Christopher Desautel Email Address

Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer

The Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies is a group of six insurance carriers that are part of the Berkshire Hathaway group of insurance companies. Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, with more than 40 years in business, BHHC has grown from a regional organization to a national insurance group, offering insurance products from coast to coast. Each BHHC insurance company has earned an A++ (superior) financial strength rating from A.M. Best. Our unparalleled financial strength and superior claims-paying ability sets BHHC apart from other insurance companies in the industry.

STRATEGIC BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE Strategic Business and Technology Executive, skilled in refocusing technology groups and delivering innovative ways to use information and technology that enable companies to grow, reduce cost, delight customers, and deliver visible return on investment. PROVEN ABILITY / RESULTS: • Create / Deliver Innovative IT Strategies that Solve Critical Business Needs • Communicate in Clear Business Language • Deliver Multi-Million Dollar Programs, On-Time and On-Budget • Motivate / Lead staffs of 250+ • Direct Cross-Functional and Global Teams • Provide ROI Analysis & Capital Project Prioritization • Generate P&L Impact through Cost Reductions and Revenue Generating Technology Solutions INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE: Financial Services | Insurance | Agency / Brokerage | Managed Care / Healthcare | Manufacturing | Supply Chain | Retail | Management Consulting | Technology | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: IT Strategy | Large Scale Systems Implementation | e-Business / Web-Portals | ERP | Project / Program Management | Application Development / Software Engineering | Business Intelligence (BI) | Cloud Computing | Software as a Service (SaaS) | BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION: Business Process Reengineering | Lean Six Sigma | Mergers & Acquisitions | Turn-Arounds | Group Start-Ups | Restructuring | Outsourcing | Organization Change Management | Staff Development | SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS: • "Transforming Safeco with Enterprise Information Technologies"​, TIBCO Now Conference • "Leadership Credibility and the Evolving Brand of the CIO"​, Evanta CIO Executive Summit • "IT Leadership"​, SIM CIO Forum & Executive IT Summit • "Identifying and Developing Proactive Business Leaders"​, Evanta CIO Executive Summit • "Future of the CIO Role", HMG CIO Executive Leadership Summit