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Our leadership

Our team has built and grown startups and comes from top technology companies like TripAdvisor, Amazon, KAYAK, and JP Morgan. We value integrity, intellectual curiosity, and personal drive. Our passion, smarts, and slightly rebellious streak have helped us transform the insurance industry and bring it into the 21st century. We wholeheartedly believe that technology can empower customers to make the best decisions for their personal needs.

Snejina Zacharia
Snejina Zacharia
Founder/CEO
Extensive experience building and growing startups and Fortune 500 companies across USA, Europe and Asia. Cross functional experience focused on driving innovation and efficiency. MBA from MIT Sloan School of ...
Giorgos Zacharia, PhD
Giorgos Zacharia, PhD
Co-founder
Giorgos Zacharia serves as Chief Technology Officer of KAYAK and has served as its Chief Scientist since February 2009. Dr. Zacharia has extensive experience in machine learning and data mining and is also a co-founder
Tod Kiryazov
Tod Kiryazov
Co-founder / Product
Over 10 years of experience managing cross-functional teams in product, content, design, engineering and marketing. Expertise: Product management, digital marketing, user research, front end web development, UI ...
Gene Shkolnik
Gene Shkolnik
CTO
Chang Jo
Chang Jo
SVP of Finance
Steven Lane
Steven Lane
Head of Embedded Insurance
Kara Clark
Kara Clark
Director, Strategic Partnerships
Evelyn Pimplaskar
Evelyn Pimplaskar
Director of Content/Editor-in-Chief
Anita Taylor
Anita Taylor
Director of Retention and Lifecycle Marketing
KC Sun
KC Sun
Director of Product Design

Our editorial team

Our editing team includes veteran personal finance editors, specialized subject matter editors who are licensed insurance agents, and data scientists – all of whom excel at helping readers understand insurance industry news and trends that affect their financial well-being.

Evelyn Pimplaskar
Evelyn Pimplaskar
Editor-in-Chief, Director of Content
Evelyn Pimplaskar is Insurify’s director of content. With 30-plus years in content creation – including 10 years specializing in personal finance – Evelyn’s done everything from covering volatile local elections as a beat reporter to building fintech content libraries from the ground up.Before joining Insurify, she was editor-in-chief at Credible, where she launched and developed the lending marketplace’s media partnership’s content initiative and managed the restructuring of the editorial team to enhance content production efficiency. Formerly, as tax editor for Credit Karma, Evelyn built a library of more than 300 educational articles on federal and state taxes, achieving triple-digit year-over-year growth in e-files from organic search.Her early career included work as a content marketer, vice president and managing officer of a boutique public relations agency, chief copy editor for 14 weekly Forbes publications, reporting for large and mid-sized daily newspapers, and freelancing for the Associated Press.Evelyn is passionate about creating personal finance content that distills complex topics into relatable, easy-to-understand stories. She believes great content helps empower readers with the information they need to make important personal finance decisions.
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Ashley Cox
Managing Editor
Ashley is an experienced personal finance editor who has edited a variety of digital content over the years, including credit cards, insurance, mortgages, personal loans, student loans, and more. She is passionate about helping people learn more about personal finance so that they can empower themselves and achieve their financial goals.Ashley began her career as a journalist, working as a reporter and editor for print and broadcast news outlets. She also has a background in corporate retail communications, where she focused on web content and marketing communications development. Before joining Insurify, Ashley worked as a senior editor at Credible and a copy editor at Credit Karma.When she’s not editing, Ashley volunteers with the local Humane Society, takes trapeze classes (where she daydreams about running away and joining the circus), and hikes the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina.Ashley earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication from Samford University.
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Tanveen Vohra
Tanveen Vohra
Manager of Content and Communications
Tanveen Vohra is an editorial manager at Insurify specializing in writing about property and casualty insurance, focusing on market and pricing trends in home and auto insurance. Through her work, she helps consumers better understand the components of their insurance policies so they can make smarter purchase decisions. She received a bachelor's degree from SUNY Buffalo. You can connect with her on LinkedIn.
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Insurify’s advisory panel

Insurify’s advisory panel helps our editorial team ensure our content is accurate, relevant, and addressing current news and trends in the insurance industry. Panel members draw on a wealth of insurance knowledge from their work as agents, educators, and industry leaders.

Board of Directors

James O'Neill
James O'Neill
Board Director
Daniel Tsiddon
Daniel Tsiddon
Board Director