Wendy Cook

Managing Director, Marsh USA

Wendy Cook is a Managing Director and has had a number of leadership roles at Marsh throughout the Central Zone over the last 19years.Wendy is currently the Chicago Office Head as well as the Corporate Segment Leader in the North Central Zone, which represents over a $100 million in revenue for Marsh in the United States. In this role, she is responsible for coordinating the delivery of all of Marsh McLennan resources, supervising client teams, and developing marketplace strategies. She is a member of the Marsh Central Zone Executive Committee and is also responsible for the execution of Marsh’s corporate strategy. Wendy has a passion for developing and mentoring colleagues as well as recruiting top talent to Marsh. Prior to this role she was the Central Zone Casualty Leader as well as the Central Zone Sales leader.

Wendy joined Marsh in 2003after 9 years on the brokerage and underwriting side of the business. Prior to joining Marsh, Wendy was a client executive for a major broker for five years which included experience in casualty marketing, placement and servicing of national and multinational clients as well as coordination for claims, loss control, property, management liability, and environmental insurance. Wendy also has four years with Travelers and CIGNA Special Risk as a casualty underwriter for Fortune 1000 companies. She has designed, implemented and serviced primary and excess casualty insurance programs specializing in loss sensitive and retrospective programs.