Nicholas Seminara |
Nicholas Seminara currently works at Travelers Property Casualty Corp., as President & Director, National Insurance Crime Bureau, Inc., as Director from 2013, Fidelity & Guaranty Insurance Co., as President & Director, and The Travelers Cos., Inc., as Chief Claim Officer & Executive Vice President. Mr. Seminara received his graduate degree and Masters Business Admin degree from Fordham University. |
Kevin Christopher Smith |
Kevin Christopher Smith is currently the Director at Travelers Insurance Co. Ltd. and the Director & Second Vice President at Greater Hartford Arts Council, Inc. He also holds the position of Chief Innovation Officer & Executive VP at The Travelers Cos., Inc. Mr. Smith completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Massachusetts. |
Mojgan M. Lefebvre |
Mojgan M. Lefebvre currently works at Unum Group, as Independent Director from 2023, The Travelers Cos., Inc., as EVP, Chief Technology & Operations Officer from 2025, and The Travelers Indemnity Co., as Chief Technology & Operations Officer, EVP. Ms. Lefebvre also formerly worked at TTEC Holdings, Inc., as Chief Information Officer from 2004 to 2007, Liberty Mutual Retirement Plan Master Trust, as Chief Information Officer-Global Risk Solutions from 2010 to 2018, and bioMérieux SA, as Chief Information Officer from 2007 to 2010. Ms. Lefebvre received her undergraduate degree from Georgia Institute of Technology and Masters Business Admin degree from Harvard Business School. |
Christine Kucera Kalla |
Christine Kucera Kalla currently works at The Travelers Cos., Inc., as Executive Vice President & General Counsel. Ms. Kalla received her undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota and graduate degree from Mitchell Hamline School of Law. |
Bruce R. Jones |
Bruce R. Jones currently works at The Travelers Cos., Inc., as Chief Risk Officer & Executive Vice President from 1978 and The American Academy of Actuaries, as Member. Mr. Jones received his undergraduate degree and graduate degree from Boston University. |
Paul E. Munson |
Paul E. Munson currently works at The Travelers Cos., Inc., as Chief Accounting Officer & Controller from 2023. |
Patrick F. Keegan |
Patrick F. Keegan is currently serving as the Director-Emeritus at Connecticut Business & Industry Association, Director at Institutes Risk & Insurance Knowledge Group, Director at Consulting Constructors Council of America, and Chief Underwriting Officer & Senior Vice President at The Travelers Cos., Inc. |
Diane Kurtzman |
Diane Kurtzman currently works at Travelers Foundation, as Director, The Travelers Cos., Inc., as Chief Human Resources Officer & Executive VP from 2020, and The New York City Investment Fund Manager, Inc., as Advisor. Ms. Kurtzman received her undergraduate degree in 1991 from Brooklyn College. |
Yafit Cohn |
Yafit Cohn is currently the Chief Sustainability Officer at The Travelers Cos., Inc. She graduated from Columbia Law School with a graduate degree and from Columbia College (New York) with an undergraduate degree. |
Daniel T. H. Yin |
Daniel T. H. Yin currently works at The Travelers Cos., Inc., as Co-Chief Investment Officer & Executive VP from 2019. Mr. Yin received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, graduate degree from Suffolk University, and Masters Business Admin degree from New York University. |
Daniel S. Frey |
Daniel S. Frey currently works at Travelers Property Casualty Corp., as CFO, Director & Executive Vice President and The Travelers Cos., Inc., as Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President from 2018. Mr. Frey also formerly worked at TFGC Estate, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer from 1999 to 2003. Mr. Frey received his undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut. |
Bruce Gifford |
Bruce Gifford currently works at The Travelers Cos., Inc., as Chief Data & Analytics Officer from 2018. |
Avrohom J. Kess |
Avrohom J. Kess currently works at The Travelers Cos., Inc., as Vice Chairman & Chief Legal Officer from 2016 and Varonis Systems, Inc., as Independent Director from 2022. Mr. Kess also formerly worked at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, as Partner from 1995 to 2016 and The Conference Board, Inc., as Counsel. Mr. Kess received his undergraduate degree in 1989 from Brooklyn College and graduate degree in 1994 from New York University School of Law. |
Andy F. Bessette |
Andy F. Bessette currently works at Capital Region Development Authority, as Vice Chairman, the University of Connecticut Health Center, as Director, The Travelers Cos., Inc., as Chief Administrative Officer & Executive VP from 2002, the University of Connecticut, as Trustee, and Hartford Hospital, Inc., as Member-Governors Board. Mr. Bessette also formerly worked at Travelers Property Casualty Corp., as Vice President-Corporate Real Estate & Services, Minnesota Public Radio, as Trustee, Stagecoach Theatre Arts Ltd., as Chief Administrative Officer & Executive VP, and The St. Paul Cos., Inc., as Chief Administrative Officer & Executive VP. Mr. Bessette received his graduate degree from the University of Rhode Island and undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut. |
William Herbert Heyman |
William Herbert Heyman currently works at The Travelers Cos., Inc., as Vice Chairman & Chairman-Investment Policy from 2019, The Travelers Cos., Inc. (Investment Portfolio), as Vice Chairman & Chief Investment Officer from 2005, Travelers Property Casualty Corp., as Vice Chairman, Travelers Constitution State Insurance Co., as Vice Chairman & Chief Investment Officer from 2011, St. Paul Protective Insurance Co., as Vice Chairman & Chief Investment Officer from 2011, Travelers Excess & Surplus Lines Insurance Co., as Vice Chairman & Chief Investment Officer, St. Paul Fire & Casualty Insurance Co., as Vice Chairman & Chief Investment Officer, Northland Insurance Co., as Vice Chairman & Chief Investment Officer, Bank Leumi USA, as Director, Max Re Ltd., as Director from 2000, Institute For Public Relations, as Trustee from 2012, Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., as Member, and St. Paul Mercury Insurance Co., as Chief Investment Officer. Mr. Heyman also formerly worked at Citigroup Investments Inc., as Chairman from 1995 to 2002, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., as Chairman-Governors Board from 2017 to 2020, The St. Paul Cos., Inc., as Vice Chairman & Chief Investment Officer, Nuveen Investments, Inc., as Director, Max Capital Group Ltd., as Director from 2000 to 2008, Smith Barney, Inc., as Managing Director, Salomon Brothers, as Managing Director, Securities Investor Protection Corp., as Director from 2007 to 2012, US Securities & Exchange Commission, as Director-Market Regulation, Smith Barney & Co., Inc., as Managing Director, and Stagecoach Theatre Arts Ltd., as Chief Investment Officer & Executive VP. Mr. Heyman received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and graduate degree from Harvard Law School. |
David D. Rowland |
David D. Rowland currently works at The Travelers Cos., Inc., as Co-Chief Investment Officer & Executive VP from 2019 and CFA Society of Minnesota, as Member. Mr. Rowland also formerly worked at Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority, as Director, Dain Bosworth, Inc., as Associate Vice President-Public Finance, and Piper Sandler Cos., as Vice President-Fixed Income Group. Mr. Rowland received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and graduate degree from Kellogg School of Management. |
Alan D. Schnitzer |
Alan D. Schnitzer currently works at The Travelers Cos., Inc., as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 2017, The Travelers Cos., Inc. (Investment Portfolio), as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, The Travelers Indemnity Co., as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 2007, The Kennedy Center Corporate Fund, as Vice Chairman, New York City Ballet, Inc., as Director, The Legal Aid Society, as Director, Connecticut Council for Education Reform, as Director, Readyct, as Director, the University of Pennsylvania, as Trustee, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, as Trustee, Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., as Member, The Economic Club of New York, as Member, The Business Council, as Member, and Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, as Trustee. Mr. Schnitzer also formerly worked at The Partnership for New York City, Inc., as Director and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, as Partner. Mr. Schnitzer received his graduate degree from Columbia Law School and undergraduate degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |
Joan Kois Woodward |
Joan Kois Woodward currently works at Rand Institute for Civil Justice, as Chairman, Lamda, Inc., as Director from 2022, United Cerebral Palsy Foundation, as Director, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, as Director, The Bryce Harlow Foundation, as Director, and The Travelers Cos., Inc., as President-Travelers Institute & EVP-Public Policy from 2012. Ms. Woodward also formerly worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as Executive Director-Global Markets, United States Senate Committee On Homeland Security, as Senior Economist, US Senate Committee on Finance, as Deputy Chief of Staff, Capitol Hill Associates LP, as Principal, and U.S. House of Representatives, as Senior Economist. Ms. Woodward received her undergraduate degree and graduate degree from American University. |
Gregory C. Toczydlowski |
Gregory C. Toczydlowski currently works at Hartford HealthCare Corp., as Vice Chairman, Travelers Property Casualty Corp., as Director, President-BI & Executive Vice President, Consumer Agent Portal LLC, as Director, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, as Director, Institute for Business & Home Safety, as Director, Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnity Corp., as Director, United Way of Central & Northeastern Connecticut, as Director, The Travelers Cos., Inc., as President-Business Insurance & Executive VP from 2016, and Springfield College, as Trustee. Mr. Toczydlowski also formerly worked at Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc., as Director. Mr. Toczydlowski received his undergraduate degree from Springfield College and Masters Business Admin degree from the University of Hartford. |
Thomas B. Leonardi |
Thomas B. Leonardi currently works at The Travelers Cos., Inc., as Independent Director from 2021, The Travelers Indemnity Co., as Director from 2021, and Athene Co-Invest Reinsurance Affiliate Ltd., as Director from 2021. Mr. Leonardi also formerly worked at Northington Partners, Inc., as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Corebridge Life Holdings, Inc., as Vice Chairman from 2017 to 2020, American Council of Life Insurers, as Director, American International Group, Inc., as Executive VP-Government Affairs & Public Policy, and Conning & Co., as Head-Investment Banking & Venture Capital. Mr. Leonardi received his undergraduate degree from Boston University and graduate degree from the University of Connecticut. |
Clarence Otis |
Mr. Clarence Otis, Jr., is an Independent Director at The Travelers Cos., Inc., an Independent Trustee at MFS Intermediate Income Trust, an Independent Trustee at MFS Multimarket Income Trust, an Independent Trustee at MFS Special Value Trust, an Independent Trustee at MFS Charter Income Trust, an Independent Trustee at MFS Government Markets Income Trust, an Independent Trustee at MFS High Income Municipal Trust, an Independent Trustee at MFS High Yield Municipal Trust, an Independent Trustee at MFS Intermediate High Income Fund, an Independent Trustee at MFS Municipal Income Trust, an Independent Director at Verizon Communications, Inc., an Independent Trustee at MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust, an Independent Director at VF Corp., an Advisor at Trident Management LLC, a Chairman at Jazz At Lincoln Center, Inc., a Member at Executive Leadership Council, Inc., a Member at New York State Bar Association, a Member at The Business Council, a Member at The Business Roundtable and a Member at The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans. He is on the Board of Directors at The Travelers Cos., Inc., MFS Intermediate Income Trust, MFS Multimarket Income Trust, MFS Special Value Trust, MFS Mutual Funds, MFS Charter Income Trust, MFS Government Markets Income Trust, MFS High Income Municipal Trust, MFS High Yield Municipal Trust, MFS Intermediate High Income Fund, MFS Municipal Income Trust, The Travelers Indemnity Co., Cellco Partnership, Inc., Verizon Communications, Inc., MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust, VF Corp., Central Florida YMCA, Inc., The Orlando Economic Development Commission, USHG LLC, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He received his undergraduate degree from Williams College and a graduate degree from Stanford Law School. |
Todd C. Schermerhorn |
Todd C. Schermerhorn currently works at The Travelers Cos., Inc., as Lead Independent Director from 2019, The Travelers Indemnity Co., as Director from 2016, Metabolon, Inc., as Director, LivaNova Plc, as Independent Director from 2020, Association for Financial Professionals, Inc., as Member, and Institute of Management Accountants, Inc., as Member. Mr. Schermerhorn also formerly worked at Spectranetics LLC, as Independent Director from 2015 to 2017, Thoratec Corp., as Independent Director from 2013 to 2015, Somerset Medical Center, Inc., as Director, C. R. Bard, Inc. (New Jersey), as Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President from 2003 to 2012, and Financial Executives International, as Member. Mr. Schermerhorn received his Masters Business Admin degree from Babson College and undergraduate degree from the University of Lowell. |
Bridget A. van Kralingen |
Ms. Bridget A. van Kralingen is an Independent Director at Teradyne, Inc., a Partner at Motive Capital Management LLC, an Independent Non-Executive Director at Discovery Ltd., an Independent Director at The Travelers Cos., Inc. and an Independent Non-Executive Director at Discovery Health (Pty) Ltd. She is on the Board of Directors at Schrödinger, Inc., Teradyne, Inc., Discovery Ltd., The Travelers Indemnity Co., The Travelers Cos., Inc., IEX Group, Inc., New-York Historical Society, Royal Bank of Canada (London Branch) and Discovery Health (Pty) Ltd. Ms. van Kralingen was previously employed as an Independent Director by Royal Bank of Canada, a Senior Vice President by IBM Global Business Services, a Senior Vice President-Special Projects by International Business Machines Corp., a Managing Partner-Financial Services by Deloitte Consulting LLP, and a Managing Partner by IBM Business Consulting Services A/S. She also served on the board at The Partnership for New York City, Inc. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, an undergraduate degree from the University of Johannesburg and a graduate degree from the University of South Africa. |
Laurie J. Thomsen |
Laurie J. Thomsen currently works at Dycom Industries, Inc., as Independent Director from 2015, The Travelers Cos., Inc., as Independent Director from 2004, The Travelers Indemnity Co., as Director, KickStart_International, Inc., as Director, uAspire, as Director, Lever, Inc. (Massachusetts), as Director, MFS Charter Income Trust, as Independent Trustee from 2013, MFS Government Markets Income Trust, as Independent Trustee from 2005, MFS Intermediate Income Trust, as Independent Trustee from 2005, MFS Multimarket Income Trust, as Independent Trustee from 2016, MFS Municipal Income Trust, as Independent Trustee from 2005, MFS Special Value Trust, as Independent Trustee from 2005, Williams College, as Trustee-Emeritus from 1999, MFS High Income Municipal Trust, as Independent Trustee from 2005, MFS Intermediate High Income Fund, as Independent Trustee from 2005, MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust, as Independent Trustee from 2005, and MFS High Yield Municipal Trust, as Independent Trustee from 2011. Ms. Thomsen also formerly worked at Travelers Property Casualty Corp., as Director, Horizons for Homeless Children, Inc., as Director, HarbourVest Partners LLC, as General Partner from 1988 to 1995, Prism Venture Management LLC, as General Partner from 1995 to 2004, Prism Venture Partners LLC, as General Partner from 1995 to 2000, MFS InterMarket Income Trust I, as Trustee from 2005 to 2011, MFS California Municipal Fund, as Independent Trustee, New Profit, Inc., as Executive Partner from 2006 to 2010, and MFS Mutual Funds, as General Partner from 1988 to 1995. Ms. Thomsen received her Masters Business Admin degree from Boston University and undergraduate degree from Williams College. |
David S. Williams |
David S. Williams currently works at Independent Sector, as Director, Points of Light Foundation, Inc., as Director, The Travelers Cos., Inc., as Independent Director from 2024, and Deloitte LLP (California), as Principal. Mr. Williams also formerly worked at Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Williams received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and Masters Business Admin degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |
Russell G. Golden |
Mr. Russell G. Golden, CPA, is an Independent Director at The Travelers Cos., Inc. He is on the Board of Directors at The Travelers Cos., Inc. Mr. Golden was previously employed as a Chairman by Financial Accounting Foundation and a Chairman by Financial Accounting Standards Board. He received his undergraduate degree from Washington State University. |
Elizabeth Beshel Robinson |
Elizabeth Beshel Robinson currently works at Williams College, as Chairman-Trustees Board, BNY Mellon Government Securities Services Corp., as Non-Executive Chairman, The Travelers Cos., Inc., as Independent Director from 2020, The Travelers Indemnity Co., as Director from 2020, The Bank of New York Mellon Corp., as Independent Director from 2016, Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc., as Director from 2017, Blair Academy, Inc., as Trustee, St. Luke's Health Network, Inc., as Trustee, Every Mother Counts, as Trustee from 2017, and St. Lukes Hospital - Monroe Campus, as Trustee. Ms. Robinson also formerly worked at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., as Treasurer, Managing Director & Partner from 2005 to 2015, Goldman Sachs Bank USA (New York), as Director, and Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, as Trustee from 2009 to 2018. Ms. Robinson received her Masters Business Admin degree in 1998 from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York and undergraduate degree in 1990 from Williams College. |
Rafael Ottoni Santana |
Mr. Rafael O. Santana is an Independent Director at The Travelers Cos., Inc., a President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Wabtec Corp., a President & Chief Executive Officer at Faiveley Transport USA, Inc., a President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp., a President at Wabtec Holding Corp. and a President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at GE Transportation, A Wabtec Co. He is on the Board of Directors at The Travelers Indemnity Co., The Travelers Cos., Inc., Wabtec Corp., Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp., Allegheny Conference on Community Development, The Latin School of Chicago, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and GE Transportation, A Wabtec Co. Mr. Santana was previously employed as a President & Chief Executive Officer by GE Transportation, a Chief Executive Officer-Latin America by GE Energy Management Services LLC, a President & Chief Executive Officer-Latin America by General Electric Co., a President & CEO-Turbomachinery Solutions by Baker Hughes ESP, Inc., and a Chief Executive Officer by GE Energy Infrastructure. He also served on the board at Council of the Americas, Inc. He received his undergraduate degree from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. |