Susan G. Staff

Ms. Staff is one of the presenters for Workshop M3, “Building a Better Builders Risk Program,” on Monday. She currently serves as director of risk management for Zachry Holdings, Inc.

She is responsible for all aspects of corporate risk management and insurance for Zachry Holdings, Inc., and its related companies. Her duties include developing and implementing internal project risk management processes; managing corporate property, casualty, and specialty insurance programs; facilitating a comprehensive and collaborate enterprise approach to risk management; promoting personal and career growth and development of the Risk Management Department staff; procuring and negotiating project insurance policies with insurance industry professionals; and developing and evaluating subcontract documents and qualification criteria. Ms. Staff’s other activities within Zachry have included the leadership of the first Zachry Home Office Safety Team, participating in Zachry’s Company’s Subcontracting Task Team, Contract Language Review Teams, the integration of risk management processes into the Zachry project execution planning process, and active membership on the Zachry Market Intelligence Team and Corporate Contributions Committee.

Prior to joining Zachry, Ms. Staff served as risk manager of projects for the power generation segment of Asea Brown Boveri, Inc., in Windsor, Connecticut, and as manager of corporate insurance for Rust International, Inc., in Birmingham, Alabama. She is currently a member of the Risk and Insurance Management Society and the Associated General Contractors’ Risk Management Committee.

Ms. Staff earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Georgia, where she majored in risk management and insurance. She has also received the Environmental Risk Management designation from The Institute of Environmental Risk Management at Texas State University and the Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist certification.