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Volaris Partners with Cover Genius to Protect Customers’ Travel Plans

Volaris, the Mexican ultra-low-cost airline operating in Mexico, the United States, Central and South America, and Cover Genius, the leading global insurtech for embedded protection, announced a strategic partnership to offer its customers global travel protection, integrated directly into the booking path for a more convenient experience.

Kyle Keogh

In his role, Kyle oversees P&L, business operations and strategic planning across Cover Genius’ North American and Latin American regions. 

Prior to Cover Genius, Kyle spent more than a decade in numerous leadership positions at Google working with clients to drive sales, improve their brand and maximize product launches. Before that, Kyle was a Director of Business Transformation at IBM, and started his career serving technology and telecom clients at McKinsey & Co. and JP Morgan. 

Kyle earned a Bachelor of Arts from Hamilton College, studied at the London School of Economics, earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, and received an MBA from Dartmouth College where he earned the Walter Jacobs award for intellectual curiosity and conduct that inspires others. He plays an active role educating and mentoring the next generation of MBA students as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business and serves on the board of the Chautauqua Athenaeum Hotel.

Barney pierce

In his role, Barney is responsible for overseeing business operations, profit and revenue and strategic planning for Cover Genius in the European, Middle Eastern, African (EMEA), and Asia-Pacific (APAC) regions.

Prior to Cover Genius, Barney spent more than 15 years with Google where he held a number of senior leadership positions and was responsible for product to go markets, sales and partnerships for Google’s Media and Marketing Technology business in New York, Sydney and Mountain View, CA.

Barney holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Sydney. Based in Sydney, he is an active advisor and mentor in the APAC technology, media and start-up community.

Peter Phillips

In his role, Peter leads the product and engineering teams to define and execute the company’s technology strategy and roadmap for all Cover Genius’ platforms, including XCover, the insurtech’s award-winning insurance distribution platform.

As CTO, Peter focuses on the delivery of innovative products and the continued adoption of open source and cloud-based technologies. He is responsible for and oversees the design and implementation of our global scale real-time platforms with a focus on performance, reliability and security.

Prior to Cover Genius, Peter was VP of Engineering at Freelancer.com, where he expanded and led the global engineering team to more than 150 employees across Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, Philippines and Argentina. During his tenure, his leadership ensured core platforms scaled to support 30 million users and $740 million in gross payment volume.

Peter holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science (Spatial Data Mining) from James Cook University and has lectured at the University of Sydney about topics including software engineering, scalable infrastructure and agile development practices. Based in Sydney, he is also a supporter of local organizations that help provide healthcare to rural and remote areas of Australia.

David Rudow

In his role, David manages all financial activities of the company, including business planning, budgeting, forecasting, financial operations, facilities management, and investor relations. 

Prior to Cover Genius, David served as CFO at Unite Us and as CFO at nCino, which he took public in 2020 on Nasdaq. He led both companies through various stages of growth and successfully steered them towards becoming profitable growth companies. He also served as the SVP of Finance at Central Square Technologies and has held several roles at software/technology investment and banking firms, including Thrivent Asset Management, JPMorgan, KPMG and PWC.

David earned his B.S.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Illinois Chicago, received his MBA in Accounting and Finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and is a licensed CPA.

Darcy Rittinger

In her role, Darcy is responsible for developing, implementing and overseeing risk, legal and compliance strategies across the organization.

Darcy has more than 15 years of experience in commercial and general insurance. Before Cover Genius, she was Product Director at The Hartford, where she managed Cyber, Tech, Media and Miscellaneous Professional Liability products, as well as developed The Hartford’s first admitted Cyber policy. In addition, she has held key roles at AIG and Liberty Mutual, including claims counsel and litigation management. 

Darcy has an honors degree in English and Computer Applications from the University of Notre Dame, and a law degree from Fordham University School of Law. Based in New York, Darcy is also a strong supporter of local charities, like City Harvest and FACES, that help individuals improve their day-to-day lives.

Angus Mcdonald

With more than a decade of experience in a variety of executive roles at high-growth technology companies, Angus is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Cover Genius overseeing the global expansion and development of Cover Genius across industries.

Before Cover Genius, Angus was the VP of International Business Development at iClick Interactive, and Head of Publisher Partnerships at Yahoo!.

Angus has a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Technology Sydney and is a passionate contributor to rural and youth wellbeing programs through personal efforts and those of CG Gives, the philanthropic arm of Cover Genius.

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