This installment of Should I Stay or Should I Go sees your host Mike Tannenbaum joined by guest Jennifer Santiago, the Assistant Vice President and Chief Risk Officer at Penn State University.

 

With over 20 years of experience which includes sitting on both the risk management and brokerage sides of the fence, in this episode, you can expect Jennifer to deliver incredible insights and points of wisdom that she has picked up over her fruitful career.

 

Beginning with how she got her start in the business through to her current role and even looking to the future, key points of discussion include how crisis' can be key developers in skills that will take you forward in your career, tips for risk managers to get the best deals in a hard market and how "all sides of the stool" of risk management will be integral in future work models.

 

Mike and Jennifer also discuss the hiring process, including; the ever-growing significance of diversity in all its forms; conscious and unconscious bias; important considerations for both how to hire and how to be hired; plus career advice from the junior level all the way through to dealing with the C-Suite.

 

Alongside her current role, Jennifer also sits on the Board of Directors for RIMS, leading her to shed insights on the benefit of RIMS and how being on the board has fueled her passion for the industry.

 

If you have any thoughts or feedback on the show, you can email your host, Mike Tannenbaum, directly at: mtannenbaum@keystrategies.com. He may even answer your question on the show. You can also learn more about Key Strategies here.

 

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Thanks for listening, we hope you find the discussion in this episode insightful.