Thomas J. Obrokta

Thomas J. “TJ” Obrokta Jr. is president and CEO of Encova. He first served as BrickStreet Insurance’s general counsel, senior vice president and secretary when the company was launched in 2006. He became its chief operating officer in 2012 and gave up his general counsel position in June 2014 to focus on operations. He was BrickStreet’s president from May 2015 until BrickStreet’s affiliation with Motorists Insurance Group closed in April 2017.

Before helping to launch BrickStreet, TJ was general counsel of the West Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission and was part of the team that played a central role in the successful reform of West Virginia's workers' compensation system. TJ has nearly 20 years of legal experience in both the public and private sectors.

He is a graduate of the West Virginia University College of Law and holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Columbia University.