Taruja Deshmukh joined Conner Strong & Buckelew more than 10 years ago after graduating from Temple University as a risk management and insurance major.

She’s now Conner Strong’s first insurtech solutions manager, pivoting from her role as an account executive managing a book of business to lead the firm’s insurtech efforts. In her role, Deshmukh specifically heads up labs. by Conner Strong, an innovation hub born from the firm’s partnership with BrokerTech Ventures. We recently caught up with Deshmukh to learn more about her BTV experience and to get her thoughts on how insurtech and innovation can help tackle the talent gap in the industry.

Read the full interview here.