J. Brett Carruthers

Bio
J. Brett Carruthers, CSP, RSSP
Title
Vice President, Risk Management & Director of Risk Management, Wright Public Entity and New York Schools Insurance Reciprocal
Summary of Qualifications
Brett is a safety and risk management professional with 35 years of experience, with the last 25 in public sector safety and risk management working with municipalities and public school districts.
Responsibilities
Brett Carruthers is the vice president of risk management and director of risk management for the New York Schools Insurance Reciprocal. He oversees and protects $50 billion in total insured value; 9,500 motor vehicles; 250,000 educators and administrators and 1 million public school children in New York State. Brett has over 35 years of diverse safety, security and risk management experience and is a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a BS degree in safety sciences and a minor in human resource management. He is a member of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) and has served ASSP as an officer at the local, regional and national levels. He was recently inducted as a Fellow by the Los Angeles Council of Engineering and Scientists and has received a number of awards for his contributions to the safety profession.
Business Experience
Wright Public Entity and NYSIR - 1997 to Present
The BC Group - 1993 to 1997
Occidental Chemical Corporation - 1989 to 1993
Kemper Insurance - 1984 to 1989
Henry J. Kaiser Company - 1983 to 1984
Citizen's Ambulance Service - 1977 to 1983
ERM Experience
Contributed to the development of NYSIR's ERM program.
Professional Affiliations
American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP)
Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA)
Education
BS in Safety Sciences, Minor in Human Resources Management - Indiana University of Pennsylvania
History
- Member for
- 3 years 7 months