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About Risk Cooperative

Risk Cooperative is a certified minority-owned insurance brokerage and risk advisory firm. Appointed with all major carriers and the Lloyd’s of London market, we provide insurance solutions across all classes of risk, including comprehensive employee benefits, life and health, property and casualty, cyber and other specialty lines.

The insurance industry has very few minority-owned firms. Of course, as an MBE, Risk Cooperative is uniquely qualified to serve as a Tier 1 partner  implement your firm’s supplier diversity goals. Our team of industry professionals specializes in helping businesses build operational resiliency. When required, we design bespoke solutions to address clients’ unique challenges.

Founded in 2014, our team of seasoned, certified risk managers and licensed insurance brokers are subject matter experts across all classes of risk. As a result, organizations across the U.S. and around the world choose Risk Cooperative.

Leadership

Our leadership team of risk experts are licensed to originate, place and service insurance solutions in all 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico, with access to global markets for international solutions. Our risk advisors guide organizations to proactively manage and mitigate risks across a wide range of insurable and non-insurable risks. Contact us today to begin your journey to operational resilience.

DDisparte

Dante A. Disparte

Chairman and Founder
AFranzeti

Andres Franzetti

Chief Executive Officer and Co‑founder
LWilliams

Les Williams

Chief Revenue Officer and Co‑Founder
JDecker

Jenny Decker

Director of Marketing
MJaramillo

Maria Jaramillo

Director of Operations

Advisory Board

George Molakal

George Molakal

Chief Executive Officer, ALCOR Fund
George Molakal is the CEO of ALCOR Fund, a global investment firm focusing on buyouts, Private, equity investments, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance, among other services. ALCOR owns portfolio companies in, cross border M&A, engineering, manufacturing, 3PL and 4PL, imports and exports and the services industry in emerging markets. Molakal has brought about a new perspective to corporate management and strategy through his ‘Cubei’ model of multi company governance, Strategy 360, MBi takeover, global foundation pillars, 12 block business picture framework, and the disruptive model on American Small to Mid-sized Enterprises (SMEs). George is a graduate of Harvard Business School and Oxford University and speaks frequently on leadership, investments and global strategy.
Juliana Rotich

Juliana Rotich

Serial Social Entrepreneur, Co-founder Ushahidi Inc.

Juliana is a Technologist, strategic advisor, MIT Media Lab Director’s Fellow, TED Senior Fellow and currently serves as a member of theWorld Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Data Driven Development. Juliana is Co-founder of BRCK Inc.

A hardware company based in Kenya that makes BRCK and other devices. BRCK is a self-powered mobile WiFi router that has on-board battery and storage, a backup generator for the internet. It provides redundant internet connectivity using wireless or ethernet backhaul. BRCK stands for “rugged internet for people and things”, and it takes its name from its sturdy boxy shape.

Juliana is Co-founder of Ushahidi Inc, a non-profit tech company, born in Africa, which specializes in developing free and open source software for changing how information flows in the world. Ushahidi also acts a catalyst in innovation as part of the Making All Voices Count global challenge for development. She is an internationally sought after keynote speaker as well as strategic advisor to the councils of BASF, Microsoft 4Afrika and Waabeh Ltd. She is also a trustee of The iHub in Kenya and Bankinter Foundation for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Spain.

Guy Spier

Guy Spier

Managing Partner, Aquamarine Fund
Guy Spier is a Zurich based investor. In June 2007 he made headlines by bidding US$650,100 with Mohnish Pabrai for a charity lunch with Warren Buffett. Since 1997 he has managed Aquamarine Fund, an investment partnership inspired by, and styled after the original 1950’s Buffett partnerships. Mr. Spier completed his MBA at Harvard Business School, class of 1993, and holds a First Class degree in PPE (Politics, Philosophy and Economics) from Oxford University. Mr. Spier’s book, The Education of a Value Investor has garnered worldwide praise.
Juan Verde

Juan Verde

CEO, Magnus Capital

Juan Verde Suárez is a business and Spanish social entrepreneur who worked on the political campaigns of Senator Ted Kennedy, President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, Senator John Kerry, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

He also served as International Co-Chair for the reelection campaign of President Barack Obama in 2012. In addition to developing and directing a strategy designed to mobilize millions of American citizens residing outside of the United States, Mr. Verde serves as an advisor to President Obama on international trade, the Hispanic vote as well as sustainability related issues.

As Senior Partner of U.S. consultancy firm Mapa Group, Verde advises governments and corporations on market expansion, strategy and sustainability. He currently serves on a number of corporate and advisory boards including the Government of Lithuania´s International Advisory Committee and the Alumni Board of Directors at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. In the corporate world, Mr. Verde serves, or has served, among others, on the board of directors of Abengoa Bioenergy S.A., a global biotech ethanol company; Santander Bank, N.A., a U.S. subsidiary of the Spanish financial institution Grupo Santander.

Company History

Founded in 2014 by an expert team of risk, strategy and capital management executives, Risk Cooperative is a certified minority‑owned and fully licensed brokerage across the full spectrum of risk and insurance solutions. The firm has accomplished many prestigious milestones over the company’s operational timeline.

November 2014

Risk Cooperative Founded

Risk Cooperative is founded to help organizations leverage risk management principles against their business strategies. The firm establishes headquarters in Washington DC.

November 2014

September 2015

Comprehensive Benefits Practice Launches

Risk Cooperative adds a benefits adminisatration team and launches a full-service practice designed to help companies combat employee benefits complexity and cost inflation.

September 2015

January 2016

Risk Cooperative Partners with Lloyd’s on the City Risk Index

Risk Cooperative and Lloyd’s, the world’s specialist insurance market, partnered to develop Lloyd’s City Risk Index – the first ever analysis of economic output at risk in 301 major cities from 18 threats over a ten-year period to start a meaningful process toward enhancing city-level resilience.

January 2016

July 2016

Risk Cooperative is Approved to Write Insurance Nationally

Risk Cooperative achieved regulatory approval to write insurance nationally, including in the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, positioning the firm as a highly scalable company capable of supporting customers across the U.S. and around the world with essential risk and insurance solutions.

July 2016

October 2016

Publication: Global Risk Agility and Decision Making

Risk Cooperative Founder, Dante Disparte, and Daniel Wagner make a compelling case for the need to bring traditional risk management and decision making approaches into the twenty-first century.

October 2016

April 2018

Industry First: Secured 2 Cyber Warranty Program

Risk Cooperative, in partnership with Ridge Global and Secured2, a data security technology firm, developed a cyber warranty programme that combines security with data-breach indemnification. The key elements of the warranty program include the Secured2 product built into Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Azure allowing every customer who takes advantage of Secured2’s innovate technology to be covered.

April 2018

June 2019

Executive Appointments & Transitions

Founder Dante Disparte transitions to the role of Chairman and pursues ground breaking work on digital currencies and global financial inclusion. Co-founder Andres Franzetti assumes the role of CEO at Risk Cooperative.

June 2019

November 2020

Risk Cooperative Receives Industry Recognition

The executive team racked up a number of professional accomplishments during the firm’s 6th year of business. CEO, Andres Franzetti, was named to the Washington Business Journal’s Business of Pride Class of 2020. While Chief Revenue Officer, Les Williams, was named a 2020 Specialty Power Broker by Risk & Insurance.

November 2020

September 2021

Andres Franzetti Joins the NSBA Leadership Council

“The Risk Cooperative CEO, a recognized leader in Washington’s small-business community, joins the National Small Business Administration’s Leadership Council to work alongside other advocates from across the country to help build a more resilient small business community and promote the interests of small organizations to federal policymakers.”

September 2021

February 2022

Publication: 360° Cyber Risk Survey

This 2022 report updates the 2017 findings to provide informed analysis and actionable best practices to help middle-market organizations, senior leaders, and boards of directors obtain a better understanding of the operational and financial impacts of cyber risks and a roadmap toward better operational resiliency.

February 2022

July 2022

MBE Certification

As one of the few minority-owned brokerages, Risk Cooperative brings Tier 1 risk and insurance solutions to meet Fortune 2000 companies’ supplier diversity goals.

July 2022

November 2023

Risk Cooperative Celebrates 9 Years

2023 has been a year of extraordinary recognition for the Risk Cooperative team, as Derrick Wong was named Rising Star and Power Broker by Risk & Insurance for Employee Benefits and the Operations Team, led by Maria Jaramillo, was awarded the Top 50 Operations Team OnCon Icon Award.

November 2023
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