MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (MBDI) - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Member of the Leadership Team
• President of the Board of Directors
• Senior Vice President
• President of the Board of Directors for Minority Business Development Institute, Inc.

Andre O'Reggio is President of the Board of Directors for Minority Business Development Institute, Inc. (MBDI). He is a Managing Director at Brown and Brown, Inc, a global insurance brokerage firm. Andre specializes in Executive Liability coverages for all businesses from small private to Fortune 500 companies. His primary responsibilities include evaluating, designing, and negotiating Directors and Officers, Fiduciary, Employment Practices and Fidelity insurance coverages for clients throughout the US and worldwide. Andre has over 30 years experience in the insurance industry and began his career as an underwriter for Directors and Officers, Fiduciary, Employment Practices and Fidelity insurance coverages with National Union (an AIG subsidiary) in 1987. During his 11 year career at AIG, he was promoted to increasingly senior positions and ended his tenure there as the U.S. manager for Fidelity insurance as well as retaining responsibility for a significant book of Executive Liability clients. He joined the brokerage operation of Marsh and McLennan's FINPRO division in July 1998 and was later promoted to Vice President and subsequently Senior Vice President during his 15 year career at Marsh. He was a team leader in Marsh's New York office with supervisory responsibilities for a team of brokers in addition to handling his own portfolio of clients and their Executive Liability needs. Andre rejoined Brown & Brown (Beecher Carlson) in August 2021.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Leadership Team

Job Titles:

• Member of the Board of Directors
• Board Member at Large

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• Chief Executive Officer
• President / the Cayemitte Group, Inc.

David Cayemitte founded The Cayemitte Group with an unwavering commitment to provide his clients with excellent insurance products, competitive prices, sound advice and outstanding service. He founded not-for-profit Minority Business Development Institute to solve the minority bonding issue. He has the knowledge and expertise to do so. For more than 20 years, David led management and underwriting teams with Fortune 100 insurers, developing complex financial executive liability programs for all types of organizations. David began his career at industry leader, American International Group (AIG), honing both credit and financial analytical skills over a 14-year tenure. He gained extensive experience underwriting and managing products, including: Directors & Officers Liability, Employment Practice Liability, Pension Trust Liability, Crime, Bond exposures, General Partnership Liability and Venture Capital Liability. As Vice President of National Union, AIG, he expanded his broad experience in underwriting, building and managing portfolios from $30 - $150 million in gross written premium. David later joined The St. Paul Travelers Companies as Regional Vice President, where he also managed books of business, including: Investment Advisors, Agents E&O, Miscellaneous E&O, Lawyers E&O and Property & Casualty for financial institutions. At the Cayemitte Group, David has proudly assembled a stellar team of experienced professionals that reflect his dedication to business integrity and the highest standards of excellence. Several years ago, David put forth an idea to focus on MWBE contracting firms to enable this under-served group of business owners obtain surety bonding. While TCG focuses on minority bonding issues and non-standard markets, David's goal was to enable this group of business owners to become educated and obtain bonding in a standard market. In 2009 TCG first partnered with DASNY in formalizing and managing the DASNY Bond Education and Capital Access Program. This comprehensive program has proven successful and many of the participants have graduated the program with bond lines. We believe that many of these firms, if taught the financial acumen of running an organization correctly will succeed, prosper and enrich their communities with jobs. David's experience with minority bonding issues led to the development of this extensive program. In late 2010, David founded MBDI to focus specifically on bonding readiness and capital access for minority and women contractors. Too often a number of minor issues prevent a contractor from being able to reach the next level. His expertise in this area can allow him to evaluate a contractor's ability to obtain bonding very quickly and formulate a plan to overcome obstacles. Some of the issues include credit scores, capitalization of the company, financial presentation and other relevant issues. David holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance from Adelphi University. He shares his broad knowledge and experience in the insurance field by serving as an adjunct professor at Columbia University and City University in New York (CUNY) and lectures on the topics of insurance bonding and risk management. As a former member of the U.S. National Soccer Team, David is a developmental trainer for youth soccer players and enjoys skiing.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Board of Directors
• Board Member at Large

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• Treasurer of the Board of Directors
• Partner, Construction Industry Practice Leader, CohnReznick

With more than 25 years of experience, Jack Callahan leads CohnReznick's Construction Industry Practice. He has significant knowledge and experience in accounting, corporate taxation and business consulting matters within the construction community. Jack serves clients in most construction sectors including: heavy highway, general contractors, construction management, specialty contractors, building trades, and building supply and equipment companies. He has worked extensively with public agencies and major construction owners to developl successful fiscal and integrity monitoring programs that enable contractors to improve the profitability, safety, and integrity of construction programs. He was a lead partner for CohnReznick on the monitoring and investigative work performed at Ground Zero and at the new World Trade Center Transportation Hub. Jack joined CohnReznick in August 2005 after serving as the managing shareholder of a leading private New Jersey accounting firm. He began his career with a national accounting firm and founded his own firm in 1996. As the managing shareholder for that firm, Jack built the company into a 16-person accounting and consulting firm focused on serving the needs of the construction industry. Jack is an active member of many industry associations and has written a variety of construction related accounting, tax, and business articles. Jack holds a B.S. degree from St. Peter's College. Professional Affiliations: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) New Jersey State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJSCPA) American Subcontractors Association Associated General Contractors Building Contractors Association Construction Financial Management Association Utility Transportation and Contractors Association

Job Titles:

• Executive Managing Director
• Member of the Leadership Team
• Vice President of the Board of Directors
• Head of the Practice

Jeff is the head of the practice and responsible for leading a group of professionals in designing and negotiating Directors & Officers Liability, Cyber Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Wage & Hour, Fiduciary Liability, Crime and other related Executive Liability insurance lines. Jeff has worked extensively on Fortune 1000 and complex Executive Liability risks. Jeff Previously led the U.S. operations for Marsh FINPRO placement. Jeff was also a regional manager for National Union Fire Insurance Company, a member company of AIG. Jeff's dedication to educating the industry is very well known. Jeff is a frequent speaker across many mediums, from on stage to webinars to video, on Executive Liability products.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Board of Directors
• Board Member at Large

Job Titles:

• Member of the Board of Directors
• Board Member at Large

Job Titles:

• Member of the Board of Directors
• Board Member at Large

Job Titles:

• Member of the Board of Directors
• Board Member at Large

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• Counsel
• Executive Director

Liz Duncan-Gilmour began her career underwriting financial and professional products at industry leader AIG in 1987. As Vice President of Financial Services at AON, she built a $1.5 million commission book of business, consulting clients on investor and employee relations and working with senior management to position and secure coverage for hard-to-place accounts. She analyzed financial, managerial and organizational structures of clients ranging from start-ups and IPOs to Fortune 100 corporations and Chapter 11 reorganizations. Liz left insurance to attended Boston College Law School where she graduated magna cum laude. Under the tutelage of a prominent civil rights lawyer and professor, she worked on a team that launched a national campaign to end on-campus recruiting by employers that openly discriminated against LGBT applicants. She has clerked with a large national law firm, practiced privately and founded a community development consultancy. Liz is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts and New York. In December 2010, Liz joined David Cayemitte, with whom she trained at AIG, to act as General Counsel to The Cayemitte Group (TCG), to manage the professional liability book of business and to help launch the Minority Business Development Institute. In her roles, Liz supports strategic initiatives to advance the notion that education coupled with hands-on support can provide the leg-up needed for diverse businesses to prosper. As they grow sustainably, these firms create jobs in neighborhoods that are often left behind, lifting families out of poverty and into the middle class.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Leadership Team

Job Titles:

• Member of the Board of Directors
• Board Member at Large

Job Titles:

• Member of the Board of Directors
• Board Member at Large