Pantea Vaziri Head Risk Engineering Services Underwriting CorSo

Pantea Vaziri leads the global Risk Engineering Services (RES) team at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions – a trusted partner for traditional, innovative, and data-driven risk solutions.

She assumed the role in 2025, bringing over 16 years of global experience in commercial P&C insurance, InsurTech, and risk analytics.

Prior to joining Swiss Re, Pantea held several senior leadership roles at Allianz Commercial. She most recently served as Head of Global Data Transformation and, before that, as Head of Global Cyber Analytics, where she built and led the international team focused on portfolio monitoring, accumulation modeling, and cyber risk strategy. Earlier in her career at Allianz, she served as Head of Risk Management for North America and was part of the regional executive management team, overseeing risk governance and steering activities across the region.

She began her career as a catastrophe modeler at Moody's Risk Management Solutions and has since led multidisciplinary teams across analytics, underwriting, and risk.

Under Pantea’s leadership, RES continues its mission to deliver risk knowledge, data insights, and engineering expertise that empower clients to manage evolving exposures and drive operational resilience. With a global team of over 200 professionals, RES supports clients across industries with deep domain knowledge in property, energy, casualty, and emerging risks.

Pantea is passionate about leading diverse teams, building scalable capabilities, and connecting analytics with practical outcomes for clients. She holds a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Cornell University and is based in Chicago.