Our Team

Stable management.
Deep industry roots.

Pillar is led by a close-knit group of reinsurance specialists, actuaries, and investment professionals who bring decades of experience and a shared commitment to disciplined risk management.

The team’s stability — with many members working together for more than a decade — reflects a culture of collaboration, intellectual honesty, and long-term focus.

We are technical by design, analytical by instinct, and unified by a single goal: to deliver value to our investors by underwriting catastrophe risk with clarity and confidence.

Stephen A. Velotti

Stephen A. Velotti

Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer

Tara L. Railton

Tara L. Railton

Chief Operating Officer

Tom Cosenza

Tom Cosenza

Chief Actuary

Jeff Franklin

Jeff Franklin

Chief Underwriting Officer

Stewart Foster

Stewart Foster

SVP, Underwriting & Head of Catastrophe Modeling

Judith Howe Tucker

Judith Howe Tucker

Chief Compliance Officer

Kevin Ronaldson

Kevin Ronaldson

Chief Financial Officer

James Larner

James Larner

SVP, Business Development & Investor Relations

Wesley Montgomery

Wesley Montgomery

Chief Reserving Actuary

John Gefaell

John Gefaell

SVP, Portfolio Manager