# Nick Richardson

> Nick Richardson is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Solartis, an insurance technology company founded in 2004. Based in Manhattan Beach, California, he oversees corporate operations and business strategy. His earlier roles include associate principal at McKinsey & Company and senior vice president at ePolicy Solutions. He has also served in educational governance and as a Harvard Innovation Labs mentor.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Solartis
- **Organizations:** Solartis, McKinsey & Company, ePolicy Solutions, Roessler-Chadwick Foundation Group, Harvard Innovation Labs, Youth Investors Corp
- **Education:** BS, University of London, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Solartis in 2004 and leads its corporate operations and business strategy., Led Solartis during its selection as a preferred policy administration technology provider for Munich Re’s Digital Partners in 2018., Solartis Insure supplied the platform underlying Joyn’s Spark, recipient of a 2023 Celent Model Insurer Award for Digital and Emerging Technologies; the award was Joyn’s, not an individual award for Richardson.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Associate principal at McKinsey & Company, focused on insurance clients, before Solartis.
- **—** — Senior vice president at ePolicy Solutions before co-founding Solartis.
- **2004** — Co-founded Solartis.
- **2015-2022** — Chair of the Roessler-Chadwick Foundation Group board, July 2015-June 2022.
- **2016** — As Solartis CEO, announced the initiative to integrate ISO Electronic Rating Content.
- **2018** — Solartis became a preferred policy administration technology provider for Munich Re’s Digital Partners.
- **2022-2023** — Business mentor at Harvard Innovation Labs, October 2022-June 2023; mentored Youth Investors Corp.
- **2024** — Joined the Youth Investors Corp board in January.
- **2025** — Announced Solartis collaboration with AAIS.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Solartis in 2004 and leads its corporate operations and business strategy.
- Led Solartis during its selection as a preferred policy administration technology provider for Munich Re’s Digital Partners in 2018.
- Solartis Insure supplied the platform underlying Joyn’s Spark, recipient of a 2023 Celent Model Insurer Award for Digital and Emerging Technologies; the award was Joyn’s, not an individual award for Richardson.
- Served as chair of the Roessler-Chadwick Foundation Group board for seven years.

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Solartis joined the AAIS Partner Program; Richardson described the collaboration as combining bureau content with the platform to simplify insurance product delivery and configuration.
- **2024-01** — Joined the Youth Investors Corp board following a 2022-23 mentoring relationship.

## Links

- Website: https://www.solartis.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-richardson-57137a1/

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