CIO Matt Kulangara takes us through the insurance journey at Woodruff Sawyer and explains how AI and data are safeguarding the future of insurance
WOODRUFF SAWYER
CIO Matt Kulangara takes us through the insurance journey at Woodruff Sawyer and explains how AI and data are safeguarding the future of insurance
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e oodruff Sawyer is one of the largest independent insurance brokerages in the world .
Matt Kulangara is partner , CIO and CISO at the company , where he has worked for five years , building Enterprise IT . Out of college , he started at Chubb , another insurance monolith .
“ First , I joined the help desk , then I had 15 years to build a deep skill set in insurance and tech ,” he says . “ The thing that I didn ’ t have a whole lot of experience with was on the personal side , so they sent me to Harvard to get a Masters degree in Information Systems Management .”
Over the past 25 years , Kulangara has taken on every role in tech , from network engineering to application development and project management , all the way to Vice President of Global IT . This was followed by ACE Insurance , one of the largest carriers in the world .
When the opportunity arose to join Woodruff Sawyer , it was at a pivotal moment where they needed a CIO and where Kulangara could get an equity stake in the company as well .
“ Every step at Woodruff Sawyer has been informative and it ’ s been a learning experience ,” he says . “ I learn something new about insurance and technology everyday – and I ’ ve been in the sector for years .”
108 May 2024