About Us
Who We Are
Our partners deserve dependability, but our response is anything but uniform. We promote and nurture contrarian viewpoints, transparency, collaboration and consistent action, and combine it with our innovative proprietary data and technology capabilities. As risks change, our diverse product offerings and pricing responds in kind.
About Us
Culture
Tradition is important, but not when it means taking a fixed approach to every situation. We aim to disrupt, and that requires a different mindset.
Who We Are
We Focus on Innovative Thinking

Bureaucracy doesn’t exist. With over 150 employees at three offices and remote locations across the U.S., more than 20% of the firm is employee-owned. Everyone has a voice and the opportunity to make their mark.
Birmingham Office
Chicago Office
Culture
Exceptional People, Cutting Edge Ideas
Hierarchy doesn’t have a place in our culture. Performance is rewarded at all levels — individual, company, and team.
Generous benefits include healthcare, flexible working arrangements, floating holidays, paid parental leave, time off for volunteering, free lunch, and subsidized gym memberships.
Set Up for Success
Join us, and your professional growth will be fully supported. In a short period of time, you’ll be equipped to work in a very complex business, gaining a decade’s worth of experience in just a couple of years.
We give you the freedom to find what motivates you, explore your potential, challenge yourself, and fulfill your aspirations.
We actively support you with training, coaching, and opportunities so you can keep learning and developing.

Rise Far and Fast
If you are analytical and love solving problems, you will be successful.
We value creative thinkers who can help us in our mission to disrupt the industry. We look for those with a can-do attitude and personal integrity, who roll up their sleeves and get stuff done. We respect and trust each other, building a spirit of teamwork throughout our organization.
If this sounds like you, explore our open positions and get in touch.
DE&I
Walking the Talk
What does it means to be a diverse and inclusive organization? We have built a culture that leverages strengths, diversity of thought, and original thinking to challenge the status quo. We are intentional in our efforts to support an inclusive environment where everyone can be authentic and feel respected. Collaboration and differing perspectives bring about the best ideas and invigorate business.


Our Commitment
To build an exceptional culture, we pledge our start-up spirit will push for a diverse network of unique individuals.
We will become comfortable with uncomfortable conversations and promote opportunities to grow our perspectives and eliminate bias.
We will be passionate about disrupting and rejecting inequality within our organization and our industry.
We will do what’s right, which quite frankly means being a good human. Our coworkers and customers will be treated with respect and decency.
We will assemble not just a group of people, but promote a togetherness underpinned by our differences.
We will recognize and actively seek to work with qualified business partners who may not be well represented.
Diversity
Comprised of differing thoughts, perspectives, cultures, abilities, races, genders, orientations, and backgrounds. Variety cultivates our success and nourishes the feeling of camaraderie.
Equity
Practicing fairness and just treatment by identifying and eliminating barriers due to bias or prejudice.
Inclusion
Necessitates the intentional creation of an environment where members of the organization are mutually valued and respected, have a sense of belonging, and can reach their potential.
We Pledge to Foster
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A connected and inclusive culture made up of individuals of all backgrounds
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A multicultural workforce through enhanced recruitment initiatives, equitable advancement opportunities, and continued fair employment practices
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Industry disruption that leads to business results by promoting divergent thinking attributed to multifaceted backgrounds
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Leadership that models behaviors that encourage and advance diversity and inclusion within the organization
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An environment of education and dialogue about diversity, equity, and inclusion through education, resources, and opportunities for transparent dialogue
Leadership

Philip Bowie
CEO and Member of Velocity Board

Jake Rothfuss
President

Rod Harden
Chief Claims Officer and Chief Risk Officer

Paul Carnegie
Chief Underwriting Officer

Praveen Reddy
Chief Operating Officer

Chris Gundersen
Chief Technology Officer

Carey Elzey
Head of People and Culture

Emily Henderson
Vice President of Capital and Portfolio Management

Patrick Carey
Vice President Middle Market Commercial

Nina Chiappetta
Vice President Middle Market Commercial

Robbie Hillard
Vice President of Finance

Carolyn Parker
Strategic Advisor