Charles Kolodkin, JD, MBA, CPCU

Mr. Kolodkin writes the healthcare professional liability insurance column for IRMI.com.

Mr. Kolodkin is a principal at Great Lakes Risk Advisors, LLC, a consulting firm providing services to the healthcare industry. In addition to providing expertise in complex risk funding, enterprise risk management (ERM), and litigation strategies, he serves as an independent member of the board of directors for a major consulting company and insurer.

From 2005 to 2020, Mr. Kolodkin was the executive director for Enterprise Risk and Insurance at the Cleveland Clinic. He was responsible for all risk management activities of the enterprise, including risk finance, captive operations, managing claims, and administering the ERM program.

Prior to joining the Cleveland Clinic, Mr. Kolodkin was the senior vice president at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., advising multihospital systems, physician groups, and managed care organizations in the areas of risk management and risk finance. Mr. Kolodkin also served for over 10 years at the largest nonprofit healthcare system in Texas as the officer responsible for risk management, insurance, professional liability litigation, and captive operations.

Mr. Kolodkin received a bachelor of arts from Miami University (Ohio), a master of business administration from the University of Georgia, and a juris doctor from Texas A&M University School of Law. He has also been awarded the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation and the Distinguished Fellow designations from the American Society of Healthcare Risk Management.