ALDRICH & COX - Key Persons


Mr. Charles H. Cox

Job Titles:
  • President of a & C
Mr. Cox joined Aldrich & Cox in 1974. Mr. Cox provides a full range of Risk Management and Employee Benefit consulting services to clients and is the principal consultant on most Health Care and Educational Institution clients. Mr. Cox is a 1974 graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo where he earned his B.S. degree in Business Administration. Mr. Cox is a member of the Society of Risk Management Consultants and served as the president of that organization from 1989-90.

Mr. Daniel C. Buser - EVP

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President
  • CPCU / Executive Vice President
  • Member of the American Bar Association
Mr. Buser joined Aldrich & Cox as Executive Vice President in 2013 and has provided insurance and risk management consulting to a wide variety of corporate and governmental entities since 1991. He is a 1983 graduate of The University of Toledo where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in International Relations. He earned his Juris Doctorate in 1988 and his Master of Public Administration in 1991 from The University of Akron. Mr. Buser is a member of the American Bar Association, Ohio Bar Association, Cuyahoga County Bar Association, the CPCU Society, and the Society of Risk Management Consultants for which he served as the president from 2009-10.

Mr. Herbert C. Cox

Job Titles:
  • CPCU, ARM ( 1914 - 2012 )
Mr. Cox co-founded Aldrich & Cox in 1951. He served as its president from 1963 until 1987.

Mr. James B. Hood

Job Titles:
  • CPCU / Retired - Provides Counsel to a & C
  • Member of the Society of Risk Management Consultants
  • Provides Counsel to a & C )
Mr. Hood joined Aldrich & Cox in 1975 and provided a full range of Risk Management consulting services to clients. He retired in 2014. Mr. Hood is a 1969 graduate of Wake Forest University where he earned his Bachelor of Business Administration. He also earned his CPCU (Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter) designation in 1980. Mr. Hood is also a member of the Society of Risk Management Consultants and served as the president of that organization from 2001-02.

Mr. Leo C. Kellett

Job Titles:
  • Staff Consultant
Mr. Kellett joined Aldrich and Cox in 2016 and provides a range of Insurance and Risk Management consulting services. Mr. Kellett earned his Juris Doctor from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1992, and worked as an insurance coverage attorney for over 20 years before joining the firm. He is a 1988 graduate of the State University of New York at Oswego with a B.A. in Philosophy.

Ms. Kelly A. Leek

Job Titles:
  • Staff Consultant
Ms. Leek joined Aldrich & Cox in 1988 and provides a wide range of Risk Management consulting services to clients. Ms. Leek is responsible for maintaining and evaluating client casualty/loss and rating information and assists with various client engagements.