Leadership

Leadership

Anurag Chandra
Founder, Chairman & CEO

  • Over 20 years of operating experience in the insurance industry

  • Former CEO of Prosperity Life Insurance Group

  • Former COO of Allstate’s life insurance, annuities and voluntary benefits business

  • Former COO of HealthMarkets and co-founder of Insphere and SureBridge

  • Bachelor of Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology and Master’s of Science in Operations Research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Michael Akker
Managing Director

  • Over 30 years of operating experience in the insurance industry

  • Former President of Prosperity Life Insurance Group

  • Former President & CEO of SBLI USA Mutual Life Insurance Company

  • BS in Accounting and Information Systems from Queens College (CUNY) and MBA in International Finance from St. John’s University

Board of Directors

Anurag Chandra
Founder, Chairman & CEO

  • Over 20 years of operating experience in the insurance industry

  • Former CEO of Prosperity Life Insurance Group

  • Former COO of Allstate’s life insurance, annuities and voluntary benefits business

  • Former COO of HealthMarkets and co-founder of Insphere and SureBridge

  • Bachelor of Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology and Master’s of Science in Operations Research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Arthur Rubado
Managing Director, Private Equity North America CDPQ

  • Joined CDPQ’s North American Private Equity team in 2018 as MD and Operating Partner

  • Over 25 years of operating and investing experience in a variety of sectors, including in financial services, healthcare, high tech and services

  • Serves on the boards of AlixPartners, PetSmart/Chewy, TeamHealth and USI

  • BS in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering with distinction from Cornell University and an MBA with honours from Harvard Business School

Philippe Charette
Investment Director, Private Equity CDPQ

  • Over 15 years of financial services experience, including 4 years in CDPQ’s Private Equity team

  • Involved in a number of financial services investments historically, including Inigo and Asurion, and currently serves as an observer on the boards of Clarios and SWTS

  • MBA from INSEAD, a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University

Jeff Markusson

Managing Director & Global Head, FIG Ontario Teachers'

  • Over 14 years of experience in OTPP’s Private Capital group

  • Involved in a number of transactions across the industrial, business services, and financial services sectors

  • Serves on the boards of APCO, BroadStreet, FAPS, Lendmark and SeaCube

  • BA (Economics) from Simon Fraser University and MBA from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto

Greg Nielsen
Director FIG, Ontario Teachers'

  • Over 13 years of experience in OTPP’s Private Capital group

  • Leads the Financial Institution Group's Insurance practice

  • Involved in a number of insurance investments including GCAN, Canada Guaranty, BroadStreet, APCO, Catalina, RATESDOTCA and Constellation.

  • Serves on the boards of APCO, BroadStreet, Lendmark, Duo Bank and RATESDOTCA

  • Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta and MBA from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto