2014 40 Under 40 Broker Awards: Andrew P. Bolger
West Region Reprints
Vice president and sales executive
Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA Inc.
Age: 29
Being one of a family of nine kids helped prepare Andrew P. Bolger, who is known as Drew, for his career as a broker.
“I grew up, obviously, in a chaotic environment,” said Mr. Bolger, San Francisco-based vice president and sales executive in Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA Inc.'s' life sciences business. “It really taught me I can get anything done if I just sit down and do it.”
But being a hard worker also has certainly helped account for his success. In one particular instance, during the rollout of a client's clinical trial in 20 countries, he set his alarm for 1 a.m. every morning to check to see if the necessary documents had made their way to the appropriate contact in each country.
“Working with anything international, there's always a time lag,” and a delay can cost money, said Mr. Bolger.
Mr. Bolger, who has been with Wells Fargo since 2010, also believes in the personal touch and enjoys developing relationships with his clients. “We can do a much better job if we know the people we are working with ... than we would looking at them on a spreadsheet,” he said.
Lora Figgat, risk manager at Sunnyvale, California-based NetApp Inc., gives Mr. Bolger high marks.
“I like working with him because he's very down-to-earth” and can explain complex concepts in a way the layman understands, Ms. Figgat said. “It makes it easy for me” to educate others “as to what we're doing and why.”
“He's really fun,” she added. “He has a great sense of humor, and he's driven and motivated, but not to the point where he loses sight of the individual. We can still maintain a good friendship as well as a good working relationship,” she said.
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