Director, risk management and parish financial services
Archdiocese of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
Entering the insurance business straight out of college in the 1970s, Mike Witka worked on the carrier, broker and agency sides of the industry before moving into risk management. Today, he leads the placement of insurance to protect assets and personnel for the entire Archdiocese of Indianapolis enterprise, which covers more than 39 counties, 130 parishes 69 schools and six Catholic charities throughout central and southern Indiana.
“I felt called to help the church in her need for risk management and bringing the attention of a proper blend of self-insurance, insurance, risk management and financial responsibility to the position,” Witka says.
With the advent of terrorism and cyberattacks in recent years, Witka has had to think differently about handling risks for the archdiocese in today’s world.
“For this year, I am concentrating on security issues in all of our locations,” he says. “Locked buildings have never been the way of the church, but society has made us more aware of the dangers to open buildings versus the safety of our employees and schoolchildren.”
