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Women to Watch: Karen Beldy Torborg

Posted On: Oct. 8, 2006 12:00 AM CST

Karen Beldy Torborg

Global Practice Leader-Private Equity and Mergers and Acquisitions

Marsh Inc.

New York

Age: 40

Karen Beldy Torborg joined Marsh in 1993 from Chubb & Son Inc., where she worked in underwriting. At Marsh, she started in the casualty practice before transferring to the private equity and mergers and acquisitions practice in 1996. At PEMA, she took on progressively more complex roles, including global chief operating officer and North America PEMA practice leader. She was named to her current position in 2005 and, that year, she was also appointed to the Marsh board.

What would you change: "I would improve the industry's ability to efficiently provide important risk-related data to consumers. I look forward to the industry's continued technological advancement in the area of data aggregation so that consumers can make decisions with the best information possible."