Jack P. Gibson

President & CEO
IRMI

Jack Gibson is the coauthor of 11 reference works on insurance and risk management, all published by IRMI, including Contractual Risk Transfer, Construction Risk Management, and The Additional Insured Book. In addition to his management duties, he continues as editor of The Risk Report, and is currently editor-in-chief of IRMI.com.

Mr. Gibson serves as managing editor of IRMI Update, IRMI's twice-monthly e-zine, and is a frequent contributor to the IRMI.com Expert Commentary.

A sought-after seminar speaker, Mr. Gibson has been a presenter at the annual conventions or meetings of virtually every major industry trade association serving the risk management and insurance communities as well as many construction industry and lawyer seminars and meetings. He co-chairs the annual IRMI Construction Risk Conference, and has been a highly rated presenter at all of them.

Mr. Gibson earned a BBA degree, cum laude, in risk management and an MBA degree, both from the University of Georgia. In 1996 he was honored as Georgia's Outstanding Insurance Alumnus of the year. He is a Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), and holds the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) and Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist (CRIS) designations. Mr. Gibson is an active member of the CPCU Society, having held many committee and officer positions, including president of the Dallas Chapter. Additionally, he was involved at the national level from 1985 until 2008, serving on various committees and on the board of directors.

Prior to joining IRMI in 1982, Mr. Gibson was a consultant with a leading national risk management firm. His consulting practice focused on financial institutions, public entities, and contractors.