Executive Team

Teamwork

Members of Our Executive Team

Andrea Coleman President and CEO

Andrea Coleman

President and Chief Executive Officer

Andrea is the President and CEO of the WCIRB.

Andrea joined the WCIRB in 2022 as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, where she provided strategic oversight for key operational areas, including Finance, Human Resources, Customer Experience, Marketing and Communications, Classification and Test Audit and Contact Center. Andrea was promoted to President and CEO in 2025. 

With over 20 years of leadership experience in the insurance industry, Andrea has held significant roles at global insurers, focusing on underwriting, distribution and the management of complex operations, including production and field operations. Before joining the WCIRB, she served as Managing Director of the Northwest region at AIG.  

Andrea holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of San Diego. 

Bill Mudge

Bill Mudge

Chief Executive Officer Emeritus

Bill Mudge is the CEO Emeritus of the WCIRB, following his 13 years as the WCIRB’s President and Chief Executive Officer. He joined the company in 2011 after a 30-year career in the California insurance industry. 

At the WCIRB, Bill led a historic transformation of the company to become a leader in research and analytics as well as the development of customer-valued products and services that are integral to a healthy workers’ compensation system. Prior to joining the WCIRB, Bill held insurance company roles that included founding CEO of CompWest Insurance Company, CEO of Golden Eagle Insurance Company and Chief Underwriting Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Industrial Indemnity. 

Bill has also held roles as Insurance Consulting Partner at both PricewaterhouseCoopers and IBM. He began his insurance career in risk management for The Boeing Company in 1981.

Tony Milano

Tony Milano

Executive Vice President and Chief Actuary

Tony is Executive Vice President and Chief Actuary at the WCIRB.

Tony joined the WCIRB as an actuarial researcher in 2005. From 2012 and up to his promotion to Chief Actuary in 2024, he led the Actuarial Services team, which included many of the core data collection, ratemaking and reporting functions of the WCIRB. Tony now oversees the Actuarial Services, Actuarial Research and Data Analytics teams, which includes responsibility for the WCIRB’s Actuarial Committee and research agenda.

Tony is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a native of the California Bay Area. He is a recognized speaker in the industry and approaches issues with collaboration, strategic focus and a sense of humor. 

Kristen Marsh

Kristen Marsh

Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

Kristen leads the WCIRB’s legal team, which is responsible for managing the WCIRB’s regulatory filing process, handles appeals before the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Administrative Hearing Bureau, monitors legislation that may impact the workers’ compensation industry, manages the WCIRB’s intellectual property and handles other corporate and legal issues. Kristen also oversees the WCIRB Classification and Rating Committee. 

Kristen has been a member of the California State Bar for 20 years and was a litigator before joining the WCIRB in 2006. 

Kristen is a graduate of the Coro Northern California Women in Leadership and a member of the Association of Professional Insurance Women.

Eric Cooper

Eric Riley

Senior Vice President and Interim Chief Information Officer

As Interim CIO, Eric leads WCIRB initiatives focused on leveraging technology to enable and empower WCIRB teams and customers.

Eric joined the WCIRB in 1986 and has a wealth of experience across the enterprise. Eric is the senior leader of the Member Services team, responsible for publishing experience modifications as well as reviewing and auditing incoming unit statistical and policy data, and IT teams.