Bruno Sardinha currently serves as the Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Travelers. Since October 2018, he has been a Vice President and key member of the Enterprise Innovation team. He is helping drive the organization’s innovation agenda and priorities, with focus on understanding the main future trends shaping the P&C insurance industry and assessing the implications for Travelers and its businesses. He joined the company in early 2016, as the head of the Strategic Development & Execution team for the international division. In addition, he is a member of the company’s Operating Committee. 

Mr. Sardinha has 30 years of professional experienced obtained in the areas of innovation, strategy, distribution, product and business development, leading teams, projects and deals in the U.S., Brazil & LatAm region, Canada, UK, India, and China. 

Before joining Travelers, he was the COO for It’sSeg Company, a Private equity-backed holding company, resulted from the acquisition of four insurance brokers with 390 corporate clients and 400,000 members. 

Previously, Mr. Sardinha occupied the position of Executive Director at SulAmerica ING, the largest independent insurer in Brazil, and before that as Senior Associate at Booz, Allen & Hamilton for the Financial Services and Strategy practices. 

Bruno was also a business strategy professor for undergraduate and executive education programs for IBMEC/Insper in Sao Paulo, one of the most prestigious business schools in Brazil. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Economics, and an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is native in Portuguese, fluent in English and speaks conversational Spanish.