Everquote, Inc. Joining of Brandon Washington as Senior Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
January 26, 2021 at 02:35 am IST
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EverQuote, Inc. announced that Brandon Washington has joined EverQuote as Senior Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Mr. Washington joins EverQuote from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he served as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Equal Opportunity. In this role he led the team charged with ensuring the campus’ equitable and inclusive working, learning and living environment. Prior to his time at UNC, he served as the Chief Diversity Officer and Title IX Coordinator at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida. Brandon also spent five years with the US Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights investigating issues related to systemic racism, inequitable funding of women’s programs and disability discrimination. Brandon holds a BS in Finance and Human Resource Management from the University of South Carolina, a MBA from Charleston Southern University, and a Juris Doctorate from Florida A&M College of Law. He is also a licensed attorney.
EverQuote, Inc. operates an online marketplace for insurance shopping, connecting consumers with insurance provider customers, which includes both carriers and agents. The Companyâs data and technology platform, matches and connects consumers seeking to purchase insurance with relevant options from its network of insurance providers, saving consumers and providers time and money. Its technology platform combines internally developed, third-party and open-source software. Its Websites and supporting services, as well as its development and test environments, are hosted across industry-standard cloud providers, such as Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform. It uses content delivery network solutions for fast, local access to its products. Its insurance provider customers include insurance carriers and third-party insurance agents. Insurance carriers write auto, home and renters, and life insurance policies for consumers directly and through agents.