10 Arthur J. Gallagher underwriting leaders
Vice President of Underwriting, Head of Real Estate Underwriting, Charities Underwriting Director and Senior Vice President, Program Business are among the current titles held by these Arthur J. Gallagher underwriting leaders, who lead Gallagher units and programs. A reader can learn how underwriting leaders work at Arthur J. Gallagher from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Calen Foster
LinkedInExperience: Former SVP Specialty Programs · Gallagher
Calen Foster was SVP Specialty Programs at Gallagher from November 2023 to January 2026, and the profile says the role led the Real Estate and Lawyers Professional Liability for Gallagher Specialty and was responsible for the P&L. Calen Foster has been Senior Vice President of Programs-AVMA Practice Group Leader at Pearl Insurance since January 2026.
Chris Buseman
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Specialty Insurance Programs · Gallagher
Chris Buseman has been Vice President, Specialty Insurance Programs at Gallagher since January 2023, and the profile says the role manages Gallagher Affinity's Digital Insurance Programs team, including online click and bind professional liability. Chris Buseman was a Program Manager at Gallagher from 2019 to 2023 and an Account Manager at Aon from 2015 to 2019.
Donna Hunter
LinkedInExperience: Head of Real Estate Underwriting (Schemes) · Gallagher
Donna Hunter has been Head of Real Estate Underwriting (Schemes) at Gallagher since September 2025, based in Bournemouth, England. Donna Hunter has also been listed as an Underwriting Manager at Gallagher since December 2022 and as an Underwriting Manager at Deacon Insurance since 2013, according to the profile.
Jesse A. Kokorudz
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Program Director · Gallagher
Jesse A. Kokorudz has been Vice President & Program Director at Gallagher since August 2019, and the profile headline reads Program Director at Gallagher Canada. Jesse A. Kokorudz also worked at Gallagher as a Program Underwriter from 2015 to 2017 and as a Commerical Account Executive from 2017 to 2021, and the profile lists Mississauga, Ontario as the location.
Rebecca Golding
LinkedInExperience: Head of Real Estate Underwriting · Gallagher
Rebecca Golding has been Head of Real Estate Underwriting at Gallagher since November 2019, and the profile says Rebecca Golding oversees, runs and manages the Real Estate Delegated Authority Schemes on a group wide basis and provides underwriting and technical training. Rebecca Golding has also been listed as Head of Real Estate Underwriting at Stackhouse Poland since 2018.
Rena Nuccio, ARM, CIC
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Program Business · Gallagher
Rena Nuccio has been Senior Vice President, Program Business at Gallagher since November 2023, based in Tucson, Arizona, and the profile describes the work as program architect and steward of customized protection. Rena Nuccio was Senior Vice President, Programs at Cadence Insurance, A Gallagher Company from 1987 to 2023.
Rick Kirsch
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Underwriting · Risk Transfer Insurance Agency - A Gallagher Company
Rick Kirsch has been Vice President of Underwriting at Risk Transfer Insurance Agency - A Gallagher Company since February 2015, based in the Orlando area. Rick Kirsch was Senior Vice President - PEO & Staffing at AICU from 2014 to 2015, President at Alternative Risk Transfer from 2011 to 2014 and Director of Underwriting at CNA Risk Management from 1998 to 2004.
Scott Brewer
LinkedInExperience: Director, Technical Underwriting - Gallagher IP Solutions · Gallagher
Scott Brewer has been Director, Technical Underwriting - Gallagher IP Solutions at Gallagher since December 2023, and the profile describes Scott Brewer as an experienced Registered Patent Agent and patent executive. Scott Brewer was a Senior IP Analyst at Aon from 2019 to 2023 and Patent Licensing Manager at Google from 2012 to 2016.
Stuart Barnes
LinkedInExperience: Charities Underwriting Director · Gallagher
Stuart Barnes has been Charities Underwriting Director at Gallagher since January 2025, and the profile headline reads Care & Charities Underwriting Director. Stuart Barnes was Commercial Lines Transformation Lead at RSA from 2024 to 2025 and Regional Manager at NIG from 2017 to 2024, and was a Regional Underwriting Manager at NIG from 2015 to 2016.
Veronika Sudnik
LinkedInExperience: Director of Underwriting · Clements Worldwide, a Gallagher Company
Veronika Sudnik has been Director of Underwriting at Clements Worldwide, a Gallagher Company since April 2025, based in Jacksonville, Florida. Veronika Sudnik was Special Risk and Underwriting Manager at Clements Worldwide from 2018 to 2025 and Special Programs and Risk Manager there from 2015 to 2025, and was an Underwriting Manager at Member Benefits, Inc. from 2011 to 2015.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your underwriting role at Gallagher?
- 02How do you decide when a program's underwriting guidelines should change?
- 03What has your own work taught you about building an underwriting group for a specialty line?
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