Risk Management welcomes new Property Risk Manager Luke Burkart

The Office of Risk Management is very pleased to announce and extend a warm welcome to Luke Burkart, our new Property Risk Manager. Luke’s first day was June 1.

Luke joins the Office of Risk Management from Exact Sciences, where he worked for several years as a Senior Risk Analyst, holding responsibilities in leading the implementation of Exact Sciences’ global property and casualty insurance programs.

In his Property Risk Manager role, Luke will lead the management and advancement of UW–Madison’s diverse Property Risk Management Program, including coordination of property risk and loss mitigation activities, management of transit risks, property insurance coverage for UW–Madison owned/borrowed/rented equipment, boiler and machinery equipment insurance risk control activities, and the administration and resolution of property damage claims impacting campus departments, buildings and research facilities, among various other responsibilities.

Luke is a graduate of UW–Madison’s School of Business, where he earned Bachelor’s degrees in both Risk Management & Insurance and Marketing. In addition to earning his Bachelor’s degrees, Luke has earned his CPCU (Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter) and AIC (Associate in Claims) professional designations and is currently working to earn the ARM (Associate in Risk Management) professional designation.

Please join me in welcoming Luke to Business Services and UW–Madison!

Gwen
Gwendolyn K. Ezell, CPCU, MBA
Assistant Director Risk Management