Risk Management Advisory Board Mission Statement
The Risk Management Advisory Board supports the Risk Management Program by providing counsel to program leadership, engaging in and supporting the promotion of the program and its students, and connects students with industry professionals to advance the program’s competitive advantage and to prepare future risk management leaders.
Risk Management Advisory Board Members
The Dean of the Greehey School of Business appoints members of the Advisory Board. The members come from diverse risk and insurance industry sectors, including agents, brokers, corporate risk management, and other relevant organizations.
Anthony Aikens, CIC
Vice President, Underwriting Execution Strategy, Liberty Mutual Insurance
Maria Cantu
Senior Vice President, P&C Portfolio Management and Modernization, USAA
Tom Contreras (BBA ’88)*, MBA
South-Central Regional Leader – Bridge Specialty Group, President and CEO at Texas Security General Insurance Agency
Susan Golla, CPCU, ARM, CRM, LRM
Public Entity Marketing Account Executive, McGriff
Susan Gonzales
US Energy & Power Client Strategy and Service Leader, Houston Head of Office
Daniel Heard, Ph.D.
Business Strategy Analyst, USAA
Rogelio Hernandez, CPCU (BBA ‘15)*
Vice President, Multinational, CAC Specialty
Jennifer Hicks, CIC, CRM (BBA ’03, MBA ‘06)*
Managing Director, Marsh
Roy Hock, ARM
Director of Risk Finance, Valero
Jeanne Jankowski, ERIS
Head of US Energy Casualty, Zurich North America
Allison Kelly, ARM, MBA
Vice President of Business Development, Sedgwick
Lindsay Laviada, CEBS, CRM (BBA ’08, MBA ‘09)*
Benefits Advisor Lead, Total Rewards, USAA
Hector Ortega (BBA ‘08)*
Senior Vice President, McGriff
Steven Weiss, MS-Ins, CPCU, AMIM, NAMS-CMS
Chairman of the Board, Houston Marine and Energy Insurance Conference
Jim Ziolkowski, CPCU
Vice President of Agency Operations – Austin Region, Texas Mutual Insurance Company
*St. Mary’s University alumni.