Spencer Educational Foundation to Host Liberty Mutual Insurance Global Risk Solutions President Johnson Sept. 22 in New York City

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 9 (TNSconf) -- The Spencer Educational Foundation, a group that focuses on funding the education of tomorrow's risk management and insurance leaders, issued the following news:

The Spencer Educational Foundation, which supports the next generation of risk management and insurance leaders, will hold its Funding Their Future Gala on Thursday, Sept. 22, in New York City at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel.

This year's Spencer Gala will honor Neeti Bhalla Johnson, President, Global Risk Solutions of Liberty Mutual Insurance for her outstanding achievements in risk management and insurance and her commitment to the future of the industry.

Neeti Bhalla Johnson joined Liberty Mutual in September 2013. Prior to her current role, she was president and chief investment officer, Liberty Mutual Investments. She was previously a managing director at Goldman Sachs, where she began her career in 2000 working as an analyst in the firm's Investment Banking Division in London. Bhalla Johnson is active in Liberty's employee resource groups, including as the executive co-sponsor of LEAAP@Liberty (Leading and Empowering Asian & Ally Professionals), and as an active participant in WE@Liberty, which is committed to supporting and empowering women professionals and their allies.

"We are proud to honor Neeti, an incredibly accomplished individual in the industry, and to celebrate Spencer's far-reaching impact on industry talent at this year's Gala," said Robin Roeder, Spencer Board Chair and Senior Vice President Risk Management at Sedgwick. "The collective accomplishments of Spencer Scholars are untold. These students have gone on to impact countless lives through their commitment to better the industry, and we applaud their achievements and successes yet to come. And to the many Spencer supporters, we say thank you for your generosity. You, too, elevate the industry and shape the world in ways that benefit us all."

Since 2009, Spencer's Gala has brought together hundreds of risk management and insurance industry leaders to honor executives and their companies for their contributions to industry education. Due to the pandemic, Spencer's Gala pivoted to an annual fundraising campaign titled Funding Their Future in 2020 and 2021 to continue raising funds for Spencer's five programs. The Foundation looks forward to hosting this year's Funding Their Future Gala in person, aiming to raise $1.5 million to support scholarships, grants, and additional industry experiential learning and educational programming.

"After a two-year hiatus, we are excited to be back in person at the Spencer Funding Their Future Gala applauding the efforts of our distinguished honorees," said Duncan Ellis, Chair of Spencer's Fundraising Committee and Head of North American Retail Property at AIG. "We hope many of you will join us in supporting this year's Gala and celebrating with colleagues we haven't seen in far too long."

In 2021, the Spencer Educational Foundation awarded over $1.2 million providing 89 scholarships, 66 grants, and 36 internships. Since Spencer's founding 43 years ago, the Foundation has awarded nearly $9 million in scholarships and more than $7 million in grants that have directly impacted the quality of risk management and insurance education and the talent entering the RMI profession.