We are Wrisk

Our core team brings together top class talent from the worlds of insurance, tech and beyond, representing a strong combination of proven skills and passion.

Darius Kumana

Co-Founder & CPO

Digital guy with insurance experience. Part-time MMA instructor, known to quote Star Trek.

Al Skipp

iOS Developer

Enjoys mushroom hunting, unusual programming languages and even more unusual music.

Nimeshh Patel

COO

All things business strategy and numbers - a passion for pivot tables and a few unique pivots on the dancefloor too.

Jasmine Demosthenous

Sales and Service Manager

Responsible for bringing tech startup culture to an insurance contact centre - and excited about it!

William Nguyen

iOS Engineer

Half action man, enjoying cycling, rock climbing, jiu-jitsu and MMA… and half comics and manga geek.

Niall Barton

Co-Founder & CEO

Insurance guy with digital experience. Part-time DJ, recently changed his name from Nigel.

Benedikt Heiss

Head of Design

Designer across product, brand and web who loves travelling the world. Wannabe coffee expert.

Harriet Simpson

Insurance Product Analyst

Insurance all-rounder and office Bridget Jones, with a not-so-secret love of cats, baking and hampers.

Sima Patel

Head of Marketing

Drives marketing decisions, seeks her way to solutions creatively and loves to cook

Geran Butcher

Lead Business Analyst

Process nerd, writer of half-finished blog posts and incapable of finishing breakfast before it gets cold.

Darius Jankauskas

Senior iOS Developer

Works with a standing desk, holidays in silent yoga retreats, known here as ‘Darius II’ or ‘DJ’.

Alex Harin

CTO

PhD in Maths, enjoys efficiency and dislikes long meetings. Cycles 20+ miles to work and back every day.

Ben Flowers

Platform Engineer

Runs marathons, enjoys extreme sports, instructor with Code First: Girls.

Caroline Garrow

Head of Insurance Operations

Responsible for a) every aspect of the insurance side and b) adding prosecco to the office beer fridge.

Greg Doszpod

Lead UX Designer

Leads on UX decisions and conducts usability testing – when not leading the office ping pong competition.

Ned Barton

Researcher

In-house user testing expert, former model, enjoys composing electronic music.

Richard Walters

Full Stack Developer

After completing his PhD in physics, Richard built an app which now has over four million downloads.

Tom Barton

Digital Marketing Assistant

One of the original Wrisk employees returned to the fold, now with added digital marketing skills.

Advisory board

Our knowledgeable, high profile and enthusiastic advisors bring expertise and experience across a range of disciplines and industries.

Bindi Karia

Innovation expert, formerly VP at Silicon Valley Bank, voted one of the Top 100 Women in Fintech.

David Groom

Managing Partner at Venture Clearly LLP, formerly founder of VocaLink PDI and MD at Experian Analytics.

James Lewis

Principal Consultant at ThoughtWorks, Microservices author and conference speaker.

Justin Balcombe

Insurance expert, Partner & Managing Director of The Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

Mark Huxley

Claims advisor, Co-founder and Director at Lamb Creative Marketing.

Mark Lee

Data science advisor, Senior Consultant at Insight Risk Consulting.

Mark Rowse

Investor and entrepreneur, formerly founder and CEO at Ingenta PLC.

Matthew Evans

Actuarial advisor, Director at Insight Risk Consulting.

Michael May

Principal iOS Developer at the BBC, formerly Lead iOS Developer at Wrisk and now our first alumnus!

Paul Smith

Owner at PDS Advisory Services, formerly Chairman at Gallagher Heath and MD at Heath Lambert.

Sarosh Kumana

Entrepreneur and investor, President of the Board of Directors at Sand Hill Angels.

Simon Devonshire (OBE)

Investor, Entrepreneur in Residence at the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.

Steven Rimmer

Non-Executive Director and Chief Recreational Officer at Wrisk HQ!

Tony Belisle

Actuary and investor, CEO of MarkelCATCo Investment Management Ltd.

Why are we doing this?

People talk about ‘purposeful organisations’ a lot these days. Insurance at its core is truly purposeful. It’s about being there to help you recover when you're at your most vulnerable, just after some kind of disaster has struck. It doesn't get much more purposeful than that.

The trouble is that although this ideal is at the core of insurance it doesn’t feel like that’s what the industry currently does – mistrust is everywhere. Wrisk is going to change that by putting customers back in control.

We are Wrisk

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Advisory board

Why are we doing this?

Insurance made so simple it’s almost unrecognisable ✨