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.

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