Life has changed a lot in 150 years.
‍It’s about time life insurance did, too.

Michael formerly built and scaled several businesses as part of the leadership team at CoverWallet, a leading InsureTech startup, from its period of hypergrowth through its acquisition by Aon. There, he started and led CoverWallet for Agents, the agent distribution business unit of CoverWallet which rapidly grew to serve thousands of agents. He previously worked at McKinsey & Company, where he served major financial services companies on growth strategy and digital transformation, the U.S. State Department, and NASA. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Engineering from Princeton University.

Dan Pierson has over 20 years of experience in leadership roles in both life insurance brokerage and technology. He was formerly the Founder and President of LegacyShield, an InsureTech startup that innovated in in-force servicing and whose software is used by thousands of agents daily. He played a leadership role there from inception through its acquisition by SBLI. Prior to that, Dan was Founder and CEO of Independent Life Brokerage, where his team supported hundreds of life insurance advisors on the full client lifecycle, focusing on large and complex cases. He has served on the advisory boards of carriers Transamerica, Principal, and Zurich.

Bill Ventura, CFP® leads Strategic Growth at Modern Life, where he oversees the firm’s producer group and other strategic initiatives. Prior to joining Modern Life, Bill spent more than 20 years at Lincoln Financial. Most recently, he was a Sales Vice President for Lincoln Financial Distributors, where he was responsible for the wholesale distribution of Lincoln’s core products and services.

Ryan is an investor and the Head of Research at Thrive Capital, a New York based venture capital firm, where he helps lead Thrive’s proactive research efforts and incubation activities. Prior to joining Thrive, Ryan was an investor at Reservoir Capital, where he invested in both public and private markets, as well as helped start operating businesses and other investment firms. Previously, Ryan worked at the hedge fund Perry Capital, where he was a member of the firm’s private equity and distressed credit groups.  He holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a B.A. from the University of Virginia.