Meet the Team.
Senior Team Members
Kabir Chanrai
CEO
Kabir’s career has been focused on investing in the insurance industry.
He started his career at Goldman Sachs in the Reinsurance Team, and following this spent the last 8 years working in private equity, most recently at Preservation Capital where he had a key role on the BMS and Optio investments.
Kabir has a Masters from Oxford University and an MBA from London Business School.
Rob Jones
Chairman & Head of Media, Tech & Cyber
Rob is one of the foremost underwriters in Media & Tech insurance, having spent his entire career in the class. Before founding Nirvana in 2017, Rob headed up the Media & Tech team at Axis, and prior to that was at Hiscox and Aon for a number of years.
Rob has a BA from King’s College London.
Thomas M. Mannsdorfer
Partner, Head of Europe
Thomas is a distinguished W&I underwriter in the European market. He has over 20 years of relevant insurance industry experience across different European markets, most recently at Sompo where he was head of Europe Specialty, and prior to that at ANV and HCC.
Thomas studied at Université de Fribourg, Max Planck Institute, and University of Virginia. He is a qualified lawyer.
Andrea Garcia-Beltran
Partner, Head of Cyber Europe
Andrea is one of the foremost Cyber insurance practitioners in Europe. Before joining Nirvana, she held senior roles including Head of Cyber at RSA, Head of Finex Latam at Willis, and Cyber lead at Aon.
Andrea is a qualified lawyer specializing in Spanish law, and additionally holds a master’s degree in insurance and risk management. She is certified in Cybersecurity, Data & Privacy Law with more than 19 years of experience, and winner of several international awards for her work in Cybersecurity and Insurance at the European level; Leadership in Latin America, as well as in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the London Insurance market.
Glenn Crickmar
Underwriting Manager - Technology US & International
Glenn is a senior member of the team focused on underwriting Media, Tech and Cyber risk, and has spent the last 15 years in this class of business.
Prior to joining Nirvana in 2017, he worked with Rob at Axis for 8 years.
Andy Baumli
Branch Manager Switzerland
Andy is a senior executive with strong local Swiss and international insurance, reinsurance, broking business and client management experience across all industries and multinational and local complex risks.
His global knowledge and experience include work in Europe, Asia, and Australia/NZ.
He is qualified with an MBA from AGSM Australian Graduate School of Management (University of New South Wales and Sydney University) and also holder of the Swiss and Australian Insurance Diploma, Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF). Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management.
We are always on the lookout for the best talent to join us and to help us build our business. If you are interested in becoming a partner at Nirvana, please contact us.
External Board Members
Andrew Banks
Co-founder, Abry Partners
Andrew Banks co-founded Abry in 1989. Prior to this, Andrew was affiliated with Bain & Company, where he shared responsibility for Bain’s media practice.
Andrew is a graduate of Harvard Law School, a Rhodes Scholar with a Master’s degree from Oxford University, and an honors graduate of the University of Florida.
Rajiv Bhala
Co-Founder, Euston Ventures
Raj is a co-founder of Euston Ventures, a UK investment firm, where he has co-led 3 buyouts since 2014.
Raj has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Oxford University.
Shaun Rader
Partner, M2O Inc
Shaun is a Partner at investment firm M2O. Shaun has spent several years in the private equity industry, and started his career at Bain & Co.
Shaun earned his MBA from Wharton and his BA from University of Virginia.
Philip Stevenson
CEO, VALE Insurance Partners
Philip is Co-founder & CEO of VALE, a leading global transactional risk MGA. Prior to VALE he spent several years in the private equity industry at HIG and started his career as an investment banker at Wachovia Securities.
Philip received his MBA degree from Wharton and a BS in finance from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Benjamin Verlingue
Verlingue Group & Adelaide Holdings
Benjamin is the Director of International Subsidiaries at Verlingue Group, the leading independent French broker, and Deputy CEO for Development at Adelaide Group. Prior to this he was a Consultant at Deloitte France.
Benjamin earned his Masters from Université Paris Dauphine.