Meet Alton
Alton Byrd, President
Alton Byrd is a Managing Director at Aon, which is a global professional services company providing a range of risk, retirement, and health solutions across over 120 countries. Within Aon, Alton works within Aon Reinsurance - Public Sector and focuses on developing innovative solutions to help governments, quasi-government organizations and other public institutions reduce volatility, build resiliency, and increase capacity of their mission. Public Sector is part of Aon’s effort to build greater collaboration and synergy towards tackling the major global challenges, such as climate risks, protection gap, and vulnerable communities. Prior to joining Public Sector, Alton worked as a Country CEO in South Africa, where he lived for 8 years and developed a network of private and public institutions across the continent. His previous experiences consisted of reinsurance broking in Chicago, private equity finance in New York and mutual fund auditing in Boston.
Alton holds a BBA in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and MBA in Finance and Strategy from the University of Chicago. In addition, he carries the following certifications – Certified Public Accountant, Associate in Reinsurance, Associate in Risk Management and Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter. Alton is based in Washington, D.C. USA.