Board of Directors

Richard F. (“Gordy”) Bunch III is an entrepreneur who founded TWFG in 2001. Mr. Bunch has served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of TWFG since its inception. Mr. Bunch has over 28 years of industry experience. Prior to founding TWFG, Mr. Bunch worked in the insurance industry as a Manager, Financial Services at Prudential, Associate General Agent at American National and Agent at Texas Farm Bureau. Mr. Bunch holds multiple professional licenses, including L&H, Property & Casualty, Managing General Agent, Surplus Lines Agent and Lloyds Cover Holder. Mr. Bunch previously held FINRA Series 6, 7, 24, 63 and 65 licenses. Mr. Bunch also served in the United States Coast Guard as Petty Officer 3rd Class with a focus on logistics, accounting, U.S. General Services Administration contracting and law enforcement. During his time in service, Mr. Bunch embarked on several deployments, including the Hurricane Andrew Emergency Response Team, Human Trafficking & Drug interdiction, and Search & Rescue. He currently serves as the Capital Campaign Chair for the Future National Coast Guard Museum. Mr. Bunch also served on The Woodlands Township Board of Directors from 2012 to 2022, including as the elected Chairman from 2016 to 2022. Mr. Bunch was named the 2015 Ernst & Young Products & Services Entrepreneur of the Year for the Gulf Coast Region. We believe that Mr. Bunch’s extensive industry and leadership experience and his insight into our business as our founder and Chief Executive Officer make him a valuable member of our board of directors.

Jonathan Anderson has served on our board of directors since 2020. Mr. Anderson has served as Senior Vice President, Global Head – Strategic Investments of RenaissanceRe, a P&C reinsurance provider, since 2020. Prior to joining RenaissanceRe, Mr. Anderson was an Executive Director in Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking group, advising insurance companies on M&A and capital raising transactions from 2010 to 2020. Mr. Anderson earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Ivey School of Business at Western University and his Master of Business Administration degree from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. We believe Mr. Anderson is qualified to serve on our board of directors due to his experience advising boards and executives of insurance companies, his expertise in finance and corporate governance and his experience in the insurance industry.

Michelle Caroline Bunch has served on our board of directors since 2008. She was previously licensed in life and health and P&C insurance and was an insurance agent with American National Insurance. Mrs. Bunch earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of North Texas. We believe Mrs. Bunch is qualified to serve on our board of directors due to her insurance industry experience and extensive knowledge of TWFG’s business.

Michael Doak has served on our board of directors since 2023 and previously served from 2018 until 2020. Mr. Doak has served as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of Griffin Highline Capital since 2020. Prior to founding Griffin Highline Capital, he served in various leadership roles at entities associated with RenaissanceRe and as the portfolio manager of the direct investments portfolio. Mr. Doak currently serves on the board of managers of Open Road Ultimate Holdings LLC and Inness Ultimate Holdings LLC. He was previously a director and chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee of Trupanion, Inc., a director at Falcon Risk Holdings LLC, a director of Tower Hill Insurance Group and a director of DaVinci Reinsurance Ltd. Mr. Doak earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia and his Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. We believe Mr. Doak is qualified to serve on our board of directors due to his experience advising insurance and high growth companies, his financial and investment expertise and his experience with private and public companies.

Janet S. Wong is a director nominee to our board of directors. Ms. Wong is a licensed Certified Public Accountant with more than 30 years of public accounting experience. She is a partner (retired) with KPMG LLP, an international professional services firm, where she served as a National Practice Lead Partner from 1995 to 2008. Ms. Wong has served as a director of Enviva Inc., a global energy company, since 2015 and a director of Lumentum Holdings Inc., a manufacturer of innovative optical and photonic products as well as a developer of next-generation technologies since 2020. In addition, she has served as a director of Lucid Group, Inc., a technology manufacturer of electric vehicles and energy storage, since 2021. She previously served as a director of Shine Technologies, a private company focusing on nuclear technology and clean energy, from 2021 to 2022 and a director of Allegiance Bancshares, Inc., a commercial banking organization, from 2020 to 2022. In addition, she served on the advisory board of Big Controls Inc., a business intelligence and analytics company, from 2016 to 2020. She also serves on the non-profit boards of the Louisiana Tech University Foundation and of the Tri-Cities Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors. She holds a Master of Professional Accountancy from Louisiana Tech University and a Master of Taxation from Golden Gate University. She is a NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors) Certified® Director, a professional credential supporting her qualifications and experience as a corporate board director. She has completed executive education programs for corporate board directors at Harvard Business School and Stanford Law School. We believe Ms. Wong is qualified to serve on our board of directors due to her extensive experience and expertise in finance, board governance, risk and regulatory matters (including cyber), M&A and strategy.

Robin A. Ferracone is a director nominee to our board of directors. Since 2007, Ms. Ferracone has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Farient Advisors LLC, a performance and strategic compensation advisory firm. Previously, she was Vice Chair of the western region of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (“MMC”), a global professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy, and human capital, and President, Human Capital Business of Mercer, a subsidiary of MMC. Ms. Ferracone served as a member of Trupanion Inc.’s (“Trupanion”) board of directors from 2015 to 2021. She also served as Chair of Trupanion’s Compensation Committee from 2015 to 2021 and was a member of Trupanion’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee from 2015 to 2021. Ms. Ferracone holds a Masters of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Management Science from Duke University. We believe Ms. Ferracone is qualified to serve on our board of directors due to her extensive expertise in corporate governance, human capital and compensation consulting, her leadership experience, her prior service on a public company board, and her experience as an insurance brokerage and consulting company executive.