FINANCE/INSURANCE
ALBERTO SCHIAVON CEO, ELEPHANT INSURANCE SERVICES LLC, GLEN ALLEN
A native of Venice, Schiavon is an alum of University of Padova in Italy and Manchester Business School in England. He joined Elephant in 2017 to lead market- ing and pricing and was promoted in less than a year to CEO. The Henrico-based insurance company has 602 employees, with 526 in Virginia, and it was rec- ognized last year as one of the top workplaces in the Richmond area by the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Elephant recently expanded into Georgia. The company also launched a new work-from-home discount in Illinois, Maryland, Ohio, Texas and Virginia, rewarding policyholders who aren’t com- muting as frequently. In June, Elephant launched Helping Herd to donate $300,000 to organizations that were impacted by COVID-19 or are providing relief.
NEW LIFE EXPERIENCE: We have a whitewater rafting expert on our leadership team at Elephant. She recently led a group of us on a wet but exhilarating ride on the James River. The experience was a blast!
FAVORITE VACATION DESTINATION: I love visiting Hawaii because it has a great mix of nature, history, culture and diversity.
CHRIS SHOCKLEY PRESIDENT AND CEO, VIRGINIA CREDIT UNION, RICHMOND
Shockley, who grew up in Roanoke, began his banking career as a teller while attending Radford University. In 2003, he joined the state’s third-largest credit union, Virginia Credit Union, with more than 300,000 members and about $4.5 billion in total assets as of the end of 2020, becoming CEO in 2016. He chairs the Virginia Council on Economic Education board and is treasurer of the YMCA of Greater Richmond board. Shockley also serves on the board of the Virginia-West
Virginia chapter of National Multiple Sclerosis Society, a cause close to his heart aſter losing his sister to the disease.
VACU was named an outstanding organizational partner by the Association of
Fundraising Professionals last year for its endowment of Virginia Commonwealth University’s Financial Success Center and contributions to a state employee financial wellness program. In July, the credit union was recognized by the Virginia Credit Union League for its financial education programs for youth and adults. During the height of the pandemic, VACU offered free online workshops for 60,000 people. Shockley said trust, transparency and communication throughout the organiza- tion helped them weather the pandemic. “When you go through something like we experienced this past year, it tests you in ways you never imagined. I am so proud of my teammates’ determination and resolve in the face of complex challenges at work and in their personal lives.”
PETE SNYDER CEO, DISRUPTOR CAPITAL, CHARLOTTESVILLE
Snyder sought the Republican nomination for Virginia’s governor this year, placing second to fellow businessman Glenn Youngkin in the GOP’s unassem- bled convention in May. Snyder, who founded Disruptor to invest in companies looking to break the usual mold, became prominent outside venture capital circles last year when he and his wife, Burson, founded the Virginia 30 Day Fund to send forgivable $3,000 loans to small businesses that needed help with cash flow gaps. As of January, the fund had raised more than $4 million and assisted 1,000 businesses. A former Fox News contributor and William &
Mary graduate, Snyder founded Arlington-based social media marketing firm New Media Strategies and sold it to Meredith Corp. for $30 million, later founding Disruptor. Snyder invested in Media Group of America, founded by two Republican operatives, which pub- lishes the Independent Journal Review. He also has served on William & Mary’s board of visitors.
BEVERAGE OF CHOICE: Tito’s Vodka, rocks. Two limes.
JOHN STANCHINA PRESIDENT AND CEO, MARSH & McLENNAN AGENCY — MID-ATLANTIC LLC, RICHMOND
Marsh & McLennan subsidiary Rutherfoord hired Stanchina in 1994 to establish surety bond operations in Richmond. Until then, he had been in Charlotte, North Carolina, work- ing for Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland. In Richmond, Stanchina rose through the ranks as division manager, division president and president. He oversees the global professional services company’s
mid-Atlantic hub of 11 states and serves on the agency’s strategic steering committee. Based in New York, Marsh & McLennan reported $17.2 billion in worldwide revenue last year, a 3% increase from 2019. Marsh offers commercial property, casualty, personal lines and employee benefits to businesses and individuals across North America.
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This year, it acquired Greensboro, N.C.-based Compass Financial Partners, which supplies retirement consulting and investment advice. A graduate of Muskingum College in Ohio, Stanchina has served as a board member for the Young Presidents’ Organization, the Valentine Richmond History Center, Greater Richmond SCAN and Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School.
PERSON I ADMIRE: My dad. He always lived by certain principles — integrity, work hard and play hard, and the CEO was no more important than the janitor. He was also a student of business.
SOMETHING I’LL NEVER DO AGAIN: Snow ski. (I don’t want to be in a cast!)
ONE THING I’D CHANGE ABOUT VIRGINIA: Reduce the humidity in July and get back to being more business- friendly politically.
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