforms, leading high-impact teams, and advancing the technical foundation of modern insurance. Please join us in recognizing The Top 25 InsurTech Executives of 2025.
1. David Goaté
Company: Marshmallow
Title: Co-Founder and Chief Architect
David Goaté is the Co-Founder and Chief Architect of Marshmallow. Marshmallow was founded to address the unfair insurance pricing faced by people moving to the UK—an overlooked group underserved by traditional insurers. The company now helps hundreds of thousands of UK newcomers secure fairer car insurance deals each year by building proprietary technology and developing advanced pricing and fraud models tailored to their unique needs. The company has insured over 1 million people, and is one of the fastest-growing companies in Europe, with over half a billion in annual revenue.
Goaté is a technology leader with over 15 years of experience in high-growth, scaling businesses. Under his leadership, Marshmallow has grown to serve over 1 million customers, raised hundreds of millions in funding, and reached a valuation of more than $2 billion. Previously, as CTO of the company, he led a 60-person cross-functional organization spanning product engineering, data, infrastructure, infosec, and IT. In his current role, Goaté is driving the company’s expansion into new product lines, focusing on systematic product development and scaling. His work includes building real-time pricing and embedded insurance systems with significant commercial impact, and he is known for fostering high-performing, high-trust technology teams.
Prior to joining Marshmallow, Goaté was a founding engineer at Yoti Ltd and Homeseller. Before that, he held software engineer positions at IG and Cognitran. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of East Anglia.
2. Guy Goldstein
Company: Next Insurance
Title: Co-Founder and CEO
Guy Goldstein is the Co-Founder and CEO of Next Insurance. Next Insurance was founded to meet the evolving needs of business owners in an industry slow to adapt. Designed specifically for the self-employed, Next offers simple, affordable, and tailored insurance coverage that empowers entrepreneurs to focus on their passion and success. Whether protecting a growing venture or a long-standing business, Next is dedicated to delivering insurance for modern businesses.
Goldstein brings over 20 years of experience in all aspects of technology, product development, management, and strategy. Prior to Next Insurance, he was the CEO of Check, a mobile payment company, which was acquired by Intuit. Previously, Goldstein served as senior director of corporate development at HP, where he was responsible for mergers, acquisitions, and strategy. Before that, he spent nearly eight years in various R&D executive roles at Mercury Interactive. Goldstein holds a bachelor's degree in business and software engineering from Tel-Aviv University and served in the Israeli Air Force as a major and fighter pilot.
3. Ian Drysdale
Company: One Inc
Title: CEO
Ian Drysdale is the CEO of One Inc, a company that provides digital payment solutions for the insurance industry. One Inc supports premium collection and claims disbursement through its platform and works with more than 270 carriers. The company’s team of insurance and technology professionals focuses on streamlining transactions across the policy lifecycle.
As CEO since 2021, Drysdale has driven One Inc to become a leading digital payments network in the insurance industry, growing revenue at a 58% compound annual growth rate. He led the company to increasing its annual payment volume to $95 billion while working with the team to ensure superior innovation, value, and experience for clients and their policyholders.
Drysdale brings over 30 years of senior leadership experience from some of the largest payment companies, including First Data, WorldPay, and Elavon. Drysdale also led Zelis Healthcare’s high-growth payments division. Before joining One Inc, Drysdale was an executive in residence at Great Hill Partners, identifying and pursuing investment opportunities in the financial technology sector and advising Great Hill Partners' fintech portfolio companies. Drysdale holds a bachelor’s degree from Bishop's University and an MBA in international business from Florida Atlantic University.
4. Peter Colis
Company: Ethos Life
Title: Co-Founder and CEO
Peter Colis is the Co-Founder and CEO of Ethos Life, a life insurance company that uses technology to streamline the application and underwriting process. Backed by over $400 million in capital from investors such as Sequoia, Accel, Google Ventures, Goldman Sachs, and SoftBank, Ethos is one of the largest life insurance issuers in the U.S., focused on expanding access to coverage at scale.
Colis brings 11 years of experience to his current role. With a background in creating innovative insurance solutions, Colis has led Ethos to become a significant player in the market. His leadership has been instrumental in making life insurance more accessible and user-friendly. Before joining Ethos Life, Colis co-founded and served as CEO of Ovid Corp., an insurance auction platform that was acquired in 2019. Colis graduated from Stanford University with an MBA and from the University of Colorado Boulder with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy.
5. Joachim Müller
Company: Wefox
Title: CEO
Joachim Müller is the CEO of Wefox, an insurtech platform founded in 2015 that connects insurance companies, brokers, businesses, and customers to simplify access to digital insurance solutions. Wefox provides a platform designed to support various parts of the insurance ecosystem, with the goal of improving how insurance is delivered and experienced.
Müller brings 34 years of experience to his current role. He is a highly experienced leader in the retail and commercial insurance industry, with particular expertise in business transformation and digitalization in multinational markets. He was previously CEO of Allianz Commercial, where he was responsible for bringing together the company’s insurance businesses under one global model. He also previously served as a member of the board of management for Commerzbank AG and as a member of the executive committee for Dresdner Bank AG. He holds a degree in business administration and management from the University of Augsburg.
6. Sofie Quidenus-Wahlforss
Company: omni:us
Title: Executive Chairwoman and Founder
Sofie Quidenus-Wahlforss is the Founder and Executive Chairwoman of omni:us, a leading provider of AI-powered end-to-end insurance claims automation. Its Digital Claims Adjuster integrates seamlessly with existing core systems and legacy applications, delivering reference claims processes and an AI-driven decision catalog for property and casualty lines.
Launching her first company at just 21, Quidenus-Wahlforss has continually pushed the boundaries of innovation. Her strategic vision and passion for AI have driven her to transform the insurance industry, enabling fast, accurate, end-to-end claim automation for leading insurers worldwide. A sought-after speaker at major technology conferences, Quidenus-Wahlforss combines her business acumen with a strong commitment to advancing diversity in technology. She is especially dedicated to empowering young women in tech and cultivating a culture of inclusivity.
Before founding omni:us, Quidenus-Wahlforss founded and served as CEO of Quidenus Technologies - Robotic Book Scanner. She holds a master’s degree from the Vienna University of Economics and Business.
7. Joshua Motta
Company: Coalition
Title: Co-Founder and CEO
Joshua Motta is the CEO and Co-Founder of Coalition, a leading provider of cyber insurance and security that combines comprehensive insurance coverage with proactive cybersecurity tools to help organizations build resilience against cyberattacks. Coalition also provides automated cyber alerts, expert guidance and advice, and third-party risk management to businesses worldwide through its holistic cyber risk management platform, Coalition Control. Coalition offers its Active Insurance products to policyholders in the U.S., UK, Canada, and Australia.
Prior to founding Coalition, Motta served as chief experience officer and head of special projects at Cloudflare, a $25 billion web infrastructure and security company. His diverse career also includes roles at Goldman Sachs, the Central Intelligence Agency, and Microsoft, among others. He also previously met with former President Joe Biden and CEOs from Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and others to discuss defending U.S. entities against cyberattacks. Motta is known for empowering his team by fostering a culture of measurement and building a strong remote work environment through clear, high-quality writing and content. Motta studied at the University of Chicago.
8. Jeff Hitchens
Company: GradGuard
Title: COO
Jeff Hitchens has been the Chief Operating Officer at GradGuard since 2020. Jeff has been instrumental in helping to make GradGuard the leading provider of tuition and renters insurance for college students in the United States. GradGuard’s innovative protections are embedded within the enrollment processes of the largest and most prestigious universities, ensuring that students at more than 650 partner colleges are protected from the risks of college life. Under Jeff’s leadership, GradGuard has achieved consistent, profitable growth of 50% annually since 2020.
Jeff brought extensive experience in the insurance and financial services industries to GradGuard, including spending the prior eleven years at student loan giant Sallie Mae. At Sallie Mae, Jeff held a variety of strategic positions, including leading their product diversification efforts and launching the first of its kind Tuition Insurance student loan benefit in partnership with GradGuard. Jeff brings a strong focus on delivering exceptional customer satisfaction, an attribute he credits to his time working at the credit card company MBNA, where he was part of the management team that launched MBNA Insurance Services.
Jeff started his career in Actuarial Services for Prudential’s AARP group health insurance program before moving to MBNA and then spending time with AIG in their personal auto insurance business. Jeff earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware and his MBA from Temple University.
9. Wayne Slavin
Company: Sure, Inc.
Title: CEO
Wayne Slavin is the CEO of Sure, Inc. Founded in 2015, the company provides technology to support digital insurance programs for carriers, brands, marketplaces, software companies, MGAs, and TPAs. Sure customers leverage its cohesive system of APIs to streamline the end-to-end insurance lifecycle, resulting in better customer experiences supported by efficient digital operations. Its platform is designed to simplify how insurance is sold and serviced, with the goal of making coverage easier to access and manage for consumers.
After a personal experience on an unnerving flight, Slavin wanted to develop a way to buy insurance on the spot, and set out to develop Sure as an application that would allow people to quickly and frictionlessly purchase insurance. Now, the company powers the digital insurance programs of the world’s most recognized carriers, MGAs, TPAs, and more, with the goal of making insurance more accessible and strengthening the relationship between providers and consumers.
Slavin first got his start in 1998 as a senior network engineer at Terracom. From there, he went on to serve as a senior sales engineer at Linspire, before eventually rising to VP of product management at Tapingo, his most recent position prior to joining Sure, Inc. Slavin graduated from Columbia University with a master’s degree in technology management and from San Diego State University with a bachelor’s degree in management.
10. Sean Harper
Company: Kin Insurance
Title: Founder and CEO
Sean Harper is the Founder and CEO of Kin Insurance, a company that provides home insurance through a direct-to-consumer model. Kin uses data and technology to offer coverage tailored to individual properties and aims to manage costs through operational efficiency. The company has grown with backing from investors such as QED Investors, Activate Capital, August Capital, Commerce Ventures, Hudson Structured Capital Management, Avanta Ventures, Geodesic, and Flourish.
Harper is a former management consultant, now a multi-time tech company founder and angel investor, focusing on innovation in insurance technology. His journey from a young programmer to an insurtech innovator is a testament to his diverse skill set and entrepreneurial spirit. Harper's early interest in both computer science and economics laid the foundation for his future projects, allowing him to approach the insurance industry with a fresh perspective.
Harper first got his start in 2003 as an associate at Boston Consulting Group. From there, he went on to serve as an associate at Longworth Venture Partners before eventually rising to chief product officer at 2Checkout, his most recent position prior to founding Kin Insurance. Harper graduated from the University of Chicago with an MBA in entrepreneurship and a bachelor’s degree in economics.
11. Rosalie Lau
Company: JAVLN
Title: CFO
Rosalie Lau is the Chief Financial Officer of JAVLN, a cloud-based insurtech platform founded in 2011 and headquartered in Grey Lynn, Auckland, serving New Zealand, Australia, and broader Asia-Pacific markets. JAVLN provides cloud-based policy management and compliance software for insurance brokers and underwriting agencies, helping them streamline workflows, manage client data, and integrate with insurers and accounting systems. Its platform automates the full insurance lifecycle—from quoting to claims—while its document tools support audit-ready compliance.
Lau is a high-caliber, results-driven, and technologically savvy senior finance executive with over 30 years of experience in publicly listed and private equity businesses across Australia and internationally. A Big-4 trained professional, Lau specializes in mergers and acquisitions, startups, finance transformation, financial planning and analysis, systems implementation and process improvement, risk and compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, ASX reporting, and Asia Pacific markets.
Before joining JAVLN, Lau was a chief financial officer at Resilium and, before that, a group finance director at Steadfast Group Limited. Earlier in her career, she worked with KPMG as an audit senior. Lau graduated from the University of New South Wales with a bachelor’s degree in accounting.
12. Michael Vega-Sanz
Company: LULA and Gail
Title: Co-Founder and President
Michael Vega-Sanz is the Co-Founder and President of Gail, a conversational AI platform serving regulated industries such as insurance and banking. Gail emerged from Lula, the insurance infrastructure company he co-founded, which supports thousands of businesses with underwriting, claims, and policy management tools. In 2024, following the sale of its core insurance division, the company shifted its focus to AI-driven communication solutions under the Gail brand.
Vega-Sanz began his career as a vice president at 180 Degrees Consulting, then joined LULA Rides, and later served as a cohort leader at the Butler Venture Accelerator Program at Babson College. He studied business administration and management at Miami Dade College and earned a bachelor's degree in information technology management and finance from Babson College.
13. David Embry
Company: Mylo
Title: Chief Executive Officer
David Embry is the Chief Executive Officer of Mylo, an insurtech company that connects individuals and business owners with insurance products across business, auto, home, life, and individual health, using its proprietary recommendation engine, Mind of Mylo™. Its platform is embedded by over 60 channel partners and agencies. Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, Mylo is backed by Group 1001.
Before joining Mylo, Embry held senior leadership roles across the financial services and insurance sectors. He served as president of SelectQuote Benefit Solutions and spent nearly 14 years at J.P. Morgan, where he was managing director of retirement plan services. Earlier in his career, he worked at American Century Investments as vice president and regional manager, and at ADP as a 401(k) district manager. He also currently serves in advisory and board roles at Pendella Technologies and LifeHikes®. Embry holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and finance from Southwest Baptist University and an MBA in finance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
14. Musawir Shah
Company: Jerry
Title: Co-Founder and CTO
Musawir Shah is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Jerry, an app that helps users manage car ownership, offering services like insurance comparison, maintenance tracking, and driving behavior insights, with a focus on automation and ease of use. Jerry is a licensed agency that offers side-by-side insurance quotes, as well as a resource library containing cost comparisons and shopping guides. A hardware and software enthusiast passionate about building highly usable and scalable products, Shah leads the Jerry software engineering team to create quality AI, machine learning, and bot-powered customer experiences.
Prior to Jerry, Shah and his co-founders built YourMechanic, an on-demand car repair services provider. There, as vice president of engineering, Shah was responsible for consumer-facing product research and development, establishing and maintaining software architecture for scalability and rapid iteration, evaluating and integrating the tech stack, and leading a team of engineers and UI/UX designers. Before YourMechanic, Shah held senior software engineer positions at NVIDIA and was a graduate teaching and research associate at the University of Central Florida. Shah holds a PhD in computer science from the University of Central Florida.
15. Jack Kudale
Company: Cowbell Cyber
Title: Founder and CEO
Jack Kudale is the Founder and CEO of Cowbell, a leader in cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Cowbell is the pioneer of Adaptive Cyber Insurance and delivers standalone cyber coverage tailored to the unique needs of each business. The company relies on AI for continuous risk assessment and continuous underwriting while delivering policyholders a closed-loop approach to risk management with risk prevention, risk mitigation, incident preparedness, and response services.
Kudale is passionate about creating value for customers, partners, and investors. With over 30 years of experience in global enterprise technology, he has successfully led and grown several startups and established companies across fields such as DevOps, cybersecurity, cloud, data integration, application performance monitoring, IT operations analytics, and mobile broadband. He has also advised and invested in early-stage startups and served as a board member and mentor for multiple organizations.
Under his leadership, Cowbell is on a mission to democratize cyber insurance by delivering fast, accurate, and affordable coverage for SMEs through AI, data, and cloud technologies. He takes pride in the team’s accomplishments in providing best-in-class cyber risk analysis solutions and scaling the business. Kudale is also dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative culture at Cowbell while supporting the growth and development of its people. Previously, Kudale was a chief operating officer at Cavirin Systems, Inc., and, before that, an investor and advisor at Transposit. Earlier in his career, he worked with Bajaj Auto Ltd as an MIS engineer. Kudale earned a degree in electronics and telecommunications engineering from Pune University.
16. Carey Anne Nadeau
Company: LOOP
Title: Co-CEO
Carey Anne Nadeau is the Co-CEO of LOOP, a car insurance company that uses real-time driving data to offer rates based on how and where people drive—rather than relying on proxies like credit scores, zip codes, or job titles. LOOP aims to address pricing inequities in the insurance industry and focuses on serving drivers who are often underserved by traditional models.
Nadeau has spent 15 years working to address structural bias in financial systems through data-driven solutions. She has founded multiple companies and contributed to the smart cities and open data movements, advocating for more equitable policymaking and business practices in areas overlooked by traditional financial institutions. She has contributed to publications and received recognition for her work using geospatial statistics to examine issues such as living wages and access to mobility.
Previously, Nadeau served as a research assistant at The Urban Institute and a research analyst at The Brookings Institution. She is currently a research affiliate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She holds a master’s degree in city planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree in political science from The George Washington University.
17. Andrew Doran
Company: UnderwriteMe
Title: CEO
Andrew Doran is the Chief Executive Officer of UnderwriteMe, the insurtech company of Pacific Life Re. UnderwriteMe provides automated underwriting and claims technology for life insurers. Founded in 2012 in the UK, the company has expanded across Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America. Its tools support improvements in operational efficiency, data use, and the customer experience.
Doran has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry and brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his role, including insight into the Asia markets gained after spending the last five years in Singapore. Throughout his time at Pacific Life Re, Doran has leveraged UnderwriteMe’s technology to develop market-leading underwriting and claims solutions for clients. His innovative approach has been instrumental in leading the AI adoption in critical areas of the business.
Doran first got his start as a life claims manager at Aviva UK. Most recently, he served as underwriting strategy manager at Aviva UK. Doran graduated from the University of Strathclyde with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and computer science.
18. Gemma Ros
Company: The Zebra
Title: CTO
Gemma Ros is the Chief Technology Officer of The Zebra, the nation’s leading car and home insurance comparison website. Since 2012, The Zebra has led the charge to bring transparency to the auto and home insurance industry. The company’s technology provides real-time rates and educational resources to inform consumers and help them find the coverage, service level, and pricing to suit their unique needs, while simultaneously helping insurance companies connect with the consumers they best serve.
Ros is a senior technology executive with deep experience driving digital transformation and innovation in the fintech and insurtech sectors. Her track record includes delivering substantial shareholder value through enterprise change initiatives and technology strategy, particularly in complex, regulated environments. With a strong foundation in software engineering and cloud platforms, Ros has consistently advanced organizational agility and operational performance across global financial services.
Ros first got her start in 2000 as a quantitative analyst at Neuberger Berman. From there, she went on to SM Capital Management, before eventually rising to vice president of software engineering at BHG Financial, her most recent position prior to joining The Zebra. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Dartmouth College and a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania.
19. Phillip McGriskin
Company: Vitesse PSP
Title: Co-Founder and CEO
Phillip McGriskin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Vitesse PSP. Vitesse is an integrated treasury and payment service provider crafted for the insurance sector. Its global payment network ensures fast and full-value payouts to claimants and has facilitated more than $10 billion across over 200 countries and currencies. With services that optimize claim funds and expedite claim payments, Vitesse has brought back hundreds of millions of claim funds to insurers' balance sheets and helped MGAs and TPAs streamline their claim funds management and disbursements to claimants.
McGriskin has a diverse work experience in payments and financial services spanning over two decades. He has led companies from early-stage growth to successful scale and is passionate about modernizing financial infrastructure and enabling smarter, faster, and more secure transactions. He began his career as the commercial director at Earthport before moving to Neteller as a director of sales. He later founded Envoy Services Ltd and served as its CEO. He then joined Worldpay, where he was chief product officer and later managing director of Worldpay Futures. McGriskin attended Aloysius College in Sydney, Australia.
20. Bill Suneson
Company: Bindable
Title: Co-Founder and CEO
Bill Suneson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Bindable. Bindable’s platform is insurer- and product-agnostic, enabling clients to offer a customized product mix through a branded digital marketplace or an API-powered experience embedded within an existing environment. Clients can license Bindable’s agent software, PolicyCrusher®, or leverage the company’s 50-state digital agency to supplement their agent footprint and accelerate speed to market.
Suneson is a proven entrepreneur and affinity marketing leader with direct experience building insurance technology ventures and developing partnership strategies for Fortune 500 brands. His areas of focus include insurance, start-ups, affinity partnerships, distribution technology, digital marketing, SaaS technology, product development, higher education, and education finance.
Before co-founding Bindable, Suneson was a senior VP at JPMorgan Chase and, before that, a senior VP of partnership development at Collegiate Funding Services. In addition to his current role, he also serves as the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Next Generation Insurance, the investment holding company for Bindable.com and GradGuard.com. Suneson attended Marquette University.
21. Margeaux Giles
Company: Irys Insurtech
Title: Founder and CEO
Margeaux Giles is the CEO and Founder of Irys Insurtech, an insurtech SaaS company that brings innovative, AI-driven solutions to the insurance industry. Irys is an open API cloud-based management system. By offering a unified workspace that simplifies workflows and ensures data precision, Irys drives significant ROI, enabling companies to organically grow their books and amplify client satisfaction.
Giles is an experienced leader in insurtech with a proven track record of evaluating, creating, and implementing software for agents, carriers, wholesalers, and retail insurtech vendors. She brings over a decade of executive experience in building operations and go-to-market strategy within enterprise environments. Her background also includes several years working on MGA and wholesale submission and issuance processes, as well as API creation and integrations in the carrier and reinsurance sectors.
Before founding Irys, Giles was chief executive officer at GoGiles and, before that, chief operating officer at OIG Insurance. Earlier in her career, she was CEO of Zingo Tampa Designated Drivers. She is currently a board advisor of the University of Connecticut’s fintech master’s program and serves as technology council chair for the Insurance Agency Owners Alliance. Giles studied mass communications at Florida State University and the University of South Florida.
22. Kiruba Shankar Eswaran
Company: Eleos Life
Title: Founder and CEO
Kiruba Shankar Eswaran is the Founder and CEO of Eleos Life, which offers embedded life, income protection, and disability insurance products in the UK and U.S. Through its Plug & Play platform, Eleos enables businesses to integrate insurance services into their websites or apps with minimal setup. The platform is fully digital and designed to simplify the insurance purchasing process for end users while allowing partners to offer additional services without navigating licensing or compliance requirements.
Eswaran is a seasoned entrepreneur and executive with extensive experience in founding and leading innovative companies. Previously, he was the director of growth at Anorak, where his involvement in the founding team contributed to establishing the UK's first FCA-regulated robo-advice platform. He also previously founded Zaask, where he built the largest local services platform in Iberia before its acquisition by Worten/Sonae. Eswaran also played a pivotal role in generating approximately €40M in revenues during his tenure at TIMWE as manager of mobile payments.
Eswaran holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, an MBA from The Lisbon MBA Católica, and a bachelor's degree in engineering from Anna University.
23. Tim Attia
Company: Slice Labs
Title: CEO and Co-Founder
Tim Attia is the CEO and Co-Founder of Slice Labs. Slice aims to build the future of insurance by delivering intelligent, intuitive, on-demand digital insurance products for small businesses through its cloud-based platform. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York City, Slice is backed by leading global insurers and reinsurers and distributes its products through major distribution platforms.
Attia has spent more than two decades focused on modernizing insurance to better reflect how people live and work today. At Slice, he led early efforts to design insurance for the gig and on-demand economy, later expanding the company’s reach to serve larger businesses with more complex risk profiles. He also oversaw the launch of Slice Mind, an initiative that applies AI, behavioral science, and large language models to build more adaptive and transparent insurance products.
Previously, Attia was an EVP of sales and marketing at BOLT Solutions Inc. and, before that, a VP of worldwide sales at Exigen Insurance Solutions. Earlier in his career, he worked with CGI Group as a regional VP. Attia earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from McGill University.
24. Janthana Kaenprakhamroy
Company: Tapoly
Title: CEO
Janthana Kaenprakhamroy is the CEO of Tapoly, a UK-based insurtech company founded in 2016 that provides on-demand insurance for freelancers, contractors, and small businesses. As an MGA, Tapoly works with insurance companies to provide customized insurance policies for its clients. Tapoly provides flexible, on-demand insurance products and technology solutions. An award-winning insurtech leader Kaenprakhamroy has led Tapoly to become one of Europe’s fastest-growing insurtech companies.
Kaenprakhamroy first got her start in 2003 as an accountant at ECM Asset Management Limited. From there, she went on to serve as an audit manager at JP Morgan, before eventually rising to non-executive director at Gigger AB, her most recent position prior to joining Tapoly. She also held management positions at UBS and Deutsche Bank.
25. Zachary Townsend
Company: Meanwhile
Title: CEO and Co-Founder
Zachary Townsend is the CEO and Co-Founder of Meanwhile, the first and only life insurance company denominated in Bitcoin, that helps individuals protect their families while leveraging the value of their Bitcoin today and passing it to the next generation without significant tax burdens. Licensed and regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority, a global leader in insurance regulation and innovation, Meanwhile offers life insurance designed to diversify and strengthen modern financial portfolios.
Previously, Townsend was an associate partner at McKinsey & Company and, before that, chief data officer for the State of California. Earlier in his career, he worked with Bennett Midland as a senior associate. Townsend earned an MPA in public and nonprofit management and policy from New York University and a bachelor’s degree in applied math economics and public policy from Brown University.
