# Jeff Clarke

> Jeff Clarke is the Chief Executive Officer of Insurity, a leading property and casualty insurance software and data analytics company serving 22 of the top 25 P&C carriers in the U.S. A technology industry veteran with 40+ years of experience, Clarke has led some of the most storied corporate transformations in tech history - from rescuing Kodak's film division by rallying Hollywood directors like Christopher Nolan and Quentin Tarantino, to selling Travelport to Blackstone for $4.3 billion. Since joining Insurity in January 2025, he has overseen a $50 million AI and R&D investment push to reshape the insurance technology landscape.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Insurity
- **Organizations:** Insurity, Doxim, FTD LLC, Eastman Kodak Company, Travelport, Computer Associates (CA Technologies), Hewlett-Packard, Compaq Computer, Digital Equipment Corporation
- **From:** Ithaca, New York, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science, SUNY Geneseo, MBA in Business Administration, Northeastern University
- **Known for:** Led $4.3 billion sale of Cendant travel division to Blackstone Group, creating Travelport, Orchestrated Orbitz Worldwide IPO in July 2007, Saved Kodak's celluloid film business by forming coalition with Hollywood studios and directors (Nolan, Tarantino, Scorsese, Abrams)

## Career timeline

- **1985** — Joined Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) after completing MBA at Northeastern University
- **1998** — Joined Compaq following its acquisition of DEC
- **2001** — Appointed Chief Financial Officer at Compaq
- **2002** — Became Executive Vice President of Global Operations at Hewlett-Packard following HP-Compaq merger
- **2004** — Named Chief Operating Officer at Computer Associates (CA Technologies)
- **2006** — Appointed CEO of Cendant's travel distribution services; led $4.3 billion sale to Blackstone Group, creating Travelport
- **2007** — Orchestrated acquisition of Worldspan and led Orbitz Worldwide IPO on NYSE
- **2011** — Departed Travelport after five-year transformation
- **2014** — Named CEO and Board Member of Eastman Kodak Company (March 2014), post-bankruptcy
- **2014** — Rallied Hollywood directors including Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan, J.J. Abrams, and Martin Scorsese to commit to Kodak film; secured studio deals to keep celluloid alive
- **2019** — Departed Kodak (February 2019); became Executive Chairman and interim CEO of FTD LLC
- **2021** — Became CEO of Doxim
- **2025** — Named Chief Executive Officer of Insurity (January 2025)
- **2025** — Announced $50M+ AI and R&D investment at Excellence in Insurance Conference; Insurity surpassed 30 new customer wins
- **2026** — Oversaw appointment of Jatin Atre as President; accelerated AI-first product strategy across policy, billing, claims, and analytics

## Achievements

- Led $4.3 billion sale of Cendant travel division to Blackstone Group, creating Travelport
- Orchestrated Orbitz Worldwide IPO in July 2007
- Saved Kodak's celluloid film business by forming coalition with Hollywood studios and directors (Nolan, Tarantino, Scorsese, Abrams)
- Returned Kodak's film division to profitability (2016) after losing $100M/year
- Served on boards of Red Hat, Autodesk, Compuware, Orbitz Worldwide, UTStarcom, Generate Life Sciences, Docker
- Grew Insurity to serve 22 of top 25 U.S. P&C carriers and 7 of top 10 MGAs
- Secured 30+ new customer logos in 2025 first year as Insurity CEO
- Launched $50M+ AI and R&D investment at Insurity for 2026 product innovation
- Oversaw 400+ cloud-based deployments at Insurity
- Received honorary degree from SUNY Geneseo

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Addressed marine cargo industry leaders at executive conference, sharing Insurity's 2026 strategy
- **2026-01** — Oversaw appointment of Jatin Atre as President of Insurity to accelerate AI-powered growth; announced hiring of 100+ AI and ML specialists and 80,000 hours of additional customer support capacity
- **2025-10** — Presented at Excellence in Insurance Conference in Carlsbad, CA, announcing $50M+ AI and R&D investment for 2026 and celebrating 30+ new customer logo wins
- **2025-01** — Named Chief Executive Officer of Insurity, taking leadership of one of North America's leading P&C insurance software platforms

## Links

- Website: https://insurity.com/leadership/jeff-clarke
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-clarke-a9096810
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Insurity
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/InsurityInc

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Last updated: 2026-05-16