Christopher Schaper, International Business '97, MBA '02

Christopher Schaper is chief risk officer of the global insurer American International Group, having responsibility for the oversight of AIG’s global Enterprise Risk Management organization, including the company’s enterprise risk strategy. Previously, Mr. Schaper served as AIG’s global chief underwriting officer, and before that, he was CEO of AIG Re, the global reinsurance business of AIG where he was responsible for the execution of the firm’s global assumed reinsurance strategy with a focus on the development of innovative reinsurance and capital markets solutions.  He was also CEO of Validus Re and of AlphaCat, AIG’s insurance linked securities entity. Mr. Schaper joined AIG in 2019 from Marsh McLennan where he was CEO of Victor Insurance Holdings, Marsh’s global underwriting MGA.  Prior to that, Mr. Schaper served as President of Montpelier Re Ltd. and underwriting chair of Blue Capital, Montpelier’s capital markets entity. Schaper currently serves on the board and Executive Committee of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, the core trade association of the U.S. insurance industry, and on the board of trustees of The Institutes, a leading nonprofit insurance educational organization. He has an MS in International Business as well as an MBA from Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.