Melissa Powers
Senior Vice President, Chief Underwriting Officer
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Melissa D. Powers has over 25 years of experience in the insurance industry, including almost 20 years of experience in underwriting life science business. Ms. Powers began her career as a broker at a global broking and risk management company and then worked as a specialty underwriter for a large commercial insurance carrier.
Prior to joining Berkley Life Sciences, Ms. Powers held positions of Senior Underwriter and Department Manager for life sciences accounts at a multinational insurance carrier in the Technology Insurance Specialty Division. Melissa graduated from Villanova University with a bachelor's degree in Finance.