Marsh's Technology Center of Excellence is a national resource for risk and insurance issues facing the industry. It consists of the technology-dedicated San Jose office and our San Francisco-based technology specialists.

More than 65 technology firms in the Silicon Valley, from start-ups to Fortune 500, work with Marsh for their insurance and risk management needs. No one comes close to matching Marsh's market share and expertise with technology companies of all sizes.

Consider the following:

• One in three publicly traded technology companies in the Silicon Valley work with Marsh — more than double the number of any other broker. Clients have clearly made Marsh the technology industry leader in risk and insurance.
• Marsh's global reach and benchmarking give us the market leverage to provide clients with highly competitive local deals. New mid-sized clients typically see a reduction in premium after we market their programs.
• We are dedicated to providing clients with educational resources, including research surveys, risk publications, seminars and the Technology/CMT Academy of Risk.  Through the Academy of Risk, clients can learn more about risk management, stay current on hot topics, legislation changes, new approaches to controlling risk and costs and form peer-to-peer relationships to enable discussion on industry-specific topics and trends.
• More than 97% of our clients in our annual survey said they would recommend Marsh.

Silicon Valley Center of Excellence Leadership Team

Drew Haaser, Leader, Technology Center of Excellence

Drew Haaser works with a number of technology clients, particularly in the green tech, networking equipment, and software segments. Drew has been with Marsh for 28 years having joined the International Department in New York in 1982. Five years later, he transferred to the São Paulo, Brazil office where he handled a variety of sales and client management responsibilities. Drew then started the Seoul, South Korea subsidiary in 1991 and was country manager for four years. He then returned to New York as a client executive for multinational clients before taking on a leadership position in the San Jose office in 1998.

Josh Jiang, Client Executive

Josh Jiang's client base encompasses technology clients from start-ups to Fortune 500. He has experience with all segments of the technology industry, including software, hardware, semiconductor, and telecommunications. Josh joined the Marsh Silicon Valley office in San Jose in 1999, transferring from Los Angeles, where he worked with global clients in the Multinational Practice.

Bill Pratt, Client Executive

Bill Pratt specializes in meeting the risk and insurance needs of  technology companies. With over 30 years of experience, Bill has a reputation as a strong client advocate and creative risk solver. Working with his clients, he has successfully developed creative risk transfer programs that have reduced costs, enhanced value, and increased client control of their risk management programs. These have included the development of a new employment practices liability program, an innovative new directors & Officers liability program and integrated risk programs.

Kay Everts, Client Executive & Manager, Technology Client Advisory Practice

Kay Everts helps technology clients from all segments identify and manage their risk exposures.  In addition, she developed and leads the Workers' Compensation Practice for the Bay Area. Kay began her insurance career in 1976 working for a national workers' compensation and casualty insurer. Kay has developed integrated disability and absence management programs for technology companies and is a founding member and current officer of the Silicon Valley chapter of the Disability Management Employers Coalition.