James Makris
Founder, CEO & President | VIP
A serial entrepreneur and technology executive in P&C insurance, James has co-founded and scaled multiple InsurTech businesses across software, claims operations, workflow infrastructure and embedded financial technology. He has led VIP's evolution from a traditional SaaS provider into an intelligence and financial infrastructure platform serving carriers, IA firms and service providers.
Michael Battis
Chief Revenue Officer | VIP
With VIP since day one, Michael has spent more than 13 years advancing through finance, enterprise sales and revenue operations. As CRO he leads growth initiatives, enterprise partnerships and revenue expansion across carriers, IA firms and service providers.
Alex Dunn
Chief Technology Officer | VIP
Alex brings more than 20 years leading enterprise technology and solution architecture, having built and integrated complex systems across Fortune 1000 companies, SaaS platforms and high-growth startups. He drives scalable architecture and aligns technology with business outcomes across VIP.
Chris Kennedy
SVP, Operations | VIP
Chris spent nearly 15 years at N-able building and scaling global sales development and customer success operations. At VIP he leads operational strategy, turning emerging products and market momentum into repeatable, scalable execution.
Artie Makris
VP of Marketing | VIP
Artie has spent more than a decade leading strategic marketing, brand development and growth across technology and SaaS. At VIP he leads market positioning, product branding, go-to-market strategy and digital growth across the platform and rateIQ™.
Sara Lasseter
VP of Operations | VIP
Sara has scaled operations, customer success and data intelligence initiatives at VIP for more than five years. She leads operational strategy and the analytics ecosystem that helps carriers, IA firms and providers understand industry trends.
Jason Brandes
VP of Sales | VIP
Jason combines insurance industry expertise with enterprise technology sales leadership, previously holding roles at EagleView and Homee across carrier relationships, virtual adjusting and underwriting solutions. He leads enterprise sales and strategic carrier engagement.
Gabriel Vella
Director of Product | VIP
Gabriel brings a decade of product strategy, systems integration and enterprise SaaS experience. He leads product strategy and platform modernization, including integrations with core claims, estimating and property data systems.
Benny AI
Chief Intelligence Hound (CIH) | RateIQ | VIP
Benny AI is the intelligence engine and conversational layer behind RateIQ — powering the Ask Benny interface and turning operational, pricing and market data into actionable insights through natural conversation. Analyzing anonymized claims data, market trends, vendor performance and fee schedules in real time, Benny surfaces benchmarking intelligence and predictive insights across the claims lifecycle. Benny is coming to production sooner than later…