ITM Executive Team

Ralph Medici

President

Ralph is the president of Financial Service Solutions, including ITM, at Longevity Holdings. His team manages over 30,000 life insurance policies for banks, trust companies, and investors, and provides medical underwriting services for policyholders and insurance companies. Prior to joining the firm in May 2021, Ralph worked in the longevity Markets Group of Credit Suisse, most recently as Director and was responsible for servicing all of Credit Suisse’s longevity assets. Prior to Credit Suisse, Ralph worked for 15 years at AIG in serveral leadership positions.

Cody Pobuda

Cody Pobuda

Chief Data Officer

Cody’s experience spans over fifteen years in building and leading technology teams, with particular strengths in project management, software architecture, and data science. Prior to joining the executive team in 2022, Cody lead technology projects including several key Data Science and Data Engineering initiatives at ITM. Cody oversees data analytics, data infrastructure, and data governance within the company. Prior to joining the firm in 2014, he held engineering and leadership roles with firms in the healthcare and education fields. Cody has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Saint Cloud State University.

Cory Cates

Chief Information Officer

Cory is a quantitative technologist with a wealth of experience in life insurance assets. Prior to joining ITM, Cory worked at Credit Suisse for 8 years in several roles, including several years as Head of Technology for the Longevity Markets Group. Cory earned a Ph.D. in Plasma Physics from the department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics at Columbia University.

Kurt Niederloh

Kurt Niederloh

Chief Financial Officer

Kurt manages the company’s financial reporting, planning and analysis, treasury and tax. Kurt actively participates in developing the strategic planning for the company, M&A activities, and investor/board member relationships. Kurt has over 25 years of experience building and leading finance teams for global companies including Activision Blizzard and Carlson Companies. Kurt is a graduate of the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota and is a proud veteran of the United States Army.

Lara Koza

Lara Koza

Chief Strategy Officer

Lara leads the exploration and development of new growth opportunities for the company. Lara brings 11 years of experience including developing and executing both organic and inorganic growth initiatives in small, medium, and large organizations. Lara received her MBA from Harvard Business School and her bachelor’s degree in finance from Carlson School of Management.

Mario Coniglio

Chief Operating Officer

Mario joined Longevity Holdings in 2020 as part of the acquisition of the Maple companies and MLF LexServ and was responsible for the merger of LexServ and ITM21st Servicing. Mario has extensive experience with business & operations leadership with a background and foundation in business process development and information technology. Mario’s prior work experience includes over 10 years with responsibility for LexServ and 17 years with Electronic Data Systems (EDS) where he worked across multiple industries including health care, state health care, commercial insurance, and flood insurance.

Maureen Sheehan

Maureen Sheehan

General Counsel

Prior to joining the company, Maureen was an attorney at Dorsey & Whitney LLP in Minneapolis in the Corporate Group and at Sidney Austin LLP in Chicago in the Insurance and Financial Services Group. Maureen is a graduate of The University of Chicago Law School.

Tami Ahlstrom

Tami Ahlstrom

Chief Human Resources Officer

Tami leads the company’s people initiatives and human resources team. Tami has over 25 years of experience leading global HR initiatives, including over 20 years at Thomson Reuters. Tami has a master’s degree in Human Resources from Carlson School of Management and a bachelor’s degree in Business from the University of Wisconsin – Stout. She additionally holds the HR designation of SHRM-SCP.