Wendy Houser is the chief wholesale officer for Markel Specialty, chair of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) Board of Governors, and past chair of the IICF Southeast Division Board of Directors. Houser spent 10 years as a wholesale broker before joining Markel. She was promoted to regional president in 2014, then served as chief territory officer for the West. She is also a veteran of the U.S. Navy and Navy Reserves.