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“No matter how many clients I have, I make sure to call each one personally every quarter. It’s a chance to not only update them on their portfolio, but also check on how they’re doing personally”
Kelvin Rampersad,
Carte Wealth Management
Teresa Chan is the director of the master’s in insurance management program at Columbia University. With 27 years of insurance industry experience in legal, product, and business development, she launched the program in 2019. It is an epicenter for innovation, mentorship and thought leadership, and helps accelerate career advancement for risk and insurance professionals.
Prior to joining Columbia, Chan spent much of her career working on product and business innovations that served specialized markets, notably niche markets like Native American people and renewable and alternative energy developers. She worked for a variety of companies including AIG, Guy Carpenter, WTW, and NER.
Chan gives back to the insurance industry by providing not only technical expertise but mentorship to Columbia students and alumni, while engaging the industry in a supportive community built around the program. She is an IFNY board member, and an advisory board member of Business Insurance All INsurance initiative and DEI Institute, NAAIA NY, and AAIN in support of advancing young as well as underrepresented professionals.
Chan is also a mentor to college students and graduates who may be interested in exploring the insurance industry, as well as high school students through the Boys Hope Girls Hope summer insurance intern program.
She has a JD from Fordham University and a BS in operations research from the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University.
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Teresa Chan
Program Director, Master’s in Insurance Management
Columbia University, School of Professional Studies
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“I strongly believe in working smarter, not harder. I think it’s one of the keys to living a great life, and I want to share that with as many people as possible”
Kelvin Rampersad,
Carte Wealth Management
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Lawyers Weekly’s Top 30 Under 30 Property Finalist
2017
Promoted to Senior Associate at MinterEllison
2018
In-House Legal Counsel at L'Oréal Australia and New Zealand
2019
Australian Corporate Lawyers Award In-House Finalist
2020
Joined the partnership at Wynn Williams in the property and commercial team
Appointed to the Property Council NZ Retail Committee
Invited to sit on the judging panel for Lawyers Weekly’s Australian Law Awards
2022
Suncorp Bank’s turnaround times are the lowest they have ever been. The lender becomes Australia’s first certified carbon neutral bank for both its operation and transaction services
Aug 2022
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Suncorp Bank introduces Solar Home Bonus offer for customers who are choosing renewable energy for their homes
Sept 2021
Month-on-month market share growth commences
Feb 2022
Suncorp Bank wins the Canstar award for most outstanding value in investment loans
Apr 2022
Suncorp Bank wins Money Magazine’s Bank of the Year and Business Bank of the Year awards for the fifth year in a row
Jul 2022
Suncorp Bank’s turnaround times are the lowest they have ever been. The lender becomes Australia’s first certified carbon neutral bank for both its operation and transaction services
Aug 2022
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RISING STARS 2025 JUDGE
