Nick serves as Chief Executive Officer for Ethos Specialty, responsible for the overall operations of the company and its strategic growth. With over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, Nick has held several executive management roles both on the carrier side and in delegated authority. He recently served as CEO of Pioneer Underwriters (MGA). Prior to that, Nick served as CEO of XL Catlin Canada and spent 10 years as Chief Underwriting Officer for Catlin U.S.

Leah is responsible for strategic partnerships at Ethos Specialty, building and expanding relationships with brokers and third-party capital partners. Prior to joining Ethos, Leah was the head of Specialty Programs at Argo Group.

At Argo, Leah also led producer management groupwide, responsible for developing and executing strategies to achieve top and bottom-line growth across all lines of business. Before joining Argo, Leah spent nearly a decade at Marsh in various senior marketing and business development roles, playing an integral role in the development of the organization’s national marketing and sales strategy.

Jonathan is responsible for strategic partnerships at Ethos Specialty, overseeing relationships with brokers and third-party capital partners . Prior to joining Ethos, Jon led RT ProExec’s T, Bankruptcy and Private Equity practices.

Jon began his career at AIG in 1992 and transitioned to a broking role in 1996 with Johnson & Higgins, which was subsequently acquired by Marsh. At Marsh, Jon held positions of increasing authority culminating as the leader of the company’s FINPRO global private equity practice. While there, he also placed one of the first United States reps and warranties policies. In 2008, Jon co-founded Vanbridge, where he developed numerous insurance products focused on executive risk and private equity while continuing to broker transactional liability programs.

Melanie Tabor is Senior Vice President, Operations at Ethos Specialty. She has over two decades of operational experience in insurance and insurance-related investing. Most recently, she led special projects for the financial services division of EPIC Brokers & Consultants. Prior to her time at EPIC, Melanie designed and managed operations and compliance for Dowling Capital Partners, an insurance-focused private equity firm. She spent the first decade of her career at boutique investment research firm Langen McAlenney, where she conducted equities research as well as directed operations and compliance. Melanie earned a bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University.

Anju joined Ethos Specialty as SVP Business Intelligence and Actuarial Services in April 2021, bringing experience from a 25+ year career of broad carrier experience with a focus on specialty and professional lines.  She’s held roles in actuarial pricing and reserving, finance as a business partner, claims analytics, and underwriting analytics. Anju earned her credential as a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society while at The Hartford, where she worked in personal lines and corporate reserving. Anju earned a bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science from the University of Connecticut.

Lisa joined Ethos in October 2021 as Vice President, Claims Management. Previously, Lisa spent 11 years as a claims advocate and regional claims leader with the claims & legal group in Willis Towers Watson’s executive risk practice, specializing in employment practices liability, directors & officers’ liability, cyber, fidelity/crime, fiduciary liability, professional liability and transactional risk claims.

Previously, Lisa worked as an in-house claims examiner focused on financial lines claims at the Hartford and casualty/catastrophic liability claims at AIG. Lisa also practiced law for several years as a litigation associate handling a diverse caseload including insurance coverage/defense, employment law, and premises liability cases.

Lisa earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Central Florida and her J.D. from Villanova University School of Law.

Navine launched the transactional liability insurance platform at Ethos Specialty in 2017 and leads a team of underwriters based in New York, Toronto and Atlanta. Previously, Navine ran the Americas division for Ironshore’s transactional liability group and contributed significantly to the build-out of Allied World’s transactional liability group in North America. Prior to working in the insurance industry, Navine practiced law in Ropes & Gray’s private equity practice in New York and spent time in investment banking. Navine has earned BBA, J.D. and MBA degrees.

Adam joined Ethos Specialty in 2017 as Executive Vice President, Specialty Casualty. He has over 25 years’ experience in the insurance business, starting as a claims adjuster handling casualty claims for real estate, hospitality, construction and products, and subsequently transitioning to a casualty underwriting role in these same industry segments. Prior to joining Ethos, Adam held leadership positions with increasing responsibilities at Mutual Marine, ACE, Aspen, and most recently, with Ryan Specialty Group Underwriting Managers.

Brendan serves as Executive Vice President, Property, Ethos Specialty, responsible for the build-out of a team across Chicago and Atlanta and the growth of the organization’s property programs. He has over 20 years of property and energy underwriting experience in the U.S., U.K. and Australian insurance markets. Brendan started his career as an electrical engineer for Rockwell Automation with various heavy industrial clients before becoming a risk engineer with FM Global in 2002. After spending 8 years at FM Global, working in engineering, underwriting and sales roles, he moved to Axis Insurance in 2010 to start up a property and energy book in Australia. In 2014, Brendan transitioned to a new role at Axis where he led the E&S Property team in Chicago.