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Chris Lafond

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Board Member at Sunstar Insurance Group
📍 United States

Chris Lafond is a seasoned CEO, CFO, and board member with over 20 years of executive experience at multinational tech and insurance software companies like Insurity, Gartner, and Pegasystems. An alumnus of the University of Connecticut and Columbia Business School, he is recognized for driving financial strategy and enterprise transformation. Colleagues describe him as thoughtful and smart.

Outside of his corporate roles, Chris is deeply committed to philanthropy, focusing on education and affordable housing. He has served on the boards of Habitat for Humanity and Childcare Learning Centers and is the Treasurer for SHARE Cancer Support. He is an active mentor and benefactor for students at his alma mater, UConn.

Unique fact: Chris was inducted into the University of Connecticuts School of Business Hall of Fame.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Board Member
Location
United States
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Cloud in Insurance
As CEO of Insurity, he champions the adoption of cloud-based, native software solutions to transform the P&C insurance industry and has spoken extensively on the topic.
Enterprise Transformation
Serves on the board of Pegasystems, "The Enterprise Transformation Company™, " and has a long history of leading financial and operational improvements at large technology firms.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Board Member
Sunstar Insurance Group
4-2019
Board Member
Pegasystems
8-2019 - 1-2025
Chief Executive Officer & Board Member
Insurity
5-2017 - 8-2019
Chief Financial Officer & Board Member
Insurity
3-2019 - 12-2023
Member
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) - Small Business Advisory Committee
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Education
1983 - 1987
BA
University of Connecticut
1989 - 1991
MBA
Columbia Business School
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