Senior Leadership Team
Ricky brings a wealth of insurance industry knowledge to his role as President of Answer Financial, having spent the past 20 years building expertise across product management, pricing strategy, and multi-state operations at Allstate. A graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University with a degree in mathematics and risk management, he is focused on driving Answer's strategic vision to expand its omnichannel auto, home, and small business insurance solutions. Throughout his career at Allstate, Ricky has progressed through increasingly senior roles, from developing pricing teams in Emerging Businesses to leading operations as Vice President General Manager: Go to Market and Vice President State Management.
Joseph is responsible for leading all finance, accounting and data analytics efforts. He has been with Answer Financial since 2015 and brings more than 20 years of experience in finance and corporate planning for several large-scale financial institutions and multinational companies. Prior to joining the organization, he served as First Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis at East West Bank. Joseph holds a Master of Business Administration from Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.
Shelby has been with Answer Financial since 2000 and brings more than 20 years in the legal profession to her role. As counsel, Shelby oversees regulatory compliance and risk management across all business entities, transactions and marketing matters for the company nationally. Her role covers a broad spectrum of specialties including corporate governance, data privacy and information security policies, supplier and business development contracting, digital and direct marketing compliance and licensing. Additionally, Shelby is the company’s Corporate Secretary and reports to the Board of Directors on legal issues for the company.
Leslie Neill brings nearly three decades of experience in the insurance industry, with a career spanning underwriting, distribution, and business development. In her current role, Leslie leads the Direct-to-Consumer Sales and Service Channel for both Answer Financial and Ivantage. She began as a commercial lines specialist and steadily advanced into leadership roles, where she consistently delivered results across multiple business areas. She holds degrees in Management and Business from Indiana Wesleyan University.
Randy brings over two decades of technical leadership to Answer Financial, spearheading the design and development of agent and customer-facing software that powers the company's insurance quoting and binding capabilities. Armed with an MBA from the University of Southern California, he has spent 26 years at Answer architecting integrations with insurance carriers and marketing partners. His Answer journey has included leadership roles in Carrier Relations and Marketing Technology, building on a foundation of technical implementations for Universal Studios, BPS Healthcare, and Hughes Aircraft Company.