Our Team

David Shaw has 30+ years of experience in the insurance and financial services industries, including leading IT for multiple large organizations as Chief Information Officer and running P&L for significant business units within consulting organizations. David has been an early adopter of leading-edge technologies, including modern policy administration systems.

Jerome brings more than 15 years of software development experience, with expertise in JAVA/J2EE and other technologies, to the development of the Penn River platform. Jerome’s technical expertise and work with open source and cloud computing ensures Penn River Policy Administration is based on advanced technologies and Penn River design principles.

Sherry is the primary developer and creator of the Penn River Policy Administration platform. With more than 15 years' experience in Life & Annuities administration systems, Sherry has pioneered and shaped the PAS of the future. Sherry has built a robust and dynamic design philosophy throughout her career, serving in critical roles for major policy administration software vendors.

Paul brings more than 20 years of experience in financial services with expertise in leading both technology and business initiatives. Paul has held executive, project management and lead architect positions throughout his career. His experience, coupled with his product and business expertise, has provided Paul with the foresight to develop a modern policy administration system for Life & Annuities.

Ben has more than 15 years of experience working on policy administration systems for life insurance and annuities. With prior positions as an architect and business lead, Ben specializes in implementing and supporting PAS throughout the software development lifecycle.

With over 30 years of experience in the Life, Health & Annuity insurance business, Ginny has worked on multiple Policy Administration Systems. Her background includes in-depth experience in business operations and products at several major carriers. In that capacity, she specialized in successful system implementations for a variety of products and product enhancements. Ginny has also led and worked on client implementations for numerous Policy Administration Software vendors, ensuring project executions aligned with client strategies and expectations.