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Kathy Hickey

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Chief Product Officer at Accelerant
📍 Greater Boston, United States

Kathy Hickey is the Chief Product Officer at Accelerant, bringing extensive product leadership experience from previous Vice President roles at Qlik and CA Technologies. Described by colleagues as a technical, personal, and effective leader, she holds an MSCIS from Bentley University and identifies as a "techie at heart."

Based in the Boston area, Kathy is an avid outdoor enthusiast who enjoys biking, skiing, golfing, and hiking, as well as cooking and spending time at the beach. She is deeply inspired by her fathers positive outlook and is incredibly proud of her two accomplished daughters.

Her first job was at a small software company where she did everything from copying disks to data entry.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Chief Product Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Boston, United States
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Insurtech Platforms
As CPO of Accelerant, she is focused on delivering value to all stakeholders involved in the specialty insurance risk exchange.
Product Leadership
Her career has been focused on product management, leading teams at major enterprise software companies like Qlik and CA Technologies.
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Career

Work history

11-2022
Chief Product Officer
Accelerant
6-2018 - 12-2022
Vice President Product Management
Qlik
9-2013 - 6-2018
Vice President Product Management
CA
5-2009 - 12-2022
Senior Director Product Management
CA
4-2007 - 4-2009
Director Product Management
CA
In the press

Media appearances

Accelerant: The Global Specialty Insurance Risk Exchange – 1Q 2026 Presentation. Featured in Accelerant Investor Presentation
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Accelerant – Organizational Profile. Featured in The Org
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Education
1993 - 1998
MSCIS
Bentley University - McCallum Graduate School of Business
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