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Nick Daffan

Chief Information Officer

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Nick Daffan is Verisk’s chief information officer, responsible for our technology strategy, operations, and advancement of data and analytics. Nick is an innovative leader, uncovering emerging technologies and advancements to propel our customers forward and ensure that Verisk remains the strategic data analytics and technology partner of choice to the global insurance industry.

As CIO, Nick leads the initiative to modernize our computing platform and migrate to the public cloud infrastructure, including the ongoing oversight and management required to maintain all operational infrastructure for reliable, uninterrupted delivery of customer solutions.

He’s also responsible for aligning Verisk’s data strategy across the entire organization: ensuring the effectiveness of our data assets, identifying and addressing gaps in data content, creating and implementing architecture to allow for more effective data use, and ensuring proper data governance.

Nick advances Verisk’s analytic capabilities across the company and the industry, establishing the research and analytic functions needed to develop generative AI applications that enhance the operational efficiency, productivity, and profitability of our clients responsibly, ethically, and sustainably.

Nick became Verisk’s CIO in 2015, bringing more than 30 years of information services experience to the role. Before joining Verisk in 2000, he worked at Unisys Corporation, leading a team partnering with Microsoft to implement SQL Server into the very large database space. He also worked at First Manhattan Consulting Group, focusing on retail banking strategy, management information systems, and risk management.

He holds a BS in finance from Pennsylvania State University.

Under Nick’s leadership, the Verisk IT organization volunteers quarterly at local food pantries, homeless shelters, children’s learning centers, and more. By making these activities a cornerstone of team events, Nick embodies Verisk’s culture of giving back and the importance of a global company making a local impact.

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