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DOUGLAS KERR Risk manager City of Baltimore
Armed with more than 25 years of experience in risk management, including insurance brokering, claims administration and safety management, Douglas Kerr oversees the City of Baltimore’s office of risk management with a goal of ensuring employees abide by safety regulations while delivering key services. In recent months, Baltimore has been busy implementing housing regulations and tightening security measures in response to persistent issues such as the heating crisis, poor living
conditions and continuing violence. As risk manager, Kerr spearheaded the establishment of a strategic planning committee for the city’s workers’ compen sation program, working with a third-party administrator, an occupational health clinic and outside legal counsel to develop best-practice strategies for the city’s risk program. He was also responsible for setting up a Safety Shoe Store, which ensures that employees are provided proper footwear for protection against workplace hazards. Kerr also co-led a risk team that oversaw safety and risk management for Baltimore’s first Grand Prix race, ensuring a safe event for around 1 million spectators of the street-circuit race.
LAURA CISI Vice president, global risk management The Clorox Company
Committed to maintaining a safe and sustainable environment, The Clorox Company, a global producer of household brands, was recently ranked ninth on Barron’s first annual list of sustainable companies. Prior to joining Clorox as VP of global risk management, Laura Cisi built a successful insurance career at Marsh & McLennan, where she most recently served as a client advisor on professional liability insurance to Fortune 500 companies, including Clorox.
LOREN NICKEL Director, business risk and insurance Google
In 2017, Loren Nickel was named RIMS Risk Manager of the Year. As head of business risk and insurance at Google, Nickel understands that risk management plays a crucial role in propelling rather than curbing the innovation that is the heart of his organization. After joining Google in 2005, Nickel immediately set out to complete the foundational work for risk management, setting up multiple systems to track total cost of risk, monitor emerging risk and measure losses. He was also responsible for helping to develop a framework to simplify the decision-making process involved in the insurance structure, which helped reduce risks while reining in spending. In response to Google’s rapid growth and risk evolution, Nickel and his team mapped out five- and 10-year risk management plans that would enable them to implement relevant and timely protection measures. A qualified actuary, Nickel was an underwriting manager with Aon and Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company prior to joining Google. He is a board member of the University of California Santa Barbara’s Actuarial Science Program and the Insurance Thought Leadership organization.
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