Our Leadership

Experienced operators. Shared principles.

Meet the team building an insurance business grounded in underwriting excellence and designed for the long term.

The Team

Complementary expertise, one shared objective.

con·vene  |  kən-ˈvēn  |  verb
to come together with intention for a shared objective.
Kevin Maher
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Kevin has spent nearly two decades building specialty insurance programs, leading underwriting organizations, and developing solutions for complex property and casualty risks. As Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, he continues to lead Convene's underwriting strategy across its property and casualty business, ensuring disciplined underwriting remains the foundation of every decision.
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His experience spans program development, delegated authority, portfolio management, underwriting governance, and executive leadership. Kevin founded Convene with a simple belief: great insurance businesses are built through underwriting excellence, trusted partnerships, and a long-term perspective.

Colin Caldwell
Co-Founder & Director
Colin has spent his career building meaningful relationships across the specialty insurance marketplace. His experience spans distribution strategy, business development, carrier engagement, and entrepreneurial growth, with a reputation for creating partnerships that endure.
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As Co-Founder and Director, Colin helps shape Convene's strategic direction while strengthening the relationships that connect carriers, brokers, program partners, and clients. His belief that trust is earned through consistency continues to shape the culture we're building.

Adam Erickson
President & Chief Program Officer
Adam brings extensive experience leading specialty insurance programs, underwriting operations, and organizational growth. He oversees Convene's program strategy and operational execution while providing underwriting leadership across the company's professional liability and specialty casualty businesses.
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His background spans product development, underwriting leadership, operational excellence, and technology implementation. Adam plays a key role in translating strategy into disciplined execution as Convene continues to grow with purpose.

How we came together

Convene was founded by insurance professionals who have spent decades building specialty programs, leading underwriting organizations, expanding distribution, and creating lasting partnerships across the insurance market.

Our leadership team brings together expertise across underwriting, program management, distribution, operations, and technology. While our backgrounds are different, we're united by a shared set of principles: disciplined underwriting, trusted relationships, and long-term thinking create stronger insurance businesses.

The story of our leadership reflects the story of Convene itself. We didn't come together because we'd built long careers alongside one another. We came together because we shared the same vision for what an insurance business should be. People who share the same principles have a way of finding one another when the purpose is clear. We believe that's how the strongest teams are built.

Just as our name suggests, we bring together different experiences, perspectives, and disciplines around one shared objective: building an insurance business grounded in underwriting excellence and designed for the long term.

We're building a culture where experienced professionals lead through expertise, collaborate with purpose, and challenge one another to be better every day. Together, we're building an insurance business that's built to last.

Built by Experience. Guided by Purpose.

The strength of Convene isn't found in any one individual.

It's built through the collective experience of leaders who believe disciplined underwriting, trusted relationships, and thoughtful innovation create better outcomes for our partners, our markets, and the future of specialty insurance.