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Jacqueline M. Schaendorf

CPCU, Co-Founder & Director

Jacque co-founded Cogitate in 2012. As a Co-Founder and Board member of Cogitate, Jacque works directly with Sales, Marketing, Corporate Governance and Strategy Teams. Jacque is a former CEO and President of Insurance House and Southern General Insurance Company. Prior to joining Insurance House in 1997, Jacque worked as a senior underwriter in the financial services division at Chubb and as a senior account marketing professional at AON (Formerly Alexander & Alexander, Inc.).

Jacque is an active insurance industry leader, currently participating as a member of the Talent Advocacy and Engagement Foundation Board of the Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association (WSIA), and she is also a past President of WSIA. Jacque also served as the Chairperson for the Georgia Insurers Insolvency Pool Board (GIIP) and she has participated on numerous insurance industry panels and insurance trade association committees, including the edutech and education committees for WSIA. Jacque also serves on the Karna Board, which is a non-profit Board with the mission to improve and advance the public good, the quality of life of those who are disadvantaged, vulnerable and marginalized; and encourage students who demonstrate intellectual distinction and interest in socio-development needs.

Jacque earned a Bachelor’s degree from Hope College in Holland, Michigan, with a double major in business administration and psychology. She also has an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University and has a Certified Property & Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation from the Insurance Institute of America.