David Sterling

Founder & CEO, SterlingRisk Insurance

David Sterling became president and chief executive of family-owned SterlingRisk in 1987; he is now chairman and CEO. Since 1987 the Woodbury-based company has grown more than tenfold to become one of the largest privately owned insurances brokerages in America with more than 250 employees. Under his leadership SterlingRisk marketed and sold the first “online” insurance policy using the Western Union Telex system as a network to reach customers. Sterling is a published author on insurance-related topics and has lectured at the American Management  Association on insurance. He is an expert in cyber-crime claims having consulted on one of the first data breaches that exposed over 40 million people and the resulting litigation and insurance issues. Since that time, he has consulted on every facet of coverage design and claims handling for almost every industry touched by cyber-crime. Sterling serves on the executive board of UJA-Federation of New York, and chairs its Long Island Campaign. He is vice president of the board of the Nassau County Police Reserves, and a past president. He has served on the advisory board of the Federal Drug Agents Foundation, the Homeland Security Foundation, and the Suffolk County Police Reserves. He serves on the board of the American Society for Yad Vashem and is treasurer of the American Friends of Rambam Hospital. He is president of the Bi-County Political Action Committee. Sterling is married to Mona Gora Sterling and together they have five children, three daughters-in-law and three grandchildren.