Senior Client Partner, Insurance
Christopher Orr is a Senior Client Partner in the Global Insurance Practice at Korn Ferry and a member of the company's Global Financial Market.
He advises insurance and wealth management clients in the U.S. and around the world, of all types and sizes, at various levels, across lines of business, products, segments, and channels.
Mr. Orr brings diverse experience in Insurance working with a broad range of clients in North America, Latin America, and EMEA. These have included diversified financial services companies, multiline and multinational carriers, small monoline writers and mutuals in Property Casualty (Personal Commercial, Specialty, E&S), Life, and Group insurance, Brokerage, Retirement and Annuities.
Mr. Orr's recruiting experience spans an array of functional areas and titles, e.g., Non-Executive Director, CEO, President, CFO, COO, CMO, CRO, GM, as well as leaders in Finance, Underwriting, Product, Actuarial, Sales, Marketing, Distribution, Claims, Operations, etc.
In addition to his reputation as a trusted adviser for talent acquisition across the Insurance sector, Mr. Orr is highly regarded for his expertise in U.S. high and ultra-high net worth Private Banking and Wealth Management.
Prior to joining Korn Ferry, Mr. Orr worked across industries with a number of retained executive search firms in both New York and Chicago.
Areas of professional focus outside of Financial Services search have included Corporate Communications, Education and Nonprofit recruiting, as well as Theatre, Film, and Television.
Mr. Orr graduated summa cum laude from Boston University.
After an undergraduate degree from Boston University and 15 years in New York City, Mr. Orr and his wife returned to the Midwest and their two boys to be closer to family.