In|Vest West 2018 Direct

Robby Sundberg, CPA, is senior vice president of development at Embark, a business advisory firm. He was formerly assistant controller at a subsidiary of Toyota Financial Services and worked in the internal audit group at Verizon and in the Dallas audit practice at Deloitte.

Lukasz Strozek serves as Chief Technology Officer at Hippo. He joined Hippo in December 2020 from ecommerce payments firm Bolt, where he was Vice President, Engineering. Prior to that, he co-founded Clara Lending, an online lender with a mission of making homeownership a reality, which was acquired by SoFi. At SoFi, he co-headed Engineering and was responsible for several of the company's new products. Earlier, at Bridgewater, he partnered directly with founder Ray Dalio, translating his vision into technology products. He is a Harvard graduate and holds a Stanford MBA. Lukasz calls Oakland home, together with his wife, daughter and two pandemic cats.

Mike Becker is CEO of the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA), one of the largest national trade organizations serving independent agents. As a forward-thinking insurance leader who embraces technology, he has more than 15 years of insurance industry experience. He leads PIA's strategic initiatives, advocacy efforts, and insurance carrier relations as well as oversees all growth initiatives and program launches.

Nola Morris is the VP of Strategy at Denim Social, leading the SaaS provider's strategy for the insurance industry. A social selling expert, Morris serves as a strategic resource for Denim Social's clients and guides the platform's future. Morris has worked in insurance and tech for more than a decade, and previously led key digital marketing programs for Nationwide and Sprinklr.

Janice Stoudemire, CPA, CGMA, ABA, ATA, currently serves as a CPA content specialist for UWorld Roger CPA Review. Reach her at jstoudemire@uworld.com.

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