Craig McAllister (moderator)
Cornell University
Director of Risk Management and Insurance
Craig McAllister is director of the Department of Risk Management and Insurance at Cornell University and has been in this position since 2011, previously serving as the assistant director beginning in 2001. His current duties include providing strategic risk management advice, training, and consultation to the academic and operating units of Cornell. In addition, he is a member of the international crisis team, chair of the Student Health Insurance Advisory Committee, and is responsible for the purchase of insurance and management of claims for the university. Mr. McAllister has presented at several national conferences and teaches classes on risk management. Mr. McAllister is a past president of the Upstate New York Chapter of the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS). He holds the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation, along with the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) and the Associate in Claims (AIC).