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Matthew Adams retired from PwC in 2023 following a distinguished career serving as an audit partner and advisor to many of the firm’s largest and most complex insurance clients. Matt also served as the PwC US insurance practice leader which at the time comprised 2000+ professionals, including over 150 partners, and generated over $1.5 billion […]

Brian Thorkelson has over 30 years of experience. He is currently responsible for leading investment strategies, due diligence processes and serves as chair of the investment committee. Brian also provides investment guidance and insights to help clients achieve their objectives. Brian has held senior positions as a bond trader, equity analyst and mutual fund portfolio

Patrick Rogers has over 15 years of experience in the wealth management industry. He specializes in providing wealth management, investment advisory, risk management, and retirement planning. Patrick develops customized financial strategies that balance long-term objectives to guide clients through various uncertainties, such as; market fluctuations, job transitions, and growing families. Prior to joining Prosperity, he

Ian Sterling has over 20 years of actuarial experience with consulting organizations. He has led operational innovation and has been involved in significant thought leadership. Ian has performed a variety of traditional and transformation work covering all property & casualty lines of business for insurance, reinsurance, government, and corporate companies in both an audit and

Sophia Song has over 12 years of experience in the insurance industry. Sophia is trained professionally as a casualty actuary performing a variety of traditional and transformation work for insurance and reinsurance companies in both audit and non-audit advisory projects. Sophia was awarded a BS in mathematics and economics from DePaul University. She earned a

Burch LaPrade leads the company’s strategy as well as overseeing the organization’s operations. Gain Compliance leverages a semantic modeling approach to solve the hard problems of data meaning and consistency across the enterprise. Previously Burch worked on a pure startup, a turnaround, and a late-stage enterprise; each of these endeavors resulted in a successful outcome

Sara Schmidt has over 25 years of compensation consulting experience, with a focus on healthcare, not-for-profit, insurance, and manufacturing industries. She is responsible for providing consulting services related to the design and implementation of compensation and human resources programs. Sara’s expertise is in developing salary administration and performance management programs. She also conducts training programs

Mary Rizzuti has over 25 years of compensation experience, with extensive experience within the not-for-profit and private company sectors, providing clients with comprehensive consulting in the areas of executive compensation, salary administration, and performance management. She also advises senior management and boards of directors on applying best practices and market data within their organizations. She

Sarah Stubbs has over 20 years of experience in public accounting. Currently, she is part of a team of professional instructors providing insurance accounting education and insights to industry professionals and service providers. Sarah was formerly with Johnson Lambert and the AICPA where she advised clients on tax, compliance, strategic acquisitions and reorganizations. She was