10 W. R. Berkley risk engineering leaders
Vice President, Risk Control, AVP, Director of Loss Control and Risk Management and AVP, Loss Control are among the titles held today by these W. R. Berkley risk engineering leaders at Berkley operating units. A reader can learn how risk engineering leaders work at W. R. Berkley from people who have held the role.
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Alex Grau
LinkedInExperience: AVP, Loss Control · Berkley Luxury Group (a Berkley Company)
Alex Grau has been AVP, Loss Control at Berkley Luxury Group (a Berkley Company) since September 2026, based in the New York City area. Alex Grau was also RC Technical Consultant at Travelers from 2023 to 2026, and the profile lists a Senior Risk Control Consultant row at Travelers from April 2026 with no end date; Alex Grau was Risk Control Specialist at CNA Insurance from 2018 to 2023.
Bob McGavin, CFPS, RRE
LinkedInExperience: Former Vice President, Loss Control · Berkley Mid-Atlantic Insurance Group (a Berkley Company)
Bob McGavin, CFPS, RRE is a former Vice President, Loss Control at Berkley Mid-Atlantic Insurance Group (a Berkley Company), a role that started in June 2023 and that the profile headline calls retired. Bob McGavin was also Loss Control Consultant at Rockingham Insurance Commercial Elite from 2020 to 2023 and Risk Control Consultant at CNA Insurance from 2013 to 2015.
Brian Zimmer
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Risk Control · Berkley Technology Underwriters (a Berkley Company)
Brian Zimmer has been Vice President, Risk Control at Berkley Technology Underwriters (a Berkley Company) since December 2017, based in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Brian Zimmer was also Property & Casualty Risk Engineering Specialist at Chubb from 1993 to 2013 and Sr. Loss Control Representative at Liberty Mutual Insurance from 1989 to 1993.
Jamie Hernandez
LinkedInExperience: Former Director, Loss Control · Berkley Southwest (a Berkley Company)
Jamie Hernandez is a former Director, Loss Control at Berkley Southwest (a Berkley Company), a role held from 2016 to 2020, and was Assistant Vice President / Loss Control there from 2020 to 2025. Jamie Hernandez has held a Loss Control Service Consultant/Risk Management role at Starr since March 2026, based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Jane Sharpe
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Risk Management · Berkley Healthcare (a Berkley Company)
Jane Sharpe has been Vice President of Risk Management at Berkley Healthcare (a Berkley Company) since January 2020, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Jane Sharpe also held the role Sr. Risk Management Consultant and then Vice President, Risk Management at Berkley Medical Excess Underwriters from 2005 to 2020.
Jonathan Perez, M.A. CSP
LinkedInExperience: AVP, Risk Control · Berkley Enterprise Risk Solutions (a Berkley Company)
Jonathan Perez, M.A. CSP has been AVP, Risk Control at Berkley Enterprise Risk Solutions (a Berkley Company) since July 2026, based in the Los Angeles area. Jonathan Perez was also Risk Control Region Manager at Liberty Mutual Insurance from 2021 to 2026 and Senior Consultant, Risk Control there from 2020 to 2021.
Kevin White
LinkedInExperience: VP , Risk Management · Berkley Environmental (a Berkley Company)
Kevin White has been VP , Risk Management at Berkley Environmental (a Berkley Company) since July 2025 and was AVP, Risk Management there from 2012 to 2025, based in Boston. Kevin White was also Risk Engineer / Portfolio Executive at Zurich North America from 2006 to 2012.
Shawn Warmbrod ARM, CFPS
LinkedInExperience: AVP, Director of Loss Control and Risk Management · Berkley Mid-Atlantic Insurance Group (a Berkley Company)
Shawn Warmbrod has been AVP, Director of Loss Control and Risk Management at Berkley Mid-Atlantic Insurance Group (a Berkley Company) since August 2025, based in Ashland, Virginia. Shawn Warmbrod was also Regional Manager - Risk Management Department at Utica National Insurance Group from 2007 to 2025.
Tom Owens
LinkedInExperience: Former Assistant Vice President, Director of Loss Control · Berkley Mid-Atlantic Insurance Group (a Berkley Company)
Tom Owens is a former Assistant Vice President, Director of Loss Control at Berkley Mid-Atlantic Insurance Group (a Berkley Company), a role held from December 2015 to August 2025 in Richmond, Virginia. Tom Owens was also Vice President, Loss Control at QBE North America from 2014 to 2015.
Tony Davis
LinkedInExperience: Director of Risk Management · Berkley Industrial Comp (a Berkley Company)
Tony Davis has been Director of Risk Management at Berkley Industrial Comp (a Berkley Company) since September 2013, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Tony Davis was also Director of Safety, Health and Loss Prevention at Walter Minerals/Walter Coke from 2009 to 2013 and Sr Principal S&H Rep at Vulcan Materials Company from 2000 to 2009.
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- 01How do you set up a loss control function inside a specialty operating unit?
- 02How do you decide which insureds get a risk control visit and what it covers?
- 03What do you look for when you hire risk control consultants for a specialty line?
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