Wendy Lane has more than 30 years of board experience overseeing strategic, operational, and financial changes at public companies, as well as extensive experience in the insurance and information services industries. She joined Verisk’s board in 2022.
She’s served on the board of directors and Audit Committee and as chairman of the Compensation Committee of Willis Towers Watson, a risk management insurance brokerage and advisory company, since 2004. Previously, she served on the board of directors of CoreLogic; LabCorp; MSCI, a provider of financial indexes, index products, and portfolio management tools; and on the boards of six other companies, some based internationally.
Ms. Lane’s career began with more than 15 years of investment banking experience at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, and Goldman Sachs, where she engaged in a full range of value creation and transactional matters across industries. She left to found her own investment firm and guide companies through involvement on their boards.
Ms. Lane was named one of the most Influential Women in Reinsurance in 2014 by Intelligent Insurer.
She holds an MBA in finance from the Harvard Business School and a BA in mathematics and French from Wellesley College, where she was named a Durant Scholar for her high GPA.