Samir Shah
FounderFounder/CEO at Ledger Investing
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
FoundedLedger Investing · YC
About
Samir Shah is co-founder and CEO of Ledger Investing, an insurtech startup. He has more than 35 years of experience in risk and capital management across property/casualty insurance, life insurance, and pensions, working as an advisor, practitioner, and executive.
Founder/CEO at Ledger InvestingYC W17
Intro paths
YC
Samir went through Y Combinator (Winter 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Samir can intro founders to Ledger Investing's investors below.
Ledger Investing's investors · 11
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checksALLEGIS CAPITALPalo Alto · $10M checksCrosscut VenturesLos Angeles · $250K – $750K checksHemisphere Ventures LLCMckinneyIntact VenturesToronto · $1.5M – $7.3M checksMassMutual VenturesSpringfield · $500K – $5M checksPage One VenturesSilicon ValleyRising TidePacificaSignalFireSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checksWestCapSaskatoonY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2017
Experience
- Ledger InvestingCEOcurrent2016 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
- AIGSVP & Head of Insurance Capital Markets2014 — 2015New York
- AIGSVP & Chief Reinsurance Officer2011 — 2015New York
- AIGSVP & Chief Risk Officer2010 — 2012New York
- Validus Holdings Ltd.Group Chief Risk Officer2008 — 2009Bermuda
- Scottish Re Group Ltd.Executive Vice President & Chief Risk Officer2007 — 2008Bermuda
- Towers WatsonPrincipal1998 — 2007Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Skills & more
Management ConsultingHR ConsultingActuarial ConsultingEnrolled ActuaryPension SchemesCapital Markets3Financial Risk6Reinsurance9Risk Management6Insurance3Enterprise Risk ManagementFinancial Modeling
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UnderwritingPropertyGeneral InsuranceFinancial AnalysisInvestmentsPortfolio ManagementFinancial ServicesProperty & Casualty InsuranceActuarial ScienceLanguages English · French
- FINRA Series 7, 24, 63, 79 — FINRA
- Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) — Society of Actuaries
- Financial Risk Manager (FRM) — Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
- Professional Risk Manager (PRM) — PRMIA - Professional Risk Managers' International Association
From Samir's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Samir Shah?
- Samir Shah is co-founder and CEO of Ledger Investing, an insurtech startup. He has more than 35 years of experience in risk and capital management across property/casualty insurance, life insurance, and pensions, working as an advisor, practitioner, and executive.
- Where does Samir Shah work?
- Samir Shah is Founder/CEO of Ledger Investing.
- What companies did Samir Shah found?
- Samir Shah founded Ledger Investing.
- Where did Samir Shah go to school?
- Samir Shah studied at Northwestern University (Master's Degree, Industrial Engineering and Management Science); Northwestern University (Bachelor’s Degree, Industrial Engineering and Management Science).
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