Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc., an international specialty insurance firm, has expanded the roles of Steve Keogh and Brendan Mulshine to include serving as Co-Presidents of Ryan Specialty.
They succeed Jeremiah Bickham, who has transitioned from his position as President to serve as a strategic advisor through the end of the year.
Pat Ryan, Founder and Executive Chairman, Ryan Specialty, commented, “I want to thank Jeremiah for his nearly 14 years of exceptional service at Ryan Specialty. He has assisted us in achieving many important milestones, including numerous highly successful M&A transactions, being an integral part of the leadership team that brought us public, and then most recently serving as President.
“Jeremiah was part of an exceptionally talented team at Ryan Specialty, and their dedication and expertise will ensure that our momentum will carry forward. It has been my pleasure to work with Jeremiah for these past 14 years, and we wish him nothing but success in the future.”
Turner said, “We thank Jeremiah for his dedication, hard work, leadership and willingness to take on a variety of important roles over the years. We wish him the best of luck in his future endeavours. I’ve greatly enjoyed working with Jeremiah and now look forward to doing the same with Brendan and Steve as Co-Presidents for years to come.”
Bickham commented, “It has been an incredible privilege to serve Ryan Specialty in multiple capacities over the last 14 years. I am deeply grateful to Pat, whose vision, integrity, coaching and mentoring have developed our team and built the foundation for this business, and to Tim, whose leadership and industry expertise have guided us through transformative growth. Working alongside such talented executives, colleagues, and visionary leaders has been the highlight of my career. My congratulations to Steve and Brendan.”
Keogh has over three decades of industry experience and joined Ryan Specialty in May 2025. Previously, he held executive roles at Aon, including President of Commercial Risk Solutions, President of US Commercial Risk & Health Solutions, and Chief Administrative Officer & Head of Human Resources, Commercial Risk (Americas).
Mulshine joined Ryan Specialty in 2012 and also has over three decades of industry experience. In his role as Chief Revenue Officer, he works on behalf of the whole firm to maintain strategic relationships with brokers, agents and carrier trading partners. Before this, Mulshine also held several leadership roles at Aon for over 18 years, working with domestic and global insurance company clients on their reinsurance capital needs.
Turner stated, “These appointments reflect the significant contributions Steve and Brendan have each made at Ryan Specialty, and we look forward to leveraging their experience to continue to drive our success. I am excited by the opportunity to work even more closely with them to carry forward the significant momentum we have achieved.”
Ryan added, “Steve and Brendan are seasoned insurance executives who have driven strong operational and financial results. We are pleased to announce their promotions to Co-President, which demonstrate the deep roster of executive talent we have at our firm. As Ryan Specialty continues on its path of sustainable and profitable growth, we will benefit from their leadership, their knowledge of our business, and their insurance expertise.”
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