LANCE J. EWING

Title: Vp, risk management for Harrah's Entertainment Inc.

Previous experience: Senior director, risk management, GES Exposition Services, 1998-2002; loss administrator, City of Philadelphia School District, 1992-1998; risk consultant, New York Lumbermen's Insurance Trust, 1990-1992; risk management consultant, Pennsylvania Hospital Insurance Co., 1989-1990; highly protected risk engineer, Lumbermen's Underwriting Alliance, 1987-1989.

Education: Master's degrees in law and justice from the University of Pittsburgh, and in occupational safety engineering from Columbia Southern University, Orange Beach, Ala.; bachelor of arts degree in criminal justice from Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pa.

Professional designations: Associate in Risk Management; International Certified Risk Manager.

Professional memberships: Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc. president, 2003-2004; RIMS Executive Council, 2000-2005; Spencer Educational Foundation board member, 2003-2004; American Hospitality & Lodging Assn. Risk Management Council, 2003-present; Zurich North America Client Council, 2004-present; American International Group Inc. Client Board, 2003-present; ACE Client Council, 2005-present; Willis Group Holding Ltd.'s Client Advisory Board, 2003-present; Certified Insurance Counselors, 2005-present; National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research faculty member teaching risk management.

Family: Wife, Kimberly; daughters Seneca, 11, and Cheyenne, 10.