Joseph Hissong is a seasoned operator and co-founder with a track record of scaling specialty insurance, reinsurance, and mortgage businesses into highly profitable enterprises. As a former president and CEO he drove a Bermuda reinsurer from under $2M to over $100M in net income within three years and grew third-party AUM sixfold at an ILS manager prior to its sale. He combines deal-making, operational rigor, and talent-driven leadership—building teams, defining clear metrics, and tying rewards to results—to launch and optimize startups and portfolio companies. Based in North Carolina, he advises venture-backed ventures and serves on boards across insurance technology and mortgage finance, bringing both legal training (JD, University of Chicago) and quantitative roots (BS in Applied Mathematics and Philosophy). Less obvious: he repeatedly turns complex regulatory and capital structures into scalable businesses, making him a go-to operator for capital-intensive financial ventures.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
JD, JD at University of Chicago Law School
BS, Applied Mathematics and Philosophy, BS, Applied Mathematics and Philosophy at Fordham University
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Joseph Hissong - Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer