Derek Galloway

About Derek Galloway

If you\'re a business owner, CFO, or HR leader in Ohio, you\'re leaving money on the table every time you renew your insurance without a second opinion. I\'m Derek — AVP at HUB International — and I\'ll show you exactly where.I\'ve spent 15+ years at the intersection of risk management, employee benefits, and workforce strategy.I currently serve on the executive board of HRACO, the largest HR association in Ohio. I\'m a past State President for NABIP and a 2023 Vanguard Award winner. That means my clients get a direct line to the policy conversations shaping healthcare and employment law before those changes hit their bottom line.HUB International is a $28B global enterprise. I was recruited to lead organic market growth across Ohio — a role I earned after helping my prior employer achieve HUB\'s prestigious 3C partnership status. Track records include:→ A white-label insurance solution for the contractor market, now deployed enterprise-wide at HUB→ Legislative engagement at the state and federal levels on behalf of benefits professionals and their clients→ Global partnerships spanning Howden, Contractor Foreman, and Workday→ Author of Leading Across the 3Cs — a published series on Ohio\'s workforce, capital, and collaboration strategy across aerospace, defense, commercial space, and advanced manufacturing. Collaborative partner with Ohio State, StarLab, and Voyager Technologies in the build-out of Ohio\'s commercial space ecosystem.→ Executive Facilitator & Columbus Co-Host — C-suite Executive Roundtable→ Ohio SHRM VLBM Committee Lead — planning the statewide leadership conference uniting all 25 Ohio chapters and HR professionalsIf you\'re a business owner or HR leader looking to benchmark your risk and benefits program, DM me with your company size and biggest current challenge. I\'ll tell you if I can help.

Experience

1. Assistant Vice President

   HUB International

   Mar 2023 — Present · Columbus, OH, US

   Recruited to lead Ohio organic market growth within a $28B global enterprise after delivering HUB\'s prestigious 3C partnership status for a prior employer.→ Architected a white-label insurance solution for the underserved contractor market in partnership with Contractor Foreman and BBSI — now deployed enterprise-wide at HUB, serving home builders and small-to-mid-sized construction companies nationwide.→ Selected as HUB Heartland Social Brand; grew a content platform to 18K followers, generating 150K impressions across 35K members reached in 13 months — driving organic Ohio market awareness for HUB\'s expansion strategy.→ Initiated Howden\'s involvement in the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games and connected Australian Olympics Chairman into the Rugby World Cup conversation — expanding HUB\'s global partnership footprint into new markets.→ Published Leading Across the 3Cs — a LinkedIn article series on Ohio\'s workforce, capital, and collaboration strategy read by CEOs, CFOs, and HR leaders across aerospace, defense, commercial space, and advanced manufacturing.→ Represented HUB at NABIP\'s Capitol Conference, engaging federal legislators on healthcare consumerism and benefits policy on behalf of employers and their workforce.→ Recognized as part of the Columbus CEO Best of Business 2025 Awards — HUB named #1 Insurance Company in Columbus.

Education

• Mount Vernon Nazarene University

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Executive Management

• Swinburne University of Technology

  International Finance , Global Economics and Japanese Studies

• Western Michigan University

  BBA, Finance