Stephen Sills
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Stephen Sills has served as our Chief Executive Officer, President and as a member of the Board since September 2020. Mr. Sills served as a member of the board of managers of BGP, from October 2020 until December 2024. Mr. Sills founded Bowhead in September 2020. Prior to founding Bowhead, Mr. Sills was retired from 2019 to September 2020. From 2013 through 2019, Mr. Sills served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CapSpecialty and Professional Risk Management Services, Inc. Mr. Sills founded Darwin in 2003 and served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Darwin from 2003 through 2008. Prior to founding Darwin, Mr. Sills founded Executive Risk in 1987, where he served as Chief Underwriting Officer and later as Chief Executive Officer until its sale to the Chubb Corporation (“Chubb”) in 1999, after which he was an Executive Vice President of Chubb until 2001. Mr. Sills currently serves on the board of directors of TRU. Mr. Sills previously served as a member of the board of the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. Mr. Sills also served as president of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (“PLUS”) and was awarded its Founders’ Award. This award recognizes a member who has made a significant contribution to PLUS. Mr. Sills received a B.S. in Economics from the University of Tennessee. We believe Mr. Sills is qualified to serve as a member of the Board because of his experience building and leading our business, his insight into corporate matters as our Chief Executive Officer, his extensive leadership background and his extensive experience in the insurance industry.
Thomas Baker
Director
Tom Baker has served as a member of the Board since May 2024. Mr. Baker has served as the Henry R. Silverman Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, where he teaches courses and conducts research related to insurance business, law and regulation, at the Carey School of Law and the Wharton School since July 2008. Mr. Baker co-founded Picwell, Inc., a health data analytics company, in 2012 and served as its Chief Executive Officer from January 2013 to January 2014, and as a director from June 2014 to June 2018. In addition, Mr. Baker has run Tom Baker Consulting, an active insurance consulting business since 1994 and has served as the Reporter of the American Law Institute's Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance since 2000. Mr. Baker received a B.A. in Sociology from Harvard College and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. We believe that Mr. Baker is qualified to serve on the Board due to his extensive legal and business experience.
Troy Van Beek
Director
Troy Van Beek has served as a member of the Board since May 2024. Mr. Van Beek served as a member of the board of managers of BGP from March 2024 until December 2024. Mr. Van Beek has served as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of AFMIC since January 2022. From July 2021 through December 2021, Mr. Van Beek served as the President of Homesite Insurance Inc. From March 2020 through December 2021, Mr. Van Beek also served asthe Chief Financial Officer of Homesite Insurance Inc. and American Family Direct. Mr. Van Beek previously served as the Finance Vice President of AmFam from March 2015 through March 2020. Mr. Van Beek received a B.A. and an Masters of Accountancy from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. We believe that Mr. Van Beek is qualified to serve on the Board due to his extensive insurance, financial leadership and management experience.
Matthew Botein
Chairperson of the Board
Matthew B. Botein has served as the Chairperson of the Board since May 2024. Mr. Botein served as a member of the board of managers of BGP from October 2020 to December 2024. Mr. Botein is a co-founder of Gallatin Point, a private investment firm, and has served as a Managing Partner of Gallatin Point since 2017. Prior to founding Gallatin Point, Mr. Botein served as co-head and Chief Investment Officer for Alternatives of BlackRock Alternative Investors (“BAI”) from 2009 until 2017 and as an advisor to BAI from 2017 through 2020. Prior to joining BAI, Mr. Botein served as a Managing Director and member of the Management Committee at Highfields Capital Management, a Boston-based private investment partnership. He also served as a member of the private equity departments at The Blackstone Group and Lazard Frères & Co. LLC. Mr. Botein currently serves on the board of directors of James River Group Holdings, Ltd. (Nasdaq: JRVR), IDB Bank New York, Tower Hill Risk Management, LLC, TRU, Insurance Supermarket, Inc., Fortuna Holdings Ltd. and Northeast Bancorp (Nasdaq: NBN). Mr. Botein previously served on the board of directors of PennyMac Financial Services (NYSE: PFSI), Aspen Insurance Holdings (NYSE: AHL), CoreLogic Inc. (NYSE: CLGX), First American Corporation (NYSE:FAF) and PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE: PMT). Mr. Botein also serves on the board of managers of Beth Israel Lahey (formerly CareGroup/CJP). Mr. Botein received a B.A. (magna cum laude) from Harvard College and a M.B.A degree (with high distinction) from Harvard Business School, where he was awarded Baker and Loeb scholarships. We believe that Mr. Botein is qualified to serve on the Board due to his extensive financial leadership and management experience.
Angela Brock-Kyle
Director
Angela Brock-Kyle has served as a member of the Board since May 2024. Ms. Brock-Kyle served as a member of the board of managers of BGP from December 2020 until December 2024. Ms. Brock-Kyle has served as a member of the board of director of Kelly Services, Inc. since February 2026, as chair of Global X Venture Fund since March 2025, on the board of directors of Hunt Companies Inc. since February 2019, and as a trustee on the board of the Guggenheim Funds since 2016 where she chaired the risk and compliance committee. Ms. Brock-Kyle previously served as a member of the board of directors and chair of the audit committee of Infinity Property & Casualty Corporation. Ms. Brock-Kyle received a B.S. in finance and marketing from California State University, East Bay and J.D. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles. We believe that Ms. Brock-Kyle is qualified to serve on the Board due to her extensive financial, accounting and business leadership experience.
Zhak Cohen
Director
Fabian Fondriest
Director
Fabian J. Fondriest has served as a member of the Board since May 2024. Mr. Fondriest served as a member of the board of managers of BGP from October 2020 to March 2024. Mr. Fondriest served on the board of directors of American Family Insurance Mutual Holding Company from 2017 through 2023. Mr. Fondriest retired as President of American Family Insurance Direct as of January 2022. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Fondriest served in various roles at AmFam since 2013, including as President of American Family Insurance Direct from 2016 to January 2022 and Chief Operating Officer of American Family Insurance Direct from 2014 to 2015. Mr. Fondriest also served as the Chief Executive Officer at Homesite Group Incorporated from 2001 to January 2022. Mr. Fondriest currently serves as the Chairman of the board of directors of TRU. Mr. Fondriest received a B.A. in Economics (magna cum laude) from Harvard College and an M.B.A. (with high distinction) from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar. We believe that Mr. Fondriest is qualified to serve on the Board due to his extensive financial leadership and management experience.
David Foy
Director
David Foy has served as a member of the Board since May 2024. Mr. Foy served as a member of the board of managers of BGP from September 2022 until December 2024. Mr. Foy has served as a senior advisor to Bain Capital Insurance since October 2021. From May 2017 to October 2021, Mr. Foy served as an independent consultant for the insurance industry. From March 2003 to May 2017, Mr. Foy served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of White Mountains Insurance Group. Mr. Foy also serves as a director on the boards of Federal Life Insurance Company and Serenova Re. Mr. Foy received a B.S. in applied statistics from the Rochester Institute of Technology and is a Fellow in the Society of Actuaries. We believe that Mr. Foy is qualified to serve on the Board due to his extensive insurance, financial leadership, and management experience.
David Holman
Director
David Holman has served as a member of the Board since May 2024. Since 2024, Mr. Holman has served as a corporate governance consultant. Mr. Holman served as a member of the board of managers of BGP from October 2020 until December 2024. Mr. Holman retired from American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. (“AFMIC”) and collectively with its subsidiaries “AmFam”) effective April 3, 2024. From October 2021 through December 2023, Mr. Holman served as the Chief Administration Officer and Corporate Secretary of AFMIC. From January 2014 through October 2021, Mr. Holman served as Chief Strategy Officer and Corporate Secretary of AFMIC. From November 2011 to January 2014, Mr. Holman served as Chief Legal Officer of AFMIC. Mr. Holman received a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from St. Olaf College and a J.D. from Hamline University. We believe that Mr. Holman is qualified to serve on the Board due to his extensive insurance, financial leadership, corporate governance, and management experience.
Price Lowenstein
Director
Price Lowenstein has served as a member of the Board since October of 2025. Mr. Lowenstein retired in 2023 from Sovereign Risk Insurance Limited (“SRI”), which he founded in 1997, and most recently served as Chairman from July 2022 to January 2023. SRI is a managing general agent which underwrites political and sovereign credit risks in emerging markets. Mr. Lowenstein was the President & CEO of SRI from July 1997 to July 2022. Subsequent to retiring from SRI, Mr. Lowenstein joined and currently sits on the boards of directors of The Green Guarantee Company and the board of managers of PEFCO Finance Servicer LLC. The Green Guarantee Company underwrites guarantees on climate finance projects in emerging markets. PEFCO Financial Servicer LLC, is a subsidiary of the Private Export Funding Corporation which is a trade finance lending institution that offers financing programs for the export sales of U.S. goods and services. Mr. Lowenstein received a B.A. in International Relations from Colorado College, and an M.A. in International Relations and Chinese Studies from the Johns Hopkins School ofAdvanced International Studies. Mr. Lowenstein was recommended to serve on our board of directors by the then chair of our CNCG Committee. We believe that Mr. Lowenstein is qualified to serve on the Board because of his experience in the global insurance market as well as his extensive experience with executive teams and corporate management.
Ava Schnidman
Director
Ava Schnidman has served as a member of the Board since October 2024. Ms. Schnidman founded and has served as President of Schnidman Partners Inc. since 2014. Schnidman Partners is a consulting firm that provides executive leadership consulting services to Fortune 500 companies. Prior to founding Schnidman Partners Inc., Ms. Schnidman founded and served as a founding partner at Deltech Consulting Group LTD from 1983 to 2014. Deltech Consulting Group LTD was a consulting firm that provided consulting services to large corporations on large organizational change, mergers and acquisitions and an array of organization development issues. Ms. Schnidman received a B.A. in English from the University of Rochester, an M.B.A. from the University of Connecticut, and her Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University. We believe that Ms. Schnidman is qualified to serve on the Board because of her experience working with executive teams as well as her extensive corporate and management experience.