Verisk Elects Laura K. Ipsen to Board of Directors

November 19, 2019 / 2 min read

JERSEY CITY, N.J., November 19, 2019 — Verisk (Nasdaq:VRSK), a leading data analytics provider, announces the addition of Laura K. Ipsen to its board of directors, effective January 1.

Ipsen has more than 25 years of experience as a technology executive. She’s currently president and chief executive officer of Ellucian, which provides software and services that power more than 2,500 higher education institutions in more than 50 countries.

“Verisk serves a spectrum of industries in data- and technology-rich environments, and Laura’s decades of experience in these arenas will further strengthen the composition of our board,” said Verisk Chairman, President, and CEO Scott G. Stephenson. “Her knowledge of the cloud, AI, and global energy efforts will challenge our assumptions and push us to continue finding new ways to solve customer problems using emerging technology.”

Previously, Ipsen was general manager and senior vice president for Oracle Marketing Cloud—leading all customer-facing aspects of the business, including sales, account management, marketing, and customer services. Before that, she was corporate vice president of Microsoft’s worldwide public sector organization, where she led a team of more than 2,000 sales and marketing professionals serving government, education, and public healthcare customers in more than 100 countries.

Her experience also includes more than a decade at Cisco Systems, where she spearheaded an effort to transform how the world manages energy supplies and built smart-grid solutions for utilities around the world. During her time with Cisco, Ipsen established the company’s global policy and government affairs division, with a focus on Cisco’s policy related to the Internet as well as adoption of broadband access. She’s also held leadership roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Acer America, and Hitachi Data Systems.

Ipsen served as a member of the Monsanto board of directors from 2010 until 2018, when it was acquired by Bayer. She is also the former chair of the board of the Washington, D.C.–based Information Technology Industry Council.

About Verisk
Verisk (Nasdaq:VRSK) provides predictive analytics and decision-support solutions to customers in the insurance, energy and specialized markets, and financial services industries. More than 70 percent of the FORTUNE 100 relies on the company’s advanced technologies to manage risks, make better decisions and improve operating efficiency. The company’s analytic solutions address insurance underwriting and claims, fraud, regulatory compliance, natural resources, catastrophes, economic forecasting, geopolitical risks, as well as environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the company continues to make the world better, safer and stronger, and fosters an inclusive and diverse culture where all team members feel they belong. With more than 100 offices in nearly 35 countries, Verisk consistently earns certification by Great Place to Work. For more: Verisk.com, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.

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