Jennifer Fitzgerald
Jennifer Fitzgerald | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | CEO of Policygenius |
Jennifer Fitzgerald is an American CEO and co-founder of an online insurance site, Policygenius.[1][2]
Early life[edit]
Fitzgerald went to Graham High School in Bluefield, Virginia and was a Peace Corps volunteer for the World Bank.[3][4] She later graduated from Florida State University and Columbia Law School.[5][2]
Career[edit]
Fitzgerald started her career at McKinsey & Company as a consultant in 2008.[6] In 2014, Fitzgerald co-founded Policygenius, an insurance marketplace to sell life insurance online.[7][8] At Policygenius, she secured $52 million in venture capital, making her one of four women in fintech to raise over $50 million.[9]
In 2018 and 2019, Fitzgerald was named to the Inc.'s Female Founders 100.[10] In 2019, she was named Ernst & Young LLP (EY) Entrepreneur of the Year New York.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "How This Founder Overcame Hundreds of Rejections to Finally Raise $52 Million". Inc.
- ^ a b "Jennifer Fitzgerald '08 Disrupts the Insurance Industry". Columbia Law School.
- ^ "Bluefield Daily Telegraph Newspaper Archives". NewspaperArchive.
- ^ "Jennifer Fitzgerald Cofounder and CEO, Policygenius". FastCompany.
- ^ "Jennifer Fitzgerald, CEO & Co-Founder of Policygenius". Women in Business Q&A.
- ^ "10 Innovative Women Building Mega-Successful Businesses That Are Shaking Up Their Industries". Inc.
- ^ "Insurance for the Agent-Averse". Bloomberg.
- ^ "The Surprising Way Startups Are Disrupting the Life-Insurance Business". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "One Of The Five Female Fintech Founders To Have Raised Fifty Million In Funds". Forbes.
- ^ "The 100 Women Building America's Most Innovative and Ambitious Businesses". Inc.
- ^ "Policygenius CEO Jennifer Fitzgerald named EY Entrepreneur of the Year". NBC2 News.