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.
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Steve MoseleyVice President of Insurify Labs
Steve pilots Insurify Labs, conceptualizing and developing new products to make insurance shopping faster, easier, and more rewarding. He has 25-plus years of experience leading startups from idea to exit, mixing software development, product leadership, and founder experience.
Steve first joined Insurify in 2015 as head of engineering, left to co-found a startup in 2019, and returned to lead Insurify Labs in 2025. His career spans leadership roles at startups and established organizations, including Grass Roots, Tripadvisor, Unstack, and Elastic Path. He holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Florida International University.
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Andrew HuangVice President of Marketing
Qualifications:
Andrew leads Insurify’s agile and innovative marketing strategy, focusing on getting the word out that Insurify helps insurance shoppers find good, affordable coverage quickly and easily.
Chartered financial analyst
12+ years in data analysis and marketing
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Chang JoChief Financial Officer
Chang is the driving force behind Insurify’s long-term financial vision. He leads the company’s finance team and supports corporate development and M&A.
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Nathaniel RiceVice President of Legal
Nate oversees all legal and regulatory affairs for Insurify, working as a strategic adviser to the executive leadership team. His commitment to transforming legal functions into high-impact strategic partnerships helps accelerate Insurify’s innovation and growth while mitigating risk.
Before joining Insurify in 2025, Nate provided in-house corporate counsel to KAYAK and held counseling roles at top companies like OpenTable, The Elevated Companies, and McNeil, Gray and Rice. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of New Hampshire and earned his J.D. from Suffolk University Law School.
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Aleks SafarovaVice President of Design and Creative
Leading design and creative at Insurify, Aleks helps shape the company’s global user experience, design systems, and creative strategy.
With 12-plus years of experience across travel and consumer tech, she previously served as KAYAK’s vice president of product design. Aleks has also held design roles at Drift, Macy’s, T. Rowe Price, and other organizations. She earned a bachelor’s degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art and an executive MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management.
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Shawn PowersVice President of Sales and Operations
Shawn leads Insurify’s agency team to grow sales through digital insurance agents and support an ever-expanding book of business. With more than 20 years in the insurance industry, Shawn has held numerous positions, including vice president of sales and operations for Answer Financial.
Shawn joined Insurify in 2020.
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Julie FinleyVice President of People
Julie leads Insurify’s people and culture team, owning global responsibility for the company’s people strategy. With a background in people operations, people partnership, and leadership development, Julie joined Insurify in late 2025.
Previously, she held leadership roles in human resources for KAYAK, GE Aviation, and GE Capital. She holds degrees from Framingham State University and Northeastern University.
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Hayden BrobergVice President of Commercialization
Hayden spearheads the development of Insurify’s property and casualty insurance marketplace. With over a decade of experience in fintech and insurtech, she builds Insurify’s carrier and partnership network.
Hayden first joined Insurify in 2017 as director of partnerships, before stepping into a lead business development role at Capital One. She returned to Insurify in early 2025. Hayden has a bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College and mentors with BUILD Boston.
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Biz ChatterjeeHead of Product
Biz oversees the core Insurify product experience, leading a team of product managers who ensure the shopping experience is seamless for Insurify customers. He joined Insurify in 2024.
With 15-plus years in fintech and consumer tech, Biz has led product at Wescover and Groupon and founded Aiolux, an AI-driven startup. He holds multiple degrees, including an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a master’s in computer science from Cornell University, and a master’s of chemistry from the University of Utah.
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Kristen SelingerVice President of New Markets
Kristen drives growth in new areas for Insurify. With more than a decade of experience helping businesses grow through new initiatives and partnerships, she joined Insurify in February 2025.
She formerly led global product partnerships at OpenTable and business development at KAYAK. She holds a finance degree from the University of Notre Dame.
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Mike HanrahanHead of Retention
Mike runs retention at Insurify, leading product, email, and SMS initiatives to keep users engaged.
Before joining Insurify, Mike ran Wayfair’s email channel in both the U.S. and Canada, and later led an internal consulting team. He began his career in finance and found his passion in customer engagement. Mike has a bachelor’s degree from Boston College.
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Stephen HodgsonVice President and Corporate Controller
Stephen manages accounting, financial reporting, and more for Insurify, ensuring the company’s finances run smoothly. He joined Insurify in 2025 after serving as corporate controller at CarGurus through their IPO and multiple acquisitions.
Before that, he helped Ariad Pharmaceuticals navigate a $5.2 billion sale to Takeda and started his career at PwC. A licensed CPA in Massachusetts, Stephen holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting from Babson College.
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Jackie LoVermeVice President of Strategic Partnerships
Jackie joined Insurify in 2023 and runs the strategic partnerships team. She leverages more than two decades of experience to build relationships with business partners, open revenue streams for Insurify and partners, and help more people save money on insurance.
Jackie’s career stretches across edtech, safety science, travel, and more, including leadership roles at KAYAK, Finalsite, and StrongArm Technologies. She’s a graduate of Bowdoin, a competitive triathlete, an artist, and a mom of four.
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Jack AdamsVice President of Audience
Jack leads Insurify’s SEO, content, and outreach teams, ensuring web browsers, LLMs — and potential customers — can find Insurify when they search online for insurance.
With 15-plus years of scaling consumer comparison platforms at KAYAK, momondo, and MoneySuperMarket, Jack knows how to leverage content to connect people with the right information. He holds a bachelor’s in economics from the University of Leicester and an executive MBA from the Quantic School of Business and Technology.
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Konstantin HalachevVice President of Engineering and Data Science
Konstantin plays a double role at Insurify, leading engineering and data science while running the company’s Bulgaria engineering organization. With 15-plus years of building machine learning platforms across insurance, travel, and life sciences, he knows how to architect AI systems that make real-time decisions.
Before Insurify, Konstantin steered the architecture of Skyscanner’s machine-learning infrastructure, providing millions of travelers with personalized experiences. He has a Ph.D. in bioinformatics from the Max Planck Institute in Germany, where his research focused on statistical analysis of the epigenome.
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Steven JiVice President of Product and Analytics
Steven helms Insurify’s product and analytics team and brings to his role more than 14 years of experience building and growing data-powered marketplaces.
Before joining Insurify in 2024, he built and led KAYAK’s marketing technology team and led marketing data science at Instacart. With a math degree from MIT, Steven has a proven track record of turning data into decisions that help people save money.
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Gene ShkolnikChief Technology Officer
Gene guides Insurify’s tech strategy and engineering operations, scaling the company’s tech to support its growth and innovation.
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Tod KiryazovCo-founder/Chief Product Officer
Tod is the lead innovator behind Insurify’s patented virtual AI agent. He holds an MBA and a master’s degree from Northeastern University, and a bachelor’s from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
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Giorgos ZachariaCo-founder/Co-CEO
Giorgos leverages his data and AI expertise (plus four MIT degrees) to co-helm Insurify and guide its product innovations. He also advises startups and sits on Cyprus’ national AI Task Force.
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Snejina ZachariaFounder/CEO
Snejina set out to make car insurance shopping faster, easier, and smarter after a fender bender taught her how frustrating it can be. Today, Insurify helps people manage $300 billion in coverage.
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.
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John LeachLicensed P&C Agent, Chief Copy Editor
Qualifications:
Licensed property and casualty insurance agent
10+ years editing experience
NPN: 20461358
John is Insurify’s Chief Copy Editor, helping ensure the accuracy and readability of Insurify’s content. He’s a licensed agent specializing in home and car insurance topics.
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Evelyn PimplaskarEditor-in-Chief, Director of Content
Qualifications:
10+ years in insurance and personal finance content
30+ years in media, PR, and content creation
Evelyn leads Insurify’s content team. She’s passionate about creating empowering content to help people transform their financial lives and make sound insurance-buying decisions.
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Ashley CoxSenior Managing Editor
Qualifications:
7+ years in content creation and management
5+ years in insurance and personal finance content
Ashley is a seasoned personal finance editor who’s produced a variety of digital content, including insurance, credit cards, mortgages, and consumer lending products.
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Julia TaliesinEconomic Analyst, Licensed Insurance Agent
Julia Taliesin is an insurance content writer at Insurify. She began her career as a journalist, covering local government and business in Somerville, Mass.
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Duncan BrownCopy Editor
Duncan is an insurance copy editor with experience in print and digital publications. He pushes for the highest standards of fact-checking in everything that he works on and views clarity as a priority. He is currently pursuing his Insurance Agent license and graduated from Providence College with a degree in English.
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Sara GetmanAssociate Editor
Sara Getman is an Associate Editor at Insurify and has been with the company since 2022. Prior to joining Insurify, Sara completed her undergraduate degree in English Literature at Simmons University in Boston. At Simmons, she was the Editor-in-Chief for Sidelines Magazine (a literary and art publication), and wrote creative non-fiction.
Outside of work, Sara is an avid reader, and loves yoga and knitting.
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Sydnie HarrellBrand Marketing Associate
Sydnie Harrell is a Brand Marketing Associate at Insurify. With several years of experience in content creation, she is passionate about bringing brands to life through engaging storytelling and innovative digital campaigns. Prior to joining Insurify, Sydnie worked at Texas A&M University as a copywriter for the Office of the Provost and managed email newsletter campaigns for the Department of Communication and Journalism.
Sydnie holds a Master of Arts in Communication with a focus in Communication and Media Sciences from Texas A&M University. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, summa cum laude, and a certificate in Communication, Diversity, and Social Justice, both from Texas A&M. During her studies, Sydnie conducted research on branding, crisis communications, and social media. She also served as a graduate teaching assistant for media editing and writing courses and was president of Texas A&M’s Her Campus Media chapter.
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Matt BrannonSenior Economic Analyst, Insurance
Matt is a senior economic analyst and insurance correspondent at Insurify. His journalism background spans 11 years, beginning as a newspaper reporter before moving into data journalism. While working at the Redding Record Searchlight, Matt’s writing and reporting earned multiple awards from the California News Publishers Association.
Matt specializes in personal finance topics. His writing emphasizes data and trends, highlighting takeaways that help consumers make informed decisions. His research has been featured in the New York Times, CNBC, and the Wall Street Journal. He has been cited as a personal finance expert by the Associated Press.
Matt holds a B.S. in journalism from the University of Florida and resides in St. Petersburg, Florida. Outside of work, Matt enjoys exploring new cities, reading about history, and grumbling over his fantasy football team.
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Katie PowersLicensed P&C Agent, Senior Insurance Editor
Qualifications:
Licensed auto and home insurance agent
4+ years experience in insurance and personal finance editing
NPN: 20564519
Katie uses her knowledge and expertise as a licensed property and casualty agent in Massachusetts to help readers understand the complexities of insurance shopping.
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MacKenzie KorrisLicensed P&C Agent, Insurance Copy Editor
Qualifications:
Licensed property and casualty insurance agent
10+ years editing experience
NPN: 21630969
MacKenzie Korris is an insurance copy editor with a producer’s license for property and casualty insurance in Missouri.
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Tanveen VohraManager of Content and Communications
Qualifications:
Property and casualty insurance specialist
4+ years creating insurance content
Tanveen manages Insurify's data insights, annual home and auto insurance reports, and media communications. She’s regularly featured in media interviews on insurance topics.
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Chris SchaferDeputy Managing Editor, News and Marketing Content
Qualifications:
15+ years in content creation
7+ years in business and financial services content
Chris is a seasoned writer/editor with past experience across myriad industries, including insurance, SAS, finance, Medicare, logistics, marketing/advertising, and many more.
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Becky HelzerEditor
Becky Helzer is an editor at Insurify. She loves helping writers express their ideas clearly and authentically. With a diverse background in editing everything from curriculum and books to magazine articles and blog posts, she’s worked on topics ranging from home finance, insurance, and cloud computing to the best tools for home improvement.
A proud graduate of Colorado State University with a degree in technical journalism, Becky lives in Fort Collins, CO, with her husband and their two spoiled rescue dogs.
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Lequita WestbrooksSenior Editor
Lequita Westbrooks is a Senior Editor at Insurify. With extensive experience in writing and editing across industries like insurance, personal finance, higher education, and more, she’s passionate about helping readers understand complex topics so they can make informed financial decisions and save money.
Outside of work, Lequita enjoys reading and spending time with her family (and two pups: Bella and Simba).
She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of South Florida.
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Matthew GrossEditor
Matthew Gross is an insurance editor at Insurify. He aspires to help readers make more informed decisions through well-crafted content. Matthew’s background in journalism and SEO taught him the value of keeping readers at the core of his work. Prior to Insurify, Matthew brought his user-centered approach to his work with global brands like Apple and Adobe. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Illinois State University.
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Riley HinesEditorial Assistant
Riley Hines is an Editorial Assistant at Insurify. Prior to joining Insurify, Riley earned her bachelor’s degree in English Writing and Composition from the University of Connecticut where she served as Vice President and Co-Editor of UConn’s Her Campus Media chapter.
Outside of work, Riley loves reading and writing fiction, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.
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Elena StratoberdhaEditorial Assistant
Elena Stratoberdha is an Editorial Assistant at Insurify. Before joining the content team at Insurify, Elena earned her bachelor’s degree in English Literature and Writing from Simmons University, where she collaborated as a copy editor and led the layout design for two student-run magazines: Sidelines and MindScope Magazine.
In her free time, Elena enjoys writing creative and short fiction, knitting, running near the beach, and exploring new music genres.
Editorial 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.
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Mark FriedlanderSenior Director, Media Relations, Insurance Information Institute
Qualifications:
Media relations director for Insurance Information Institute
20+ years in insurance and communications
Impartial, independent expert
As Senior Director, Media Relations, for Insurance Information Institute, Mark serves as the non-profit’s national spokesperson, sharing information and education on a wide array of insurance issues.
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David MarlettAdvisor
David Marlett is the Managing Director of the Brantley Risk and Insurance Center. He is a professor in the Department of Finance, Banking, and Insurance at Appalachian State University and holds the IIANC Distinguished Professorship. David also serves on the Board of Directors for the Invest program and previously chaired the Loman Advisory Committee for the CPCU Society.
David has taught courses in Risk Management and Insurance for the last 25 years, starting at Florida State University while in the doctoral program. Prior to graduate school, David worked as a commercial lines underwriter for USF&G in Tampa.
He serves as a resource on insurance issues and is a frequent media contributor. He has been quoted by a wide range of outlets, including The New York Times, CNN, Reuters, and NPR.
David has been reviewing articles for Insurify since March 2025.
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Daniel RoccatoAdvisor
Qualifications:
30+ years in financial services
Clinical Professor of Finance, University of San Diego
Dan is a well-recognized and widely quoted financial services expert, regularly appearing in a variety of national and local media as a subject matter expert.
Board of Directors
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Daniel TsiddonBoard Director
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James O'NeillBoard Director