Mr. Young is an industry veteran with 36 years of experience. He currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Odyssey Group Holdings, Inc. since his appointment in April 2011. Mr. Young’s tenure with Odyssey Group spans 28 years. He joined Odyssey Group in 1996 as a senior vice president with senior underwriting and management responsibilities. His role quickly evolved to include oversight of Odyssey’s Canadian and Latin American operations. In 2002, he moved to London and served as the head of the Company’s London Market Division, which encompassed Newline Group, the Company’s Lloyd’s syndicate, and Odyssey Reinsurance Company’s London branch. Mr. Young assumed leadership of Odyssey’s Global Insurance operations in 2008, followed by his appointment as Chief Operating Officer responsible for all reinsurance and insurance underwriting operations worldwide in 2009. Mr. Young began his career as an actuarial trainee at Transatlantic Reinsurance in 1988. He moved into treaty underwriting in 1990 and transferred to London in 1994. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business Administration from Stony Brook University. Mr. Young was elected to the Executive Board of the Reinsurance Association of America in 2019 and served as Chair of its Board of Directors from 2022 to 2023.
