Spencer Educational Foundation Raises Over $1.5M to Support the Next Generation of Risk and Insurance Professionals
Insurance Industry Leader AIG EVP Lucy Fato Honored at 2023 Funding Their Future Gala Event
New York, NY (September 15, 2023) – More than 400 insurance and risk management executives gathered at the Spencer Educational Foundation's Funding Their Future Gala on September 14 at Cipriani on 42nd Street in New York City. The group celebrated 2023 gala honoree Lucy Fato, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Global Head of Communications of American International Group (AIG). The record-breaking event raised over $1.5M to fund scholarships, internships, and grants to shape the next generation of risk management and insurance professionals.
In her acceptance speech, Lucy Fato highlighted the importance of investing in future industry talent. She stated, "Providing grants, scholarships and other opportunities to students is a noble cause. It can be life-changing for a student, especially one who might not otherwise have an opportunity to pursue an education or recognize the vast opportunities that an industry like insurance has to offer."
Teresa Black, Spencer Board Chair and Chief Operating Officer of Surety at Chubb, on behalf of Spencer’s Board of Directors, also recognized two Spencer Scholarship recipients – Samiksha Padiyar, an undergraduate student at Temple University who was awarded the Hylant Scholarship this year as well as the Brown & Brown Diversity Scholarship in 2022; and Tawonga Muyila, an Actuarial Assistant with Corebridge Financial and recent graduate from Georgia State University where she was a two-time Spencer scholarship recipient.
Since 1979, the Spencer Educational Foundation has supported risk management education and helped to nurture and grow talent in the insurance industry. Through its scholarships, grants, and educational programs, the foundation has empowered tens of thousands of individuals to pursue their dreams and make a difference in the field.
"Thanks to our generous donors and sponsors, Spencer continues to enrich students’ lives and bolster the industry talent pipeline in a very tangible way," said Megan Miller, Spencer Executive Director. "It is truly inspiring to see what we can achieve when we come together in support of the future.”
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About Spencer Educational Foundation:
The Spencer Educational Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization funding the education of tomorrow's risk management and insurance leaders through scholarships, grants, internship opportunities, on and off campus experiential learning, and support of risk management/insurance curricula. Since Spencer was founded in 1979, we have awarded over $9.5 million in scholarships and over $8 million in grants to universities and professional institutions impacting over 70,000 students through our programming. For more information, please visit us at www.spencered.org.
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Tandeka Nomvete
External Engagement Director
Spencer Educational Foundation
Email: tandeka@spencered.org