Cristina Varner

Cristina Varner, LUTCF, ARM, serves as the Senior Vice President and National Life Science & Healthcare Practice Leader at Newfront, where Cristina has been integral since July 2012. As a co-founder and co-lead of NewHER, Newfront's first Employee Resource Group, Cristina champions diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. With a deep commitment to the life sciences sector, Cristina focuses on risk management strategies that include transferring, mitigating, and self-insuring risks for clients. Prior to Newfront, Cristina held leadership positions at Wells Fargo, specializing in insurance for life science companies, and played a key role in developing innovative platforms for clinical trial insurance submissions. Cristina's professional journey began at ABD Insurance and Financial Services, following a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Francisco State University in Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education.