Joe Peiser Profile

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Joe Peiser

CEO, Commercial Risk

Joe Peiser

Joe leads the global Commercial Risk executive team.

He is responsible for driving Commercial Risk’s strategies and the overall growth agenda in the continued development of innovative solutions that meet the growing needs of our clients. He succeeds Lambros Lambrou, who was named CEO of Human Capital, leading Aon’s Health, Wealth and Talent Solutions.

Prior to joining Aon in 2021 as the Head of Commercial Risk for North America, Joe was the Head of Broking for Willis Towers Watson. There, he led the broking strategy, including the deployment of its technology-based Broking Platform, across all of Willis Towers Watson’s Corporate Risk & Broking (CRB) product lines and geographies.

Joe has been in the insurance industry since 1986 when he joined Johnson & Higgins (J&H), a Marsh predecessor company. He spent 19 years at J&H/Marsh in New York, London and Bermuda in roles of increasing responsibility including broking leadership, alternative risk financing, and client executive roles.

From 2005–2014, Joe was President of Wright Risk Consulting which provided outsourced risk management to clients in various industries (e.g., Life Sciences, Banking, Logistics and Food Services). He was also President of Wright Risk Specialty, a Managing General Underwriter (MGU) for programs serving schools, colleges, municipalities and food service companies.

Joe has been a mentor in the US Chapter of the 30% Club which seeks to realize gender diversity in the leadership of U.S. corporations. He is on the board of trustees for All Stars Project/Development School for Youth, which provides mentorship to under-privileged youth and teaches theatre and performance skills to prepare for entry-level positions in business. He is also on the board of trustees for G.O.A.L.S. Athletic League, a not-for-profit softball league for underprivileged girls of Brooklyn and Queens NY. G.O.A.L.S. combines academic assistance with fast-pitch softball training to enhance Title IX college scholarship opportunities for its players.

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