Mary Kotch

About

Fractional CTO and AI/ML consultant at Clover Health with deep insurance domain experience (15 years as CTO/CISO/AI). Has spent significant time in PE/VC-backed environments (including Aquiline Capital Partners and Apollo Group), designing and engineering platforms while delivering against budgets, audits, and regulatory compliance. Recently helped build an insurance startup (2020–2025) and is now seeking a full-time role at a startup.

Experience

Education

Key Strengths

• 15 years leading technology/security/AI as CTO/CISO in insurance
• Designed and architected engineered platforms in PE-backed companies (Aquiline Capital Partners, Apollo Group)
• Experience executing under PE constraints: budgets, audits, regulatory/compliance delivery
• Built an insurance startup (2020–2025)
• Evaluates new initiatives via plan + ROI + investor/business partner backing and team alignment

Reference Highlights

• Driven; seeks solutions and doesn’t make excuses
• Innovative while mindful of data security
• Strong understanding of business requirements
• Team-building oriented; human-centered leader
• Deep insurance industry experience/credentials
• Able to navigate complex legacy-system constraints
• Produces corporate-level financial data despite messy inputs
• Strong attention to data accuracy and anomalies
• Effective educator/communicator who explains the “why” behind change
• Values and incorporates feedback
• Highly dedicated; willing to work long hours to improve workflows
• Improves reporting efficiency and service for business units