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Chris Duncan, COO/CFO of the McCart Insurance Group

Chris Duncan
Advisor

 

Chris Duncan is a frequent speaker on ERM and an expert commentator on ERM for the International Risk Management Institute (www.irmi.com). He has a varied career in diverse companies (entrepreneurial and large public companies), with leadership positions in senior management, finance, operations, risk management and insurance, as well as on boards of profit and not-for-profit entities.

Most recently, Duncan served as the COO/CFO of The McCart Insurance Group (www.mccart.com), a privately held property casualty, benefits, and HR outsourcing company. His background includes Chief Operating Officer of a public company in the alternative energy arena; Managing Director of Marsh in Atlanta; the airline industry's first Chief Risk Officer at Delta Air Lines where he developed and implemented its ERM program. Additionally, he has assisted other Fortune 500 companies develop and implement ERM programs.

Mr. Duncan holds a B.A. degree in Business Administration and an M.B.A. in Finance and Risk Management, both from the University of Georgia, and was named Alumnus of the Year (2003) for the Terry College of Business Risk Management and Insurance Program, the University of Georgia.

 

Mark Stephens, Managing Partner of Strategic Risk Partners Mark Stephens

Director

Mark Stephens manages the Milliman Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Services practice group. The practice delivers a portfolio of risk consulting services, such as enterprise risk design, test and build projects, operational risk assessments, ERM education and training, and ERM technology evaluation. The ERM practice uses diagnostic consulting strategies to understand an organization's enterprise risk goals and challenges and then customizes solutions to deliver required business results.

Stephens began his career as a risk management consultant for Federated Mutual and later transitioned to managing director for Aon Risk Services. While at Aon, he designed and managed Aon Value Exchange, which provided pricing and margin guidance for broker products and services. In addition, Stephens managed the Aon Global eSolutions Group, which developed risk analytics software for multinational clients to assist with enterprise risk, claims management, exposure management, and policy management. Stephens served on the management teams for Aon's Enterprise Risk Practice Council, the Financial Institutions Practice Group, and the ARS-US National Service Board. Stephens also led national and international "change management" teams for risk software integration and for margin improvement. Finally, he was CEO of Aon RiskLabs and led the M&A team for Aon's acquisition of Risk Laboratories and Valley Oak Systems. In 2007, Stephens founded Strategic Risk Partners, where he designed industry-leading best practices for enterprise risk management and operational risk. In addition, he developed a unique online software platform for collaboration around governance, risk and compliance, ERM, and operational risk.

Stephens received a Bachelors of Science in Finance from Indiana University. He has participated in MBA graduate studies at Northwestern Kellogg School, Duke Fuqua School of Business, and Butler University.



Jack Hampton, KPMG professor of business and dean of the Scool of Professional and Continuing Studies and Graduate Business Programs at St. Peter's College

Jack Hampton

Advisor

Jack Hampton is the KPMG professor of business and dean of the School of Professional and Continuing Studies and Graduate Business Programs at St. Peter's College in Jersey City, NJ. Previously, he was dean of the schools of business at Seton Hall and Connecticut State universities and provost of the College of Insurance in New York City.

Hampton specializes in enterprise risk management. He writes a regular column for Business Insurance magazine. He served as director of the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) from 2000 to 2004.

Hampton received a Bachelors of Arts, cum laude, in Liberal Arts from Stetson University. He received a Master of Business Administration and a Doctor of Business Administration from The George Washington University.