The 2026 Fine Arts Power Brokers

Topics: 2026 Power Broker | Fine Arts | Jan./Feb. 2026 Issue

Cheryl Karim, CLCS
Area Senior Vice President
Gallagher, New York

Richard Mercado
Senior Vice President
Aon, Washington, D.C.

Tyler Najeer, CLCS
Client Service Manager
Gallagher, New York

Anne Rappa
Fine Art Practice Leader
Marsh McLennan Agency, New York

Mollie Smith, CLCS
Account Executive
Aon, New York

Christopher Wise
Vice President, Fine Arts
Brown & Brown, New York

All 2026 Power Brokers

Finalists:

Sandra Berlin, Area Senior Vice President
Gallagher, New York

Sarah Court, CII, Vice President, Brown & Brown, Biscayne Park, Fla.

Portrait of Emily Schaffer

Emily Schaffer VP, Team Leader | Fine Arts, Brown & Brown, Pound Ridge, N.Y.

Blair Wunderlich
Vice President
Brown & Brown, New York