LAURA SHERMAN
Founding partner
BALDWIN KRYSTYN SHERMAN PARTNERS
Recent business achievements: Co-founded Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners in 2006 and Baldwin Risk Partners in 2012; leads the company’s private risk management practice and marketing efforts; instrumental in BKS Partners’ consistently industry-leading growth and superior client retention; consistent top producer of new business; instrumental in the firm’s numerous awards and recognition for excellence in insurance and as a workplace
Other professional roles: Member of the founding advisory board for the Council for Insuring Private Clients; member, AIG Private Client Group National Council; vice president, Safeco Southeast Regional Advisory Council; student and instructor with the National Alliance for the Certified Personal Risk Manager [CPRM] designation; currently pursuing the inaugural Certified Advisor of Personal Insurance [CAPI] designation
Other accomplishments: Authors articles for Worth magazine as a leading advisor on risk management topics; speaks at national forums and seminars; sits on the board of directors for Meals on Wheels of Tampa and the Children’s Dream Fund; member, Bank of Tampa Women Connected Advisory Board
Laura Sherman recruited 14 of BKS Partners’ 23 private risk management team members from outside the industry. She’s also created a career path to bring professionals and recent graduates to the insurance business.
