Primary Job Title Chief Strategy Officer, Galway Holdings, LP former CSO, EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants Primary Organization 
Edgewood Partners Insurance Center
Location Atlanta, Georgia, United States Regions Greater Atlanta Area, East Coast, Southern US Gender Male
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Derek joined EPIC in March 2013 as Chief Strategy Officer. He reports to John Hahn, CEO and is a member of EPIC’s Executive Committee and Operating Committee. He is responsible for advancing strategic initiatives, agency acquisitions, driving profitable-growth, launching new products/platforms and scaling EPIC’s Specialty Practices.
He has
leadership oversight of the EPIC’s Carlyle Portfolio – Business Playbook Team, the National Real Estate Practice, Financial Risk Solutions Practice, Employee Benefits – Employer Service Platform (ESP), Corporate Marketing and Communications. He is also a senior member of the EDGE Team (EPIC’s internal agency due diligence and integration team).
Derek is an industry veteran with over 25 years of progressive leadership experience with insurance companies and brokerage firms, Internet company start-ups, academia and the non-profit sector. Prior to joining EPIC, Derek held a number of leadership positions with the Aon Corporation, the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, GMAC Insurance and The McCart Group.
His experience includes strategic and operational planning; managing business units; leading performance improvement project teams; and operational functions (strategy, sales, marketing, brokerage and agency management). He has successfully led initiatives with annual new business and operating budgets ranging from $10 million to $360 million.
Derek holds a Master of Social Work degree in Administration, Policy Development & Planning and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science & History from Rutgers University. He has successfully completed the Harvard Business School – Finance for Senior Executives Program, the Insurance Executive Development Program at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, the Strategic Marketing Program for Executives at the University of Chicago and the Chubb School of Insurance, He is also certified in Strategic Planning, Six Sigma (DMAIC), Project Management, the Balanced Scorecard and the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Derek and his wife Martha met at Rutgers University in 1988. Their oldest son Andres is a graduate of the University of Georgia and works for a technology firm in Atlanta. Their middle son Myles is a student at Reinhardt University and their daughter Kayla is a student at Georgia College.
Derek is a passionate Boston sports fan – he loves the Pats, Sox, Celtics and Bruins. He is a music enthusiast, loves European football and is an avid traveler (professionally and personally).
