We are a mission-focused group of builders with backgrounds across traditional insurance, construction tech, fintech, and beyond. You can find us working together, in-person, at our San Francisco HQ or New York City office!
Laura grew up in San Jose and studied Human Physiology and Business Administration at the University of Oregon. After college, she moved back to the Bay Area and kicked off her career in customer experience at an insurance start-up.
Sam was born in Marin CA—a small town nestled just north of Shepherd’s HQ. He studied Mathematics at UCSB, and after a brief stint working in a village along the shores of Lake Tahoe, he moved to San Francisco to help build the first generation of the Shepherd platform.
Justin Levine
Co-Founder & CEO
Mo El Mahallawy
Co-Founder & CTO
Avi Banerjee
Founding Engineer
Nicole Chung
Head of BizOps & Finance
Sasha Wiegand
Head of Actuarial
Kenny Rawls
Head of Casualty
Costas Hadjipateras
Head of Underwriting
Angelina Quach
Software Engineer
Erin Page
Underwriter
Nick Lombardi
Underwriter
Chris Bolick
Underwriting Lead
Nat Miller
Customer Experience
Sam Rothstein
Software Engineer
Austin Chauvin
Underwriter
Laura Watts
Head of Customer Experience
Danil Kolesnikov
Founding Engineer
Sam Sheridan
Software Engineer
Lindsay Plotkin
Underwriting Lead
Gabe Dalessandro
Software Engineer
Sydney Rivers
Software Engineer
Carl Feldhaus
Head of Inland Marine
Software Engineer
Chris Garsia
Software Engineer
Mark Robinson
Actuary
Bryan Hamm
Claims Lead
Jenny Golden
Product Lead
Skyler Simson
Underwriter
Neil Nejame
Underwriter
Meredith Sonnenschein
Underwriter
Alyssa Matthews
Underwriter
Ethan Galebach
Lead Actuarial Data Scientist
Eli Kirmayer
Software Engineer
Tatjana Tam
Customer Experience
Blake Roessler
Underwriter
Alex Casella
Head of Energy
Xander O'Grady
Underwriter
Jeff Frazer
Underwriter
Ted Johnson
Actuary
Elizabeth Downing
Underwriter
Ted Datanagan
Business Development
Leslie Ruiz
Recruitment Lead
Alix Cook
Customer Experience
Allison D'Ignazio
Underwriter
Ram Subramanian
Business Analytics
Dan Mulligan
Underwriter
Gavin DeVaughn
CX Associate
Mazin Abubeker
Software Engineer
Adam Schmidt
Compliance Lead
Chris Salam
Software Engineer
Vanessa Luo
Finance Lead
Alexxis McBride
Software Engineer
Ellee Braniff
Executive Assistant & Office Manager
Morgan Wessel
Software Engineer
Angela Yu
Software Engineer
Prajwal Nellogi
Software Engineer
Sierra Costanza
Software Engineer
Dmitry Zolotaryov
Software Engineer
Hudson
Head of Barketing
