Rising Stars are winners and finalists in Risk & Insurance®’s Power Broker® award who are being recognized as future leaders of the industry. Since the launch of this designation, more than 325 brokers have been so recognized.
Risk & Insurance® celebrates these Rising Stars for their creativity, exceptional customer service and industry knowledge in finding solutions for their clients.
Chris Ainscough, 31
Aon, Cleveland
Health Care
Yogesh Amar, 32
Marsh, New York
Utilities
Jay Brancaleone, 36
Aon, Boston
Private Client
William Bray, 31
Wells Fargo, Houston
Real Estate
Wesley Bryan, 35
Wortham, Houston
Marine
Dawn Buelow, 39
Marsh, Chicago
Pharmaceutical
Alex Burton, 29
Arthur J. Gallagher, Atlanta
Education
John Byers, 35
Aon, Franklin, Tenn.
Employee Benefits
Karen Cangemi, 36
Aon, San Francisco
Technology
Louis Cipollo, 37
Aon, Philadelphia
Environmental
Seth Cohen, 33
HUB, Encino, Calif.
Entertainment
Brandon Cole, 32
Arthur J. Gallagher, Irvine, Calif.
Nonprofit
Edward Conlon, 38
Aon, New York
Financial Services
Logan Couch, 31
Aon, Houston
Energy, Traditional
Laura Decker, 27
Aon, New York
Environmental
Natalie Douglass, 38
Arthur J. Gallagher, St. Louis
At Large
Philip Dunn, 34
Aon, Philadelphia
Financial Services
Hardie Edgecombe, 33
Arthur J. Gallagher, Metiaire, La.
Marine
Jessica Fields, 34
Aon, San Francisco
Technology
Steve Fisk, 35
Barney & Barney, Aliso Viejo, Calif.
Retail
Amber Fixter, 35
Willis Towers Watson, New York
Environmental
Nicole Francis, 34
Marsh, Danville, Calif.
Health Care
David Fraser, 38
Aon, New York
At Large
John Galanis, 34
Aon/Albert G. Ruben, New York
Entertainment
Jeremy Gayser, 37
Aon, Houston
Energy, Traditional
George Gionis, 34
Aon, Philadelphia
Public Sector
Katherine Glancy Johnston, 33
Aon, Chicago
At Large
Mike Gong, 37
Arthur J. Gallagher, Fresno, Calif.
Real Estate
Chip Hardie, 30
Marsh, Philadelphia
Utilities
Jason Helfert, 37
Horton Group, Orland Park, Ill.
Nonprofit
Courtney Hensley, 38
Aon, Franklin, Tenn.
Education
Marcus Henthorn, 32
Arthur J. Gallagher, Itasca, Ill.
Public Sector
Blythe Hogan, 32
Aon, Atlanta
Fine Arts
Mira Jacinto, 31
Marsh, Los Angeles
Marine
Chris Kakel, 39
Woodruff-Sawyer & Co., Denver
Transportation
Nick Kalist, 39
Aon, St. Louis
Financial Services
Kate Kenny, 32
Marsh, Chicago
Education
Amy Klitzke, 34
Aon, Minneapolis
Pharmaceutical
Charles Krauth, 30
Aon, Atlanta
Health Care
Matt Kupiec, 30
Willis Towers Watson, New York
Financial Services
Tyler LaMantia, 30
Arthur J. Gallagher, Chicago
Education
Robert Logan, 34
Aon, Dallas
Energy, Renewable
Tony Lorber, 38
EPIC, San Francisco
Real Estate
Kimberly Mann, 28
Marsh, Philadelphia
Environmental
Kristina Marcigliano, 28
DeWitt Stern, New York
Fine Arts
Elizabeth Marshall, 28
Marsh, Chicago
Education
Cara McGrath, 31
Alliant, Boston
Energy, Traditional
Michael Menerey, 38
Alliant, Los Angeles
Employee Benefits
Duncan Milne, 34
Aon, New York
Public Sector
Alex Muralles, 36
Willis Towers Watson, Chicago
Financial Services
Christina Murphy, 31
Marsh, Houston
Energy, Traditional
Kelly Nash, 37
Marsh, Chicago
Private Client
Lee Newmark, 29
Arthur J. Gallagher, Itasca, Ill.
Health Care
Blake Parrish, 30
Marsh, Los Angeles
Energy, Renewable
Caroline Parrish, 39
Aon, Miami
Real Estate
Brian Pfund, 34
Marsh, Portland, Ore.
At Large
Andrew Racle, 33
Aon, San Francisco
At Large
Sanju Rajan, 31
Aon, Baltimore
Transportation
Nicholas Rawden, 31
Marsh, Rochester, N.Y.
Real Estate
Daniel R’bibo, 37
Arthur J. Gallagher, Glendale, Calif.
Entertainment
Brent Rieth, 31
Aon, San Francisco
Technology
Robert Rosenzweig, 31
Risk Strategies, New York
Technology
Galo Santana, 35
Aon, New York
Technology
John Selgrath, 36
Integro, San Francisco
Health Care
Ryan Shinkle, 33
Arthur J. Gallagher, Lafayette, La.
Construction
Kate Simons, 31
Aon, Chicago
Retail
Josh Thompson, 36
Aon, Little Rock, Ark.
Transportation
Emily Weiss, 30
DeWitt Stern, New York
Fine Arts
Jeremiah White, 39
Aon, Frederick, Md.
Transportation
Casey Wigglesworth, 38
Aon, Washington, D.C.
Fine Arts
Susan Young, 31
Marsh, Seattle
Retail
Eric Ziff, 32
Aon, New York
At Large
Fred Zutel, 30
Willis Towers Watson, Miami
Real Estate