Industry Partners

IRMII would like to express its sincere gratitude to our industry partners for their invaluable support. Their contributions play a crucial role not only in advancing cutting-edge research but also in shaping the future of our training program. Their active guidance helps us tailor our curriculum to meet industry needs, and their commitment to providing job and internship opportunities creates a direct pathway for our students to gain practical experience and build successful careers. Together, we are able to successfully support the next generation of risk management professionals.

Select industry partners are also invited to join as members of IRMII’s Industry Advisory Board, which will be chaired by Carolina alumnus Tony Ursano, who is a co-founding managing partner of the firm Insurance Advisory Partners.

For information on how to join IRMII as an industry partner, please reach out to the Director of Industry Engagement, Dr. Rachel Baum at rbaum@email.unc.edu

Tony Ursano

Chair, Advisory Board

Tony Ursano is a managing partner and co-founder at Insurance Advisory Partners. He has over 34 years of the insurance industry and investment banking experience. He has seen the global insurance and insurtech space from the broad lens of a leading global investment bank, a leading global insurance and reinsurance broker, and a Bermuda-based specialty insurance and reinsurance carrier.
Tony graduated from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in 1987 as a Morehead Scholar where he majored in Economics and International studies. He also was a member of Carolina’s varsity lacrosse team which won the NCAA National Championship in 1986.