Headquarters:
Boston, MA
Year founded:
2000
Number of employees:
1,850+
Phone:
(833) 798 7789
Email:
Aaisha.Hamid@alliant.com
Website:
duckcreek.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/duck-creek-technologies
“In the future, we will continue building upon One Duck Creek and living the values put forth in our DE&I policy. This includes empowering and expanding our employee resource groups by amplifying and celebrating diverse voices and experiences, continuing to drive change from our One Duck Creek Diversity Council, and launching our Voice of the Employee program (listening strategy) that fosters an inclusive environment for everyone at Duck Creek. We want to ensure we are continuously improving our culture and creating a workplace where all employees feel valued and engaged and that their voices are heard. Duck Creek will remain intentional about DE&I and champion the ideals outlined in Duck Creek’s core values, culture code and mission.”
Amy Bayer,
global director for DE&I, engagement and culture at Duck Creek Technologies
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Michael Jackowski
Chief Executive Officer
Courtney Townsend
Chief People Officer
Amy Bayer
Global Director, DE&I, Engagement and Culture
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Michael Jackowski is Duck Creek Technologies’ CEO, a position he has held for over a decade. He also serves on the board of Bonterra, an international social-impact software company. He is a lifelong technologist who has a passion for insurance and over 30 years of experience harnessing technology to help transform the industry. Under his leadership, Jackowski has successfully guided the company’s IPO, and Duck Creek has been recognized with several awards pertaining to technology and culture.
Prior to Duck Creek, he served in a variety of executive roles at Allstate, including as SVP for the agency technology and business units. Before joining Allstate, Jackowski was a managing partner for Accenture’s global claims and underwriting practice.
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Jackowski
Courtney Townsend serves as the CPO of Duck Creek Technologies. In her role, Townsend is responsible for developing and executing the company’s overall human resources strategy, including culture development, inclusion and diversity, succession planning, talent management, change management, and organizational and performance management. She carries over two decades of HR experience and previously served as the CHRO for Stats Perform, a sports analytics company, where she was responsible for managing the direction of the global HR teams.
Chief People Officer
Courtney Townsend
Amy Bayer is the global director for DE&I, engagement and culture at Duck Creek Technologies. Her role involves developing employee engagement programs and building the corporate strategy for fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture that instills a sense of belonging. Prior to her current role, Amy amassed almost 20 years of HR experience in a variety of roles across the technology, publishing, manufacturing and healthcare industries.
Global Director, DE&I, Engagement and Culture
Amy Bayer
“In the future, we will continue building upon One Duck Creek and living the values put forth in our DE&I policy. This includes empowering and expanding our employee resource groups by amplifying and celebrating diverse voices and experiences, continuing to drive change from our One Duck Creek Diversity Council, and launching our Voice of the Employee program (listening strategy) that fosters an inclusive environment for everyone at Duck Creek. We want to ensure we are continuously improving our culture and creating a workplace where all employees feel valued and engaged and that their voices are heard. Duck Creek will remain intentional about DE&I and champion the ideals outlined in Duck Creek’s core values, culture code and mission.”
Amy Bayer,
global director for DE&I, engagement and culture at Duck Creek Technologies
“From an HR perspective, mental health and wellbeing is still top of mind for us … To build awareness and eliminate the stigma, Fidelity has been involved with CAMH and has hosted training for our employees for years”
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“From an HR perspective, mental health and wellbeing is still top of mind for us … To build awareness and eliminate the stigma, Fidelity has been involved with CAMH and has hosted training for our employees for years”
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Fidelity Canada
“In the future, we will continue building upon One Duck Creek and living the values put forth in our DE&I policy. This includes empowering and expanding our employee resource groups by amplifying and celebrating diverse voices and experiences, continuing to drive change from our One Duck Creek Diversity Council, and launching our Voice of the Employee program (listening strategy) that fosters an inclusive environment for everyone at Duck Creek. We want to ensure we are continuously improving our culture and creating a workplace where all employees feel valued and engaged and that their voices are heard. Duck Creek will remain intentional about DE&I and champion the ideals outlined in Duck Creek’s core values, culture code and mission.”
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global director for DE&I, engagement and culture at Duck Creek Technologies
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Lilian Vanvieldt-Gray
Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer
Lilian Vanvieldt-Gray has worked in the insurance industry for over 30 years and is a longtime community activist who uses her experience, influence and passion to bring about positive change. As Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer (CDEIO) at Alliant Insurance Services, she leads efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion within Alliant and throughout the insurance industry, with a focus on awareness, training and mentoring. Vanvieldt-Gray is also one of the country’s foremost brokers in the education space, leading the Alliant Kindergarten to Community College (K-14) Public Entity program.
Vanvieldt-Gray is a stage-3 breast cancer survivor. She currently serves as director of the Susan G. Komen Leadership Foundation in San Diego and was the organization’s Honorary Breast Cancer Survivor of the Year in 2018.
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Lilian Vanvieldt-Gray
Lawrence Hamilton
Executive Director, Genesis Brand
Lawrence Hamilton joined HAC in 2015 and was appointed executive director of marketing in February 2021. He is responsible for the traditional and digital marketing and customer engagement processes. He spearheaded the instrumental creation of a digital business development function, which today positions Hyundai Canada at the forefront of automotive retailing.
Lawrence is a seasoned marketer with over 20 years of experience in the automotive industry. In 2001, he joined Mitsubishi Motors, undertaking both sales and marketing roles. In 2004, he joined Kia Motors (UK) as general manager of marketing before being promoted to marketing director in 2012. In 2013, he left to oversee marketing of the Toyota brand in Saudi Arabia as director of marketing communications with the Abdul Latif Jameel Group, his most recent position prior to Hyundai.
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From humble, small-town origins near Bolivar, Missouri, Duck Creek Technologies has grown to be a dominant technology solutions provider to the global property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance industry. For more than two decades, both their growth and global footprint have accelerated. They’ve achieved scale and recognition as a critical component of the global financial services infrastructure – providing the backbone and end-to-end core cloud systems of the insurance industry.
As the leading cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) provider of core systems for the global P&C and general insurance industry, Duck Creek’s solutions include underwriting, rating and policy management; billing and payments; distribution management; claims management; reinsurance management; and data insights. Their solutions are available on a standalone basis or as a full suite, and all are available via Duck Creek OnDemand.
Since its founding in 2000, Duck Creek has grown its global footprint and customer base. The company serves many of the largest and most well-known insurance brands around the world, from the United States and North America to the UK, EMEA, APAC and more.
In 2020, the company issued an IPO and became publicly traded. Since then, the company’s global growth and ecosystem have continued to expand, with new solution partners and system integrators joining the community. In 2022, Duck Creek acquired France-based Effisoft, integrating reinsurance management and compliance solutions into its market-leading offering, and giving a localized reinsurance presence in the EMEA and APAC regions. Duck Creek also recently announced an insurance technology milestone, with a successful end-to-end implementation, powered by Duck Creek OnDemand, that took less than 60 working days.
Duck Creek is the platform upon which modern insurance systems are built, enabling the industry to capitalize on the power of the cloud to run agile, intelligent, and evergreen operations. Authenticity, purpose, and transparency are core to Duck Creek, and they believe insurance should be there for individuals and businesses when, where, and how they need it most.
What’s more, Duck Creek is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) as a community of one – “One Duck Creek.” “We value and embrace each other’s diverse perspectives and contributions as a source of innovation and growth,” says Amy Bayer, global director for DE&I, engagement and culture. “We hold each other accountable to create a workplace where employees can be their authentic selves and strive to model inclusive behaviors and communications that lead to both personal and organizational success.
“In the future, we will continue building upon One Duck Creek and living the values put forth in our DE&I policy. This includes empowering and expanding our employee resource groups by amplifying and celebrating diverse voices and experiences, continuing to drive change from our One Duck Creek Diversity Council, and launching our Voice of the Employee program (listening strategy) that fosters an inclusive environment for everyone at Duck Creek. We want to ensure we are continuously improving our culture and creating a workplace where all employees feel valued and engaged and that their voices are heard. Duck Creek will remain intentional about DE&I and champion the ideals outlined in Duck Creek’s core values, culture code and mission.”
“From an HR perspective, mental health and wellbeing is still top of mind for us … To build awareness and eliminate the stigma, Fidelity has been involved with CAMH and has hosted training for our employees for years”
Diana Godfrey,
Fidelity Canada
Steve Flamand
Director, Product and Corporate Strategy
Kirk Merrett
Director, HR and Administration
Peter Lettieri
Partner
Kimi Shah
Partner
Steve Flamand is the director of product planning and corporate strategy at HAC, a position to which he was appointed in 2018. He leads the strategic direction of Hyundai’s vehicle lineup in Canada and is responsible for product portfolio activities, research and forecasting functions in the Canadian market.
Prior to joining Hyundai, he was General Motors’ executive regional director for Eastern Canada. During his 16 years with General Motors, he has been strengthening his product experience under different positions and leading teams in the US, China, Switzerland, Germany and South Korea to further solidify the brand presence and market share of Chevrolet.
Director, Product and Corporate Strategy Partner
Steve Flamand
Kirk Merrett is the director of human resources and administration at HAC. Since joining the company in 2013, Merrett he been leading the strategic development of the HR function to promote maximum effectiveness in Hyundai’s diverse workforce and directing the inclusive philosophy for attracting and retaining the best talent. He draws from a deep level of expertise through over 20 years of experience in organizational management and corporate governance.
Kirk strongly believes in the personal and professional benefits of corporate social responsibility, and is directly involved in a number of organizations. He and his team have driven a number of youth-targeted CSR initiatives focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, most notably with BGC Canada, for which Hyundai Canada is a title sponsor.
Prior to joining Hyundai, he served as an HR senior executive for Mitsubishi Canada and Eddie Bauer of Canada.
Director, HR and Administration
Kirk Merrett
Peter advises clients on a wide variety of commercial disputes, with a particular focus on building and construction, shareholder and contract disputes. He works closely with developers, builders, other building professionals, directors and shareholders, as well as private clients from a range of industries to resolve their disputes through litigious and non-litigious means, including alternative dispute resolution processes and strategic negotiation.
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Peter Lettieri
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
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Kimi Shah
Steve Flamand
Director, Product and Corporate Strategy
Kimi Shah
Partner
Peter Lettieri
Partner
Kirk Merrett
Director, HR and Administration
Steve Flamand is the director of product planning and corporate strategy at HAC, a position to which he was appointed in 2018. He leads the strategic direction of Hyundai’s vehicle lineup in Canada and is responsible for product portfolio activities, research and forecasting functions in the Canadian market.
Prior to joining Hyundai, he was General Motors’ executive regional director for Eastern Canada. During his 16 years with General Motors, he has been strengthening his product experience under different positions and leading teams in the US, China, Switzerland, Germany and South Korea to further solidify the brand presence and market share of Chevrolet.
Director, Product and Corporate Strategy
Steve Flamand
Kirk Merrett is the director of human resources and administration at HAC. Since joining the company in 2013, Merrett he been leading the strategic development of the HR function to promote maximum effectiveness in Hyundai’s diverse workforce and directing the inclusive philosophy for attracting and retaining the best talent. He draws from a deep level of expertise through over 20 years of experience in organizational management and corporate governance.
Kirk strongly believes in the personal and professional benefits of corporate social responsibility, and is directly involved in a number of organizations. He and his team have driven a number of youth-targeted CSR initiatives focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, most notably with BGC Canada, for which Hyundai Canada is a title sponsor.
Prior to joining Hyundai, he served as an HR senior executive for Mitsubishi Canada and Eddie Bauer of Canada.
Partner
Denise Wightman
Peter advises clients on a wide variety of commercial disputes, with a particular focus on building and construction, shareholder and contract disputes. He works closely with developers, builders, other building professionals, directors and shareholders, as well as private clients from a range of industries to resolve their disputes through litigious and non-litigious means, including alternative dispute resolution processes and strategic negotiation.
Partner
Peter Lettieri
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
Partner
Kimi Shah
Steve Flamand
Director, Product and Corporate Strategy
Peter Lettieri
Partner
Kirk Merrett
Director, HR and Administration
Kimi Shah
Partner
Steve Flamand is the director of product planning and corporate strategy at HAC, a position to which he was appointed in 2018. He leads the strategic direction of Hyundai’s vehicle lineup in Canada and is responsible for product portfolio activities, research and forecasting functions in the Canadian market.
Prior to joining Hyundai, he was General Motors’ executive regional director for Eastern Canada. During his 16 years with General Motors, he has been strengthening his product experience under different positions and leading teams in the US, China, Switzerland, Germany and South Korea to further solidify the brand presence and market share of Chevrolet.
Director, Product and Corporate Strategy
Steve Flamand
Kirk Merrett is the director of human resources and administration at HAC. Since joining the company in 2013, Merrett he been leading the strategic development of the HR function to promote maximum effectiveness in Hyundai’s diverse workforce and directing the inclusive philosophy for attracting and retaining the best talent. He draws from a deep level of expertise through over 20 years of experience in organizational management and corporate governance.
Kirk strongly believes in the personal and professional benefits of corporate social responsibility, and is directly involved in a number of organizations. He and his team have driven a number of youth-targeted CSR initiatives focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, most notably with BGC Canada, for which Hyundai Canada is a title sponsor.
Prior to joining Hyundai, he served as an HR senior executive for Mitsubishi Canada and Eddie Bauer of Canada.
Director, HR and Administration
Kirk Merrett
Peter advises clients on a wide variety of commercial disputes, with a particular focus on building and construction, shareholder and contract disputes. He works closely with developers, builders, other building professionals, directors and shareholders, as well as private clients from a range of industries to resolve their disputes through litigious and non-litigious means, including alternative dispute resolution processes and strategic negotiation.
Partner
Peter Lettieri
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
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