MATT BANASZYNSKI
Executive vice president and CEO
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS OF WISCONSIN

Hired as IIAW vice president at the age of 25, Matt Banaszynski was promoted to executive vice president and CEO at just 27, becoming the youngest IIA state executive in the country. He led the IIAW to grow its E&O book of business by 20%, increase its membership base, and create new products and services to help independent agents. He also forged a partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison to launch a new professional development conference aimed at creating better insurance leaders, and he turned the IIAW’s government affairs program into a nationally recognized and award-winning initiative. Banaszynski was recently named as an advisory board member for the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Center for Insurance and Risk Management.