2025 AGENDA

Allah Rakha Sheikh is a highly accomplished IT leader and results-driven executive, having a wealth of experience spanning over 20+ years. His expertise extends across multiple fronts. From driving innovation in customer engagement, orchestrating product transformations, empowering employees, and optimizing IT operations. With a passion for instilling a culture grounded in ownership, teamwork, and accountability, he places significant emphasis on strategically repositioning IT from a cost center to a revenue generator aligned with broader business objectives. In his role as Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Madison Mutual Insurance Company (MMIC), Sheikh is celebrated for his collaborative and empowering leadership approach. He is strongly devoted to cultivating a culture that values continuous improvement, fosters creativity, and instills a deep sense of responsibility within the IT department. Additionally, his unwavering commitment to talent development and mentorship has led to the creation of a motivated and high-performing team, playing a crucial role in shaping the future of technology within MMIC.

Ms. Remeza is a member of the Insurance Investment Solutions team and the head of Insurance Strategies Americas, with a focus on providing investment, regulatory, structuring, and rating solutions to a broad range of insurance companies. She has extensive experience in the insurance industry, asset management, and rating agency. She was previously a managing director at Fosun Group, a director at AIG, a lead analyst at Moody’s, and a strategist at Credit Suisse First Boston. Ms. Remeza is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Tsinghua University.

Scott joined the Cardinal team in 2005. He is the lead consultant for several clients and is also involved with equity research. He leads both insurance and pension client relationships and helps lead the firm’s pension practice.
Prior to joining Cardinal, he worked at The Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis where he was a Bank Examiner responsible for reviewing the risk management practices of financial institutions.

Scott holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of Missouri Saint Louis. He received his CFA charter in 2006. He became a Member-Owner in 2011.

Todd M. Campbell is President and Chief Executive Officer of Builders Insurance, an A.M. Best “A” rated mutual captive company located in Atlanta, Georgia.  Builders is a super-regional insurer operating in 20+ states and its surplus lines carrier is licensed in 49 jurisdictions in America. Builders, with $360 million in surplus and $1.1 billion in assets under management, $245+mm in annual premium and 200 employees, has been an integral part of the Worker’s Compensation, General Liability and Commercial Insurance markets in the Southeast for 32 years.

Todd also serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of Sagicor Life Insurance company, part of the Sagicor group, a 150-year-old insurer based in Barbados and Bermuda, and publicly traded on the Toronto Stock exchange. He also serves as chair of the Sagicor Investment and Risk board committee, with $5+ billion in assets under management.

Todd attended Appalachian State University as an undergraduate and received a law degree from Mercer University’s Woodruff School of Law in Georgia.

Alton R. Cogert, CFA, CPA, CAIA, FDP, CGMA, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Cogert formed Strategic Asset Alliance in 1994.

Currently, Mr. Cogert is an Independent Member of American Fidelity Assurance Company's Investment Committee of the Board. Previously, he has served as a technical advisor to the NAIC Invested Assets Working Group. He is a former member of the Board of Directors and former chairman of the Investment Committee of the National Alliance of Life Companies.

Prior to SAA, Mr. Cogert accumulated more than 20 years of financial institution experience, including over 10 years experience in senior financial management. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst, a Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst and a Financial Data Professional Charterholder. Mr. Cogert holds a BS from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the University of Southern California