2013 40 Under 40: Randi Harwood
Midwest Region Reprints
Vice president
Willis Risk Solutions
Age: 39
For Randi Harwood, no two days at work are ever the same in her job as Chicago-based vice president at Willis Risk Solutions, a unit of Willis Group Holdings P.L.C.
“It's certainly never boring, and I enjoy the challenges every new day brings,” she said.
She is able to apply her prior experience to each new situation that arises, and she has had a wide variety of experiences in her insurance career.
Ms. Harwood started her career on the technical side of the industry as a summer intern in college with Aon P.L.C. in its risk management consulting department.
After college, she went to work for Aon full time for almost seven years. She then moved to the client side of the business as risk manager at PepsiAmericas Inc., a subsidiary of PepsiCo Inc., for three years.
Ms. Harwood has been at Willis Risk Solutions for almost 10 years as a client advocate, and has always been responsible for client management there. Her areas of expertise at Willis Risk Solutions include manufacturing, life sciences, and food and beverage.
She is always looking for innovative ways to assist her clients. She prepares them for anything they might have to face within their own company.
One of Ms. Harwood's former clients, Sherry Allnutt, former director of risk management at Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc. and current director of risk management of Yes! Communities Inc., has nothing but rave reviews for Ms. Harwood's work.
“Honestly, Randi is the best broker I've ever worked with. You never have to ever ask her twice to do anything,” Ms. Allnutt said. “She's on the ball and she's all about the client, and it doesn't get any better than that. ... I would recommend her to any industry.”
