Antoine Bavandi – Climate Resilience & Public Sector Solutions Gallagher Re
Antoine Bavandi serves as the Global Head of Public Sector, Parametric & Climate Resilience Solutions at Gallagher Re. With over 17 years of experience, he joined Gallagher Re from the World Bank, where he specialized in climate and disaster risk finance.
Experience ; Global Head of Public Sector, Parametric & Climate Resilience Solutions. Gallagher Re. Jun 2022 ; Senior Climate & Disaster Risk Finance Specialist.
In his role at Gallagher Re, he focuses on advising governments, insurers, banks, and businesses on financial risk management related to climate and disaster events. He employs an analytics-driven approach to develop risk transfer strategies and derivative products.
Previously, Antoine held positions at ArgoGlobal and Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, managing catastrophe risk portfolios and underwriting. His work spans both public and private sectors, emphasizing transactions, strategic advisory, and analytical support. At Gallagher Re, he leads a team dedicated to reducing the financial impact of climate and disaster risks through innovative risk management tools, including parametric products, and promoting financial preparedness and de-risking strategies.
Antoine holds degrees from École Centrale, Imperial College, and Stanford University