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Reed Birnbaum Chief Financial Officer

Reed was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Moody's RMS in 2018, having previously served as the company’s Senior Vice President, Finance and Analytics. Reed brings more than 20 years of finance experience across private and public companies to Moody's RMS. Prior to joining Moody's RMS, Reed was Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller of Intermolecular, where he was responsible for corporate, field, and global finance and accounting functions.

Prior to Intermolecular, Reed held positions in finance and accounting at Better Place, BigBand Networks, Cellon, and Exodus and started his career in public accounting at KPMG LLP, where he earned his license as a certified public accountant.

He holds a bachelor of science degree in business administration from California State University in Fresno.

Michael Steel General Manager, Insurance Solutions

Michael Steel is General Manager, Insurance Solutions, Moody's. Michael joined RMS in 2016 to bring innovations in modeling and technology to solve the key risk management challenges faced by insurers. He has more than 30 years’ experience in risk and capital management gained in the insurance industry. Prior to joining the company, Michael was the Group Chief Risk Officer at AXIS Capital, following a career in reinsurance broking, including 12 years at Benfield (now Aon Benfield) where he led the ReMetrics team in addition to leading teams in the development of innovative solutions in the reinsurance and capital markets.

In addition to his role with Moody's, Michael serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the board of Allianz Re Dublin dac. Michael previously served as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the board of Berkshire Hathaway’s international business, as an Appointed Director on the Casualty Actuarial Society, and as Chairman of the Geneva Association’s CRO Network. He holds a bachelor’s degree with honors in statistics and mathematics from Brunel University.