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About Us

WHO WE ARE
Assurified revolutionizes risk management for rental housing. Our AI-powered solutions and deep expertise in Total Cost of Risk (TCOR) optimization empower owners, operators, and investment managers to quantify, mitigate, and monetize insurable risks. By leveraging advanced tools and alternative risk financing, we enhance investment performance, driving improved NOI and superior asset returns. Assurified puts the power in your hands, transforming risk into opportunity and maximizing the value of your real estate portfolio.

Why Assurified

OUR CORE STRENGTHs
  • Innovative Technology: Our solutions seamlessly integrate with existing property management systems, harnessing advanced analytics to optimize underwriting data and price risk, providing capabilities that were previously exclusive to the insurance industry.
  • Expert Insights: We provide in-depth knowledge of TCOR in rental housing, backed by data from proprietary and third-party sources.
  • Strategic Focus: We understand the complexity of allocating TCOR and offer specialized software and practices tailored to the rental housing sector’s unique needs and circumstances.
  • Value Creation: We empower rental housing owners to transform risk management into a strategic lever for increasing asset returns, directly improving net operating income through TCOR optimization.

Our Growing Service Provider
and Partner Ecosystem

Executive Leadership Team

Visionary leaders driving technology-enabled risk transformation for rental housing

Portrait of Joe Schwartz, Co-Founder & CEO, fintech and risk management leader.

Joe Schwartz

CO-FOUNDER &
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Transformational leader in fintech, insurtech, and risk management platforms and solutions

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Portrait of Nick Cardinez, CFO and President of Assurified Insurance.

Nick Cardinez

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER;
PRESIDENT, ASSURIFIED
INSURANCE COMPANY, LLC

Seasoned executive with extensive experience in finance, risk management, and insurance

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Portrait of Eric Jeffries, Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer, SaaS sales expert.

Eric Jeffries

CO-FOUNDER &
CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER

Entrepreneurial leader in sales and customer success for SaaS platforms 

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Portrait of Douglas Reese, Chief Revenue Officer, enterprise sales leader.

Douglas Reese

CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER


Enterprise sales leader with a track record of driving growth in technology companies 

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Portrait of Lisa Cave, EVP of Customer Success, B2B software specialist.

Lisa Cave

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CUSTOMER SUCCESS

Global customer success leader specializing in B2B software solutions 

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Portrait of Amy Lane, SVP of Program Management, operational excellence expert.

Amy Lane

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE

Dynamic program management expert with a focus on operational excellence

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Portrait of Stephen Zaleski, Senior Managing Director, multifamily solutions.

Stephen Zaleski

SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR, MULTIFAMILY SOLUTIONS

Multifamily chief investment officer with deep industry knowledge 

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Portrait of Cameron Horack, Managing Director, capital markets specialist.

Cameron Horack

MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OF CAPITAL MARKETS

Capital markets and credit specialist with expertise in alternative credit finance

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Portrait of Mike Fuss, SVP of Operations, growth strategist.

Mike Fuss

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Strategy & operations executive with track record of success scaling companies

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Senior Operating Team

Seasoned experts executing cutting-edge solutions across technology, finance, and customer success.

Nicole DiRienzo

Portrait of Nicole DiRienzo, VP of Financial Planning & Analysis.

VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS

Strategic finance leader with expertise in forecasting and long-range planning

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Portrait of Jeff Gargaly, VP of Delivery Services, financial software leader.

Jeff Gargaly

VICE PRESIDENT, DELIVERY SERVICES


Builder of high-performing delivery teams for financial services software solutions 

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Portrait of Eric Gisler, Director, Group Product Manager.

Eric Gisler

DIRECTOR, GROUP PRODUCT MANAGER


Product leader with 15+ years of experience in B2B SaaS for banking and insurance 

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Portrait of Scott Forte, Director of Engineering, business analytics expert.

Scott Forte

DIRECTOR, ENGINEERING


Full-stack developer specializing in business analytics and intelligence systems

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Portrait of Alison Minaglia, Chief Communications Officer, B2B strategist.

Alison Minaglia

CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER


B2B technology communications strategist driving impactful messaging 

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Portrait of Elizabeth Bonin, Director of Marketing Operations.

Elizabeth Bonin

DIRECTOR, MARKETING OPERATIONS


Senior marketing executive with cross-industry B2B experience

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Portrait of Elana Belyayeva, Manager of Compliance & Operations.

Elena Belyayeva

MANAGER, COMPLIANCE & OPERATIONS


Expert in regulatory compliance and operational risk management 

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Portrait of Pegah Karimi, Senior Data Scientist.

Pegah Karimi

SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST


Innovator in cutting-edge data solutions for risk assessment and mitigation 

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Portrait of Woodrow Sabroske, Director of Actuarial Risk Modeling.

Woodrow Sabroske, FCAS

DIRECTOR, ACTUARIAL RISK MODELING

Senior actuary with over a decade of experience in commercial lines

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Board of Directors

Seasoned company builders and operators guiding our path to revolutionize real estate risk and insurance.

Joe Schwartz

CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Transformational leader in fintech, insurtech, and risk management platforms and solutions

Manjunath Reddy

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER,
CO-FOUNDER, DIRECTOR

Enterprise/Startup SaaS platform technology leader

Nick Cardinez

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER;
PRESIDENT, ASSURIFIED
INSURANCE COMPANY, LLC

Seasoned executive with extensive experience in finance, risk management, and insurance

Dan Taylor

CO-FOUNDER, DIRECTOR

Jude Blake

DIRECTOR, MARKETING EXECUTIVE, BOARD LEADER

Bob Brown

DIRECTOR, EXPERIENCED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, BOARD LEADER

Dave Flynn

DIRECTOR, EXPERIENCED SAAS, TECHNOLOGY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Advisory Board

Industry experts providing invaluable insights to help shape the future of proptech and insurtech

Portrait of John Garrish, Product Strategy & Management Advisor.

John Garrish

PRODUCT STRATEGY & MANAGEMENT ADVISOR

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Portrait of Stuart Appley, CRETech Executive and Advisor.

Stuart Appley

CRETECH EXECUTIVE AND ADVISOR

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Portrait of Mike Weathers, CISO & Senior Cybersecurity Leader.

Mike Weathers

CISO & SENIOR CYBERSECURITY LEADERSHIP

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Portrait of John-Paul Doughty, Reinsurance & InsurTech Expert.

John-Paul Doughty

REINSURANCE & INSURTECH EXPERT

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Portrait of George Ravich, FinTech & InsurTech Marketing Consultant.

George Ravich

FINTECH & INSURTECH MARKETING CONSULTANT

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