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Mr. Kramer established Resolute Global Partners, previously ILS Capital Management Ltd., in 2011. Prior to founding Resolute Global, Mr. Kramer held numerous senior executive positions in insurance, banking and investments, as Chief Executive Officer, President, Chairman and General Partner. In 2005, he founded Ariel Holdings Ltd. and its subsidiary, Ariel Reinsurance Company, a property catastrophe reinsurance company in Bermuda. Prior to founding Ariel Holdings, Mr. Kramer founded and served as Chief Executive Officer of Tempest Re, a property catastrophe reinsurance company organized in Bermuda. Upon the sale of Tempest Re to ACE Ltd. in 1996, Mr. Kramer served as Vice Chairman of ACE Ltd. and as Non-Executive Chairman of Assured Guaranty Ltd. until 2005. In 1986, he acquired NAC Re, a shell company which he recapitalized and helped build into a major U.S. reinsurance company. The purchase of NAC Re was funded with private equity financing and taken public, later to be acquired by XL Re. Mr. Kramer served as Chairman of NAC Re until 1993 and subsequently founded Tempest Re with private equity sponsors.

Throughout his career Mr. Kramer has dedicated himself to numerous philanthropic organizations. His not-for-profit activities include membership on the U.S. Board of Chatham House, a global think tank based in the U.K. He is a member of the Board, and previous Chairman, of The American Ballet Theatre, the official national ballet company of the U.S. In addition, Mr. Kramer is the Chairman of the National Dance Foundation of Bermuda. In 2011, Mr. Kramer receive the Queen’s Medal and Badge of Honor of the British Empire for his work and philanthropy in Bermuda. Mr. Kramer is a long-standing trustee of Brooklyn College where he earned a Bachelor of Arts, honorary Doctorate degree and the President’s Medal.

Mr. Kramer holds an M.B.A. in Economics and Investments from New York University. He is a long-standing Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). Mr. Kramer is a frequent speaker on insurance industry topics and has received numerous awards, including entrance into the Insurance Hall of Fame in June 2016 for his success in the Insurance and Reinsurance Industry.