Peter A. Heard

Peter Heard is Executive Vice President, Enterprise Distribution for Travelers. He is responsible for the overall development and execution of the company’s distribution strategy. Heard started with Travelers in 1984 as an investment analyst, and in 1991, he entered the company’s three-year rotational Financial Management Leadership Development Program. In 1994, he joined National Accounts as an account executive and was later named Marketing Director and Managing Director in New York City. He served for 10 years as Vice President of National Accounts, Northeast Region. In 2016, he was named Vice President, National Enterprise Distribution Management, where he was responsible for key agent and broker relationships, business development and analytics. In 2018, he was also named Regional President, Northeast, before assuming his current role in 2021.

Heard holds a bachelor’s degree in management from Roger Williams University and an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is a trustee of Roger Williams University, serves on the business advisory board of the Gabelli School of Business at RWU, is an executive committee member of the Spencer Education Foundation and is a board member of the Connecticut Cycling Advancement Program, the premier youth cycling development group in the United States.