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.
Dante A. Disparte
Andres Franzetti
Les Williams
Jenny Decker
Maria Jaramillo
Alex Emmons
Advisory Board
George Molakal
Juliana Rotich
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
Juan Verde
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.
