John BergerARM Partner

About:

John G. Berger, Jr. joined Lawley as a partner in August 2009 in the Employee Benefits branch of the agency.

Experience:

John has more than 21 years of experience in insurance, risk management and employee benefits consulting. John possesses extensive employee benefits industry experience. He founded CIC Benefits Group, where he was an owner and partner responsible for managing strategic initiatives and client service. He was previously executive vice president of Brown and Brown and Chief Operating Officer of Niagara Insurance Group. He is the former Chief Executive Officer and president of East3, Ltd., a Richmond, Virginia-based early stage technology group. John was also senior vice president of Marsh & McLennan, where he was responsible for the operations of the risk management and employee benefit consulting practices.

Education:

B.B.A. in Finance, St. Bonaventure University

A.S. in Risk Management

Executive Degree, Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, the State University of New York College at Buffalo

Community and Pro Bono:

John is a former board member for Amherst Youth Hockey and Mt. Irenaeus.  John serves as a committee member for St. Bonaventure University and St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute and is involved with Kids Escaping Drugs.  John has also served as a board of director for many Buffalo, New York and Richmond, Virginia based non-profit organizations.