Mission
Re-platforming the insurance value chain — so that it works, for everyone
Vision
What we do
How we’re doing it
Different backgrounds. One mission
Jeff Radke
Chief Executive Officer
Jeff has nearly 30 years of experience in insurance, having started his career as an intern at Guy Carpenter. Before founding Accelerant to reimagine the way risk is exchanged, Jeff drove strategic initiatives at Argo Group for a decade, and was previously CEO of the PXRE Group. His comprehensive understanding of the insurance industry inspired him to address critical pain points in the underwriting industry through Accelerant’s more data-driven approach.
Christopher Lee-Smith
Head of Distribution and Co-Founder
Chris was previously the Global Head of Alternative Distribution for Argo Group, where he led Mergers and Acquisitions, digital distribution channels, and Affinities and Broker Schemes and Facilities. He co-founded Accelerant because he is passionate about ensuring that the industry in which he has dedicated his career works better for everyone. He previously served as the Head of Growth Strategies for AON, and before that, he was the COO of Willis and the Head of Change Management for Guy Carpenter. Chris is certified by the Associateship of the Chartered Insurance Institute (ACII).
Jay Green
Chief Financial Officer
Frank O’Neill
Chief Underwriting Officer
Matthew Sternberg
Chief Operating Officer, Risk Exchange
Prior to joining Accelerant, Matt worked at Boston Consulting Group from September 2012 to April 2023, where he was a Managing Director and Partner and co-led the firm’s North American insurance practice. Previously, he worked for Goldman Sachs’ Investment Banking Division. Sternberg graduated from Duke University with a B.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering then received his M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Nancy Hasley
Nancy Hasley
Group General Counsel
Peter Horst
Pete Horst
Chief Technology Officer
Pete leads Accelerant’s global platform strategy and development, including our proprietary data and technology functions that help Members better understand risk, benefit from insights, and handle operational and regulatory complexity. A software executive who excels at leveraging technology, Pete most recently served as Vice President of Engineering for business analytics platform Qlik, where he brought their platform to the cloud as an Enterprise SaaS offering. Before that, Horst held software development and engineering roles at IBM and Cognos.