Innovation broker, strategic advisor, insurance expert
Dr. Dina Belyayeva has fifteen years of experience with working in the insurance industry in a variety of roles focused on growth strategies. Her functional area expertise includes digital transformation, corporate innovation, and marketing. Her industry knowledge is drawn primarily from implementing large-scale initiatives in commercial lines. She also led projects in annuities and group markets.
In 2016 Dina departed from her corporate role to establish her private consulting practice, which allowed her to pursue interests in innovation and entrepreneurship within the budding insurtech sector. From late 2017 through 2019 she served as an Operations Officer for InsurTech Hartford, a grassroots organization founded and run by local insurance professionals in Hartford, Connecticut.
Dina also serves as a mentor for startups at Hartford Insurtech Hub accelerator and has first-hand experience of running a startup. Dina has a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Florida and an MBA from the University of Hartford.
