MGIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION - Key Persons


Analisa M. Allen

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Member of the Risk Management Team
  • Business Transformation and Technology
  • Member of Committee
Analisa M. Allen, a director since 2020, is an information technology consultant with the Gerson Lehrman Group. She is the former Chief Information Officer of Data & Analytics (2017-2019) and the former Chief Information Officer for Home Lending Technology (2015-2017), in each case for the consumer bank at JP Morgan Chase & Co. Ms. Allen has also held several leadership positions with Goldman Sachs & Co., a firm she served for a total of 24 years, where she was responsible for business planning and technical strategy, including as Managing Director, Co-Head of Global Operations Technology (2008-2015) and Managing Director, Global Regulatory, Risk and Control Head (2006-2013).

Ann Scherzinger

Job Titles:
  • Contract Underwriting Solutions Manager

Annie Ryan

Job Titles:
  • Inside Account Representative

Ashley Wenmohs

Job Titles:
  • Senior Account Manager

Brian Brignola

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager

Brian Karaszewski

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager

C. Edward Chaplin

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Member of the Risk Management Team
  • Member of Committee
  • Risk Management / Securities Investment
C. Edward Chaplin, a director since 2014, was President and Chief Financial Officer at MBIA Inc., a provider of financial guarantee insurance and the largest municipal bond-only insurer, from 2008 until 2016 and remained with MBIA as an Executive Vice President until his January 1, 2017 retirement. He served as a member of MBIA's Board of Directors from 2003 until 2006, when he left to become Chief Financial Officer of that company. Prior to joining MBIA, Mr. Chaplin was Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Prudential Financial Inc., a firm he joined in 1983 and for which he held various senior management positions, including Regional Vice President of Prudential Mortgage Capital Company. Mr. Chaplin also serves on the Board of Brighthouse Financial, Inc.

Callie Lathangue

Job Titles:
  • Senior Account Manager / Georgia

Carl Benefield

Job Titles:
  • Senior Account Manager / Louisiana

Carolyn Arriviello

Job Titles:
  • Sales Manager

Cecilia Farley

Job Titles:
  • Senior Account Manager

Chris Driscoll

Job Titles:
  • Lead Account Manager

Christie Buff

Job Titles:
  • Sales Manager

Cindy Dirgins

Job Titles:
  • Senior Account Manager

Curt S. Culver - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Executive
  • Member of the Risk Management Team
  • Non - Executive Chairman
  • Chairman of Committee
Curt S. Culver, a director since 1999, is Non-Executive Chairman of MGIC Investment Corporation. Mr. Culver's career spans more than 40 years in the private mortgage insurance industry, including 33 years at MGIC. Mr. Culver joined MGIC in 1982, was named President and Chief Operating Officer in 1996, and on January 1, 2000 became Chief Executive Officer of MGIC Investment Corporation. He added the title of Chairman in 2006. Upon his retirement in 2015, he became Non-Executive Chairman. Besides serving on the Board of MGIC, he also serves on the Boards of Wisconsin Energy Group, Inc., West Bend Mutual Insurance Company and Culver's Franchising Systems.

Dan Gallagher

Job Titles:
  • Senior Account Manager

Daniel A. Arrigoni

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Member of the Risk Management Team
  • Audit / Risk Management
  • Member of Committee
Daniel A. Arrigoni, a director since 2013, was President and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Bank Home Mortgage Corp., one of the largest originators and servicers of home loans in the U.S., until his retirement in 2013. Prior to his retirement, he also was an Executive Vice President of U.S. Bank, N.A. Mr. Arrigoni led the mortgage company for U.S. Bank and its predecessor companies since 1996. Mr. Arrigoni has over 40 years of experience in the banking and home mortgage industries.

Danielle Swerczek

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager

David Horak

Job Titles:
  • Sales Manager

Dean Dardzinski - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Debbie Blailock

Job Titles:
  • Underwriting Production Manager

Debra Nelson

Job Titles:
  • Senior Account Manager

Denysis Rodriguez


Deya Araiza

Job Titles:
  • Underwriting Production Manager

Dianna Higgins

Job Titles:
  • Investor Relations Contact
  • Vice President Investor Relations
  • Investor, Media and Public Relations Contact

Doug Ramthun

Job Titles:
  • Servicing Relationship Manager

Elyse Mitchell

Job Titles:
  • Vice President - National Accounts

Gary A. Poliner

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Member of the Risk Management Team
  • Audit / Risk Management / Securities Investment
  • Member of Committee
Gary A. Poliner, a director since 2013, was President of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, the nation's largest direct provider of individual life insurance, and a member of its Board of Trustees, when he retired in 2013 after more than 35 years of service. Mr. Poliner also held various senior-level positions at Northwestern Mutual, including Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer. Mr. Poliner also serves as an Independent Trustee of the Janus Henderson Funds.

Gary Baumann

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager

George Camisa

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager

Greg Korn

Job Titles:
  • Sales Manager

Harper Wong

Job Titles:
  • Senior Account Manager

Ivonne Rodriguez-Colon

Job Titles:
  • Senior Underwriter / Puerto Rico

Ivy Conoley Paffrath

Job Titles:
  • Senior Account Manager

James J. Hughes

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President of Sales and Business Development
James J. Hughes is MGIC's Executive Vice President of Sales and Business Development. He began his sales career with MGIC in 1987 in Washington, D.C. as an Account Executive. After moving to California in 1998 as a Sales Manager, he was promoted to Managing Director in 2001 where he managed the Pacific Region. He moved to Milwaukee in 2015 to assume the role of Senior Vice President of Sales and Development, and was promoted to his current role in 2017. He holds a BS in Finance from the Villanova School of Business.

Jane Coleman-Porter

Job Titles:
  • Vice President - National Accounts

Janet Young

Job Titles:
  • Servicing Relationship Manager

Jarrod Yost

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager

Jay C. Hartzell

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Member of the Risk Management Team
  • Audit / Risk Management
  • Member of Committee
Jay C. Hartzell, a director since 2019, is the President of the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to being named President of the University in 2020, he was Dean of its McCombs School of Business, a position he held since 2016. He joined the University of Texas in 2001 and held several key administrative roles at the McCombs School before being named Dean, including Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Chair of the Finance Department, and Executive Director of the School's Real Estate Finance and Investment Center. Prior to joining the University of Texas, Dr. Hartzell taught at the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Jim Labbé

Job Titles:
  • Sales Manager / California

Jocelyn Vasquez

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager

Jodeen A. Kozlak

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Business Transformation and Technology
Jodeen A. Kozlak, a director since 2018, is the founder and CEO of Kozlak Capital Partners, LLC, a private consulting firm. Ms. Kozlak previously served as the Global Senior Vice President of Human Resources of Alibaba Group, a multinational conglomerate (2016-2017). Ms. Kozlak also previously served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Target Corporation, one of the largest retailers in the U.S. (2007-2016), and held other senior leadership roles in her 15-year career there. Prior to joining Target, Ms. Kozlak was a partner in a private law practice. Ms. Kozlak also serves on the Boards of Directors of C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., KB Home and Leslies, Inc.

Joe Collins

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager / Oklahoma, Texas

John McCall

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager

Judy Nifong

Job Titles:
  • Underwriting Production Manager

Kim Callis

Job Titles:
  • Inside Account Representative

Kim Schauer

Job Titles:
  • Senior Account Manager

Kristy Stecker

Job Titles:
  • Senior Account Manager

Laura Laury

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager

Lauren Misun

Job Titles:
  • Inside Account Representative

Len Murray

Job Titles:
  • Lead Account Manager

Lindsay Craven

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager

Lisa Brozenic

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager / Kansas, Missouri

Lisa Dahlgren

Job Titles:
  • Senior Account Manager

Lisa Lanik

Job Titles:
  • Senior Account Manager

Luis Contreras

Job Titles:
  • Vice President - National Accounts

Marc Breckenridge

Job Titles:
  • Senior Account Manager / Missouri

Mark Krauter

Job Titles:
  • Vice President - National Accounts

Mark M. Zandi

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Member of the Risk Management Team
  • Member of Committee
  • Risk Management
Mark Zandi, a director since 2010, is chief economist of Moody's Analytics, where he directs economic research and consulting. Moody's Analytics is a subsidiary of Moody's Corporation that is separately managed from Moody's Investor Service, the rating agency subsidiary of Moody's Corporation. Dr. Zandi is a trusted adviser to policymakers and an influential source of economic analysis for businesses, journalists and the public, and he frequently testifies before Congress on economic matters.

Mark Rusher

Job Titles:
  • Lead Account Manager

Maura Phillips

Job Titles:
  • Senior Account Manager

Max Coccetti

Job Titles:
  • Senior Account Manager

Max Karl

Job Titles:
  • Founder of Mortgage Insurance, Wore Thick Glasses, Convinced His Barber to Invest in Him, and Invented an Entire Industry
Max Karl, the founder of mortgage insurance, wore thick glasses, convinced his barber to invest in him, and invented an entire industry.

Michael Carroll

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager

Michael E. Lehman

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Member of the Risk Management Team
  • Business Transformation and Technology
  • Member of Committee
Michael E. Lehman, a director since 2001, has been our Lead Director since July 2020. He served the University of Wisconsin in various capacities from March 2016 through October 2021, including as Interim Chief Operating Officer of the Wisconsin School of Business, Special Advisor to the Chancellor, Interim Vice Provost for Information Technology, Chief Information Officer and Interim Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration. He had previously been a consultant (2004-2016), was the interim Chief Financial Officer at Ciber Inc., a global information technology company (2013-2014), Chief Financial Officer at Arista Networks, a cloud networking firm (2012-2013), and Chief Financial Officer of Palo Alto Networks, a network security firm (2010-2012). Earlier in his career, he was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sun Microsystems, Inc., a provider of computer systems and professional support services. Mr. Lehman also serves on the Board of Astra Space, Inc.

Mike Kull - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Nathaniel H. Colson - CFO, EVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Executive Vice President
Nathaniel H. Colson is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MGIC Investment Corporation and MGIC. He has been with MGIC since 2014 and had been MGIC's Vice President-Finance since January 2019 through July 2019. Prior to being appointed to that role, he served as MGIC's Assistant Treasurer from 2016 to 2019, and before then held positions in its Risk Management Department. Before joining MGIC, Mr. Colson was a Senior Audit Manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He has a BS in Accounting from Marquette University and an MBA from the University of Chicago; and he is a CPA.

Neal D. McGrath

Job Titles:
  • Senior Account Manager

Paula C. Maggio - Chief Legal Officer, EVP

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President
  • General Counsel
  • Secretary
Paula C. Maggio is the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of MGIC Investment Corporation and MGIC. She joined the company in 2018. Before joining MGIC, Ms. Maggio served as the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Retail Properties of America, Inc. where she served for two years, and Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc., where she served for 15 years in various leadership positions. Previously, Ms. Maggio was in private practice with the law firm Altheimer & Gray. Ms. Maggio received both her BA and JD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Randy Foss

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager

Riley VanDyke

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager

Rita Kennedy

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager

Rob Deters

Job Titles:
  • Senior Account Manager

Robert Bates

Job Titles:
  • Vice President - National Accounts

Sal Miosi - COO, President

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • President

Salvatore A. Miosi - COO, President

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • President
Salvatore A. Miosi is the President and Chief Operating Officer of MGIC Investment Corporation and MGIC. Prior to being appointed to that role, he served as MGIC's Executive Vice President-Business Strategies & Operations from 2017 to 2019, Senior Vice President-Business Strategies & Operations from 2015 to 2017 and its Vice President of Marketing from 2004 to 2015. Before then, he held a variety of leadership positions in the technology, sales and marketing divisions after joining the company in 1988. He holds an MBA from Marquette University and a BBA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Samantha Steen

Job Titles:
  • Senior Account Manager

Sarah Grabarz

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager

Scott Meerstein

Job Titles:
  • Inside Account Representative

Sherry Orton

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager

Sheryl L. Sculley

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Member of the Risk Management Team
  • Audit / Securities Investment
  • Member of Committee
Sheryl L. Sculley, a director since 2019, is the former City Manager of the City of San Antonio Texas, the Chief Executive Officer of the municipal corporation, a position she held from 2005 until her retirement at the end of April 2019. Prior to serving in that role, Ms. Sculley had been the Assistant City Manager (Chief Operating Officer) of Phoenix, Arizona from 1989 until 2005, the City Manager (Chief Executive Officer) of Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1984 until 1989 and in other city management roles before then. Today she is a consultant with Strategic Partnerships, Inc. and an adjunct professor at the University of Texas LBJ School of Public Affairs.

Stacy Meece

Job Titles:
  • Senior Account Manager

Stephen M. Dempsey - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Steve Beagles

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager / Washington

Steve Chilton

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager

Steve Cox

Job Titles:
  • Sales Manager

Steve Wacker

Job Titles:
  • Senior Account Manager

Steven M. Thompson - Chief Risk Officer, EVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Risk Officer
  • Executive Vice President
  • Executive Vice President - Chief Risk Officer
Steven M. Thompson is MGIC's Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer. He has more than 30 years of experience in the mortgage insurance industry. Prior to being appointed Chief Risk Officer in 2019, he held several management positions within MGIC, including most recently Interim Chief Risk Officer and Vice President-Credit Policy and Pricing. Mr. Thompson received his BS in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse.

Teresa Carter

Job Titles:
  • Inside Account Representative

Teresita (Sita) M. Lowman

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Member of the Risk Management Team
  • Business Transformation and Technology
  • Member of Committee
Teresita (Sita) M. Lowman, a director since 2022, is a Strategic Advisor to Launch Factory, an incubator of technology start-up companies, a role she assumed in 2021. She previously served at DXC Technology Company, a multi-billion-dollar Fortune 500 information technology services company (2017-2021), most recently as the Vice President and General Manager of its America's Microsoft Dynamics Portfolio, and in other leadership roles before then. She earlier served in leadership roles at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Nortel Networks and Texas Instruments Defense Group (acquired by Raytheon). Ms. Lowman also serves on the Board of Directors of One Stop Systems, Inc.

Terry Aikin - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Tim Edwards

Job Titles:
  • Sales Manager

Timothy A. Holt

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Member of the Risk Management Team
  • Member of Committee
Timothy A. Holt, a director since 2012, was an executive committee member and Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Aetna, Inc., a diversified health care benefits company, when he retired in 2008 after 30 years of service. From 2004 through 2007, he also served as Chief Enterprise Risk Officer of Aetna. Prior to being named Chief Investment Officer in 1997, Mr. Holt held various senior management positions with Aetna, including Chief Financial Officer of Aetna Retirement Services and Vice President, Finance and Treasurer of Aetna. Mr. Holt also serves as non-executive Chairman of the Board of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. Mr. Holt has been designated as a Chartered Financial Analyst from the CFA Institute, a global association of investment professionals.

Timothy J. Mattke - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Director
  • Executive
  • Member of the Risk Management Team
  • Member of Committee
Timothy J. Mattke is Chief Executive Officer of MGIC Investment Corporation and MGIC. He joined the Company in 2006. Prior to his appointment as CEO, he served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2014 to 2019, and our Controller from 2009 to 2014. Before then, he held other positions within the Accounting and Finance Departments. Before joining MGIC in 2006, Mr. Mattke was an Audit Manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He has a BBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison as well as an MA in Accountancy from that University; and he is a CPA.

Turner Richardson

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager