The Team Behind QuantivRisk

At QuantivRisk, our team is comprised of seasoned professionals from the insurance, legal, and technology fields.

Mike Nelson

Founder and chairman

Mike, Founder and Chairman of QuantivRisk, is a self-described mobility nerd, trial attorney, and strategist. He draws on his lifelong experience in the mobility sector. Many professionals claim to understand these unusual risks. But few, if any, have the 40 years of experience Mike has enjoyed as an automotive mechanic, strategist, business owner, insurance industry leader, regulatory attorney, and litigator. He is also an active member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and serves on SAE’s Event Data Recorder committee (J1698) and SAE’s Advanced Driving System Data Logger Working Group Task Force (J3197). Mike serves on the Board of Directors for Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE) a coalition of industry, nonprofits, and academics with the goal of informing the public about automated vehicles and their potential.

The foundation of Mike’s professional life is built upon his 30+ years as a commercial litigator and regulatory attorney. Mike’s litigation experience includes class action, multi-district litigation, trial, and appellate work. He has litigated matters in most states in the United States and is licensed in five jurisdictions and admitted to practice in 20 U.S. district and circuit courts and the U.S. Supreme Court. Mike began his professional career in 1981 with Met Life Auto & Home where he started as a claims adjuster trainee and departed Met in 1992 as its regional claim leader for the mid-Atlantic region.

Mike was appointed to and currently serves on the RAND Corporation’s Institute for Civil Justice Board of Advisors.

John Pettit

chief executive officer

John is an entrepreneurial executive with over 20 years of experience leading and growing innovative technology companies. He is a catalyst in creating high-performing world-class technology management and product development teams in both start-up and scaled growth stage companies. He currently serves as the CEO of QuantivRisk and is on the advisory boards of technology firms Federato and Linqura AI and is a mentor with the InsurTech New York Incubator.

Prior to his position with QuantivRisk, he was Sapiens International’s Chief of North American Strategy and Head of North American Property & Casualty Insurance Software. Previously he was founder and CEO of Adaptik Corporation, a startup insurance technology firm that he grew and eventually sold to Sapiens.

Before to founding Adaptik, John founded and served as Vice President for the Insurance Software Products Division of MTW Corporation. John was a Consultant with PWC Financial Services Practice and an Underwriting Officer at Chubb Insurance Companies. He holds a master’s degree in business administration from Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Hobart College.

Tom Schweikert

HEAD OF PRODUCT

Tom is a 20+ year veteran of the mortgage industry, serving in leadership roles for a boutique mortgage originator and at Freddie Mac. Tom has played pivotal roles in driving transformational change across organizations, building best in class products, and designing highly efficient operational processes. At Freddie Mac, Tom led a groundbreaking Agile transformation initiative that significantly improved delivery cycles, enhanced collaboration, and embedded a customer-centric culture throughout the product management organization. Before that, Tom spent several years leading various mission critical product suites at Freddie Mac, including Loan Purchase & Pricing technology, and an Enterprise Decision Service that operationalized and enforced eligibility guidelines for activities such as loan purchases and loan modifications. Prior to that, Tom played various roles in credit risk management, mortgage underwriting, and the secondary mortgage market.

Beyond the work, Tom is an avid learner and, more than anything else, enjoys working with and leading high-performing teams. Tom holds a master’s degree in management of information technology from the University of Virginia, and a bachelor’s degree in finance from Virginia Tech.

Our Advisory Board

Our advisory board is composed of distinguished professionals with extensive experience in insurance, automotive, technology, and business strategy. They provide invaluable insights and guidance, helping QuantivRisk stay at the forefront of accident analysis and innovation.