Kathleen is currently the Chief Operating Officer for the Americas at AXA XL. There, she is responsible for overseeing insurance operations and leading transformation and technology initiatives across the region. Previously, Kathleen held the role of Senior Vice President for Operations at CopperPoint and managed all business operations, where she led the integration and development of a scalable enterprise operations infrastructure after recent acquisitions.
With more than 25 years of insurance industry experience, Kathleen has an extensive background in business start-ups, driving innovation and leading and transforming businesses within the insurance industry. Earlier, Kathleen served as the Head of Distribution at Blackboard, an AIG-owned technology-focused subsidiary where she was responsible for developing and managing broker relationships and contributing to the overall build of this middle-market commercial insurance start-up. She began her career at Accenture and progressed to roles of increasing responsibility at Zurich, Marsh and AIG, most notably Head of Operations and Technology for the US at Marsh and Northeast Regional Vice President of Zurich’s commercial market business.
Kathleen currently serves as an executive board member of the FreshStart Women’s Foundation and serves as an advisor to several insurtechs.
She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and French from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Arts degree in Linguistics from the University of Kansas.
