Executive Team.
Kurt Gearhart
CEO
Kurt Gearhart
Kurt is the CEO of Longevity Holdings. Prior to joining the firm in 2012, Kurt was Managing Director of Credit Suisse’s Longevity Markets Group. He also served as the initial President of ILMA, a trade association founded by Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, UBS and other longevity market participants. Prior to joining Credit Suisse, Kurt was a Partner in the Insurance and Financial Services Group of Sidley Austin LLP.
Kurt Niederloh
CFO
Kurt Niederloh
Kurt is the Chief Financial Officer at Longevity Holdings and manages the company’s financial reporting, planning and analysis, treasury and tax. As a member of the executive leadership team, Kurt actively participates in developing the strategic planning for the company, M&A activities, and investor/board member relationships. Kurt has over 25 years of experience building and leading finance teams for global companies including Activision Blizzard and Carlson Companies. Kurt is a graduate of the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota and is a proud veteran of the United States Army.
Maureen Sheehan
GC
Maureen Sheehan
Maureen is the General Counsel of Longevity Holdings. Prior to joining the company, Maureen was an attorney at Dorsey & Whitney LLP in Minneapolis in the Corporate Group and at Sidley Austin LLP in Chicago in the Insurance and Financial Services Group. Maureen is a graduate of The University of Chicago Law School.
Cory Cates
CIO
Cory Cates
Cory is the Chief Information Officer responsible for technology at Longevity Holdings. Cory is a quantitative technologist with a wealth of experience in life insurance and longevity assets. Prior to joining the firm, Cory worked at Credit Suisse for 8 years (including several years as Head of Technology for the Longevity Markets Group). Cory earned a Ph.D. in Plasma Physics from the department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics at Columbia University.
Mario Coniglio
COO
Mario Coniglio
Mario Coniglio is Chief Operating Officer at Longevity Holdings and is responsible for operations teams across the Longevity Holdings companies. Mario joined Longevity Holdings in 2020 as part of the acquisition of the Maple companies and MLF LexServ and was responsible for the merger of LexServ and ITM21st Servicing.
Mario has extensive experience with business & operations leadership with a background and foundation in business process development and information technology. Mario’s prior work experience includes over 10 years with responsibility for LexServ and 17 years with Electronic Data Systems (EDS) where he worked across multiple industries including health care, state health care, commercial insurance, and flood insurance. Mario resides in Virginia and is based out of Longevity Holding’s Bethesda, MD office.
Tami Ahlstrom
Chief Human Resources Officer
Tami Ahlstrom
Tami is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Longevity Holdings and leads the company’s people initiatives and human resources team. As a member of the executive leadership team, Tami develops the strategic human resources planning for the company. She supports the organization in attracting, developing, engaging, and retaining talent.
Tami has over 25 years of experience leading global HR initiatives, including over 20 years at Thomson Reuters. Tami has a master’s degree in Human Resources from Carlson School of Management and a bachelor’s degree in Business from the University of Wisconsin – Stout. She additionally holds the HR designation of SHRM-SCP
Lara Koza
Chief Strategy Officer
Lara Koza
Lara is the Chief Strategy Officer at Longevity Holdings and leads the exploration and development of new growth opportunities for the company. Lara brings 11 years of diverse corporate strategy experience to Longevity including developing and executing both organic and inorganic growth initiatives in small, medium, and large organizations. Prior to joining Longevity, she most recently served as the Chief Strategy Officer at Surest, a UnitedHealthcare company, where she built the strategy function and led the organization’s launch into new health insurance markets. She also previously worked at Optum (a UnitedHealth Group company) developing product strategy in numerous divisions of the business, Norwest Equity Partners evaluating new private equity investments and working with portfolio companies on strategic growth initiatives, and Piper Jaffray advising clients looking to raise capital or sell their business. Lara received her MBA from Harvard Business School and her bachelor’s degree in finance from the Carlson School of Management.
Cody Pobuda
Chief Data Officer
Cody Poduda
As the Chief Data Officer for the Longevity Holdings’ family of businesses, Cody’s experience spans over fifteen years in building and leading technology teams, with particular strengths in project management, software architecture, and data science. Prior to joining the executive team in 2022, Cody lead technology projects including several key Data Science and Data Engineering initiatives at Longevity. As CDO, Cody oversees data analytics, data infrastructure, and data governance within the company. Prior to joining the firm in 2014, he held engineering and leadership roles with firms in the healthcare and education fields. Cody has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Saint Cloud State University.
John Bikus
President – Death Audit and Locate
John Bikus
John leads Longevity Holdings’ presence in the death audit and locate markets as President of PBI Research Services. Prior to this role, John helped start, grow and successfully sell two online companies – ObitData.com (leading online data and research company) and Legacy.com (global leader in online obituary services). He also has marketing, sales and research experience with Kraft Foods and AC Nielsen. John holds an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Ralph Medici
President – Financial Services Solutions
Ralph Medici
Ralph is the President of Financial Services Solutions at Longevity Holdings. His team manages over 30,000 life insurance policies for banks, trust companies and investors and provides medical underwriting services for policyholders and insurance companies. Prior to joining the firm in May 2012, Ralph worked in the Longevity Markets Group of Credit Suisse, most recently as Director responsible for servicing all of Credit Suisse’s longevity assets. Prior to Credit Suisse, Ralph worked for 15 years at AIG in several leadership positions.
