Banco Popular de Puerto Rico is a full-service financial services provider with operations in Puerto Rico, the United States and Virgin Islands. Popular, Inc. is the largest banking institution by both assets and deposits in Puerto Rico, and in the United States Popular, Inc.
Latest NewsDave Abner is the Global Head of Business Development at Gemini. In this role, Dave oversees the expansion of Gemini’s institutional business and leads the relationships with major institutional partners and high net worth individuals on a global scale.
Prior to joining Gemini, Dave was instrumental in bringing ETFs from a fringe arbitrage trading tool to an investment product utilized by institutional asset managers. His most recent book, The ETF Handbook (Wiley Finance) describes the inner workings of ETFs and how to achieve efficient portfolio implementation and execution.
Most recently, Dave was the CEO of the European Division of WisdomTree Asset Management, joining the firm as a startup and helping it grow to more than $60 billion in assets under management.
Bri Joiner, Director, Regulatory Compliance, Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
Dorothy Kelly, AVP, leads product management within Verisk’s personal auto underwriting division and is part of a team helping insurers achieve profitable growth through data, analytics, and innovative underwriting tools. She has held leadership and executive roles within claims, underwriting, product management, and business development across personal and commercial lines, including co-founding a successful insurance services startup.
Jessica Mason is the senior policy analyst and engagement manager for workplace programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families, where she oversees in-house research and data analysis, tracks developments in academic and other research and develops advocacy resources related to the workplace and economic security agenda. She also helps find ways to engage with current and new allies in this work.
Alex Selarnick is an associate at Goodwin who advises insureds, insurers, and insurtechs, as well as their lenders and investors on a broad range of compliance, regulatory and transactional matters. Mr. Selarnick’s practice focuses on the intersection of insurance and technology, and he frequently works with clients on the legal and regulatory challenges associated with the use of technology in the insurance space. Mr. Selarnick also has extensive trade credit insurance experience, and he guides market leading supply chain and trade finance companies on the development and negotiation of international credit insurance programs.
Diane Morais is the president of consumer and commercial banking at Ally Bank.
Ryan Strauser is a Principal and Principal for Marketing in the Ares Wealth Management Solutions Group. Prior to joining Ares in 2021, Strauser was a senior vice president at Black Creek Group in the Product Management Group where he focused on product management, positioning and due diligence efforts for the firm’s offerings.
Previously, Strauser was a vice president at Jackson National where he focused on new product development, investment selection and product positioning. Before that, he held similar positions at OppenheimerFunds (now Invesco), Old Mutual Capital and Great-West (now Empower). Strauser holds a bachelor of business administration in marketing from Wartburg College and a master of business administration from the University of Colorado.
Brian Freeman is founder and CEO of Mployer Advisor, the nation’s largest digital marketplace for insurance adviser ratings and reviews.
Donny Woo is president and CEO of Combined Benefits.








