10 Ryan Specialty underwriting leaders
Global CUO, Vice President - Staffing/PEO Program and VP of Underwriting at Ryan Specialty Benefits are among the current titles held by these Ryan Specialty underwriting leaders, whose units include National Programs and Digital Underwriting. A reader can learn how underwriting leaders work at Ryan Specialty from people who have held the role.
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Barbara McDonagh Peeden
LinkedInExperience: VP of Underwriting · Ryan Specialty Benefits
Barbara McDonagh Peeden has been VP of Underwriting at Ryan Specialty Benefits since May 2022. Barbara McDonagh Peeden was also Underwriting Director at Employer Benefit Underwriters, Inc. from 2018 to 2022 and Director of Stop Loss at Custom Design Benefits from 2014 to 2018.
Brian Alvin
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Chief Underwriting Transformation and Automation Officer · Ryan Specialty
Brian Alvin has been SVP, Chief Underwriting Transformation and Automation Officer at Ryan Specialty since February 2025. Brian Alvin was also Chief Actuary and Chief Underwriter (Chief Actuary - WKFC, CorRisk, AgRisk, NSP | CUO - NSP) at Ryan Specialty from 2023 to 2025.
Brooke Hopkins
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, REO/Property Investor/ Financial Institutions Underwriting Manager · Ryan Specialty National Programs
Brooke Hopkins has been Vice President, REO/Property Investor/ Financial Institutions Underwriting Manager at Ryan Specialty National Programs since November 2022. Brooke Hopkins was also Underwriting Manager Investor/Lender Placed/ Financial Institutions at Ryan Specialty from 2020 to 2022.
Dawn D'Onofrio
LinkedInExperience: Global CUO · Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers
Dawn D'Onofrio has been Global CUO at Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers since March 2025. Dawn D'Onofrio also lists current rows as Chief Executive Officer at WKFC Underwriting Managers/AgRisk/Ryan National Programs since 2023 and Chief Underwriting Officer at WKFC Underwriting Managers since 2011.
Joe Suda
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Underwriting, National Programs · Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers
Joe Suda has been Vice President of Underwriting, National Programs at Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers since August 2025, based in the Detroit Metropolitan Area. Joe Suda was also Senior Director at Burns & Wilcox from 2023 to 2025 and Underwriting Director there from 2021 to 2023.
Lou Georgalas
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Staffing/PEO Program · Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers
Lou Georgalas has been Vice President - Staffing/PEO Program at Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers since September 2022, based in Commack, New York. Lou Georgalas was also Senior Underwriter - Staffing/PEO Program at Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers from 2014 to 2022 and Senior Underwriter/Account Executive - Staffing/PEO Program at World Wide Specialty - A Division of Philadelphia Insurance Companies from 2008 to 2014.
Roxanne Barry
LinkedInExperience: Directory of P&C Underwriting · RT Specialty
Roxanne Barry has held Directory of P&C Underwriting at RT Specialty since July 2025, based in Portage, Michigan, and the profile headline gives the title as Director of Property & Casualty Underwriting at RT Specialty. Roxanne Barry was Director of Property & Casualty Underwriting at J.M. Wilson from 1997 to 2025 and P&C Manager there from 2007 to 2025.
Shahin Muraleedharan
LinkedInExperience: Vice President- Digital Underwriting · Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers
Shahin Muraleedharan has been Vice President- Digital Underwriting at Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers since August 2025, based in the New York City Metropolitan Area. Shahin Muraleedharan was also in Product Management at Innovisk Capital Partners from 2017 to 2025 and Project Manager at Crum & Forster from 2013 to 2017.
Thomas Walaszek
LinkedInExperience: Director, Underwriting · Ryan Specialty Benefits
Thomas Walaszek has been Director, Underwriting at Ryan Specialty Benefits since December 2023, based in the Greater Chicago Area. Thomas Walaszek was also Chief Underwriting Officer at AccuRisk Solutions LLC from 2021 to 2023 and Vice President, Underwriting there from 2016 to 2021.
Will Jacob
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Underwriting Officer - RT Connector · Ryan Specialty
Will Jacob is a former Chief Underwriting Officer - RT Connector at Ryan Specialty, a role held from 2022 to 2026. Will Jacob was also Director Of Underwriting at Ryan Specialty from 2016 to 2018 and has been President at RT Connector since May 2026.
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