W. Robert Berkley Jr. of W. R. Berkley Corp. (WRBC) in Greenwich, has been elected chairman of the Greenwich Hospital Board of Trustees.
Berkley has a personal connection to the town and hospital: He and his wife, Jennifer, grew up in Greenwich and their two sons were born at Greenwich Hospital. He has been a member of the board for 17 years and has served on the Yale New Haven Health Investment Committee for several years. He recently joined the Yale New Haven Health Board of Trustees.
At a recent board meeting, Berkley said he was optimistic about the future, despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and looked forward to working with the hospital”™s new president, Diane Kelly, on the hospital”™s clinical growth initiatives.
President and CEO of WRBC and director of the W. R. Berkley Corporation Charitable Foundation, Berkley joined WRBC in 1997 and has held various leadership positions throughout the years. Previously he was an investment banker with Merrill Lynch and Company. He is a graduate of Georgetown University.