Christy Kaufman

Vice President, P&C Risk and Compliance, USAA, USAA

Christy Kaufman is an accomplished leader with deep expertise in the enterprise risk management, compliance, insurance, and Insurtech ecosystems. Her background includes corporate risk management and compliance roles for USAA, Zillow, American Family Insurance and Marsh McLennan, and risk and compliance consulting roles for Ernst & Young and Aon. In addition, Christy previously headed Zillow Insurance Services, where she launched Zillow’s insurance agency offering renters, rental protection, and homeowners insurance. She also led strategy and compliance for American Family Ventures, a leading venture capital fund investing in early-stage companies at the nexus of risk and technology. Passionate about developing the next generation of leaders, Christy is an Adjunct Professor in the #1 ranked Risk Management and Insurance program at the University of Wisconsin School of Business, a member of the UW MBA Advisory Board, and a Mentor for early-stage risk and insurance ventures through UW and Creative Destruction Labs. She is also a Director of the global board for the Risk & Insurance Management Society (RIMS), a Board Advisor at Monitaur, an artificial intelligence governance platform, and a Board Director at Rogers Behavioral Health, a national mental healthcare system. Christy has been recognized as a Risk Management All Star by Risk & Insurance, a Woman to Watch by Business Insurance, and an Elite Woman by Insurance Business America. She obtained her master’s and undergraduate degrees in Finance and Risk Management from the University of Wisconsin, where she was honored as a Distinguished Alumnus in 2014. Christy holds the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter and Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional designations.