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Stephen Mulready Named Interim Dean of Barney School of Business

August 10, 2020
Submitted By: Jonathan Easterbrook
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Stephen Mulready has been a familiar face around the Barney School through multiple roles.

Stephen M. Mulready M’77, who has served in multiple roles at the Barney School of Business, has accepted a one-year appointment to serve as dean of the Barney School, University of Hartford provost Fred Sweitzer has announced. He will begin Aug. 15.

“It gives me great pleasure to share the news that Stephen will be joining us in this role,” Sweitzer says. “He brings with him over 35 years as a high-level executive, including positions as a chief executive officer and chief operating officer.”

Well known to the students, faculty, and staff of the Barney School, Mulready has served as an adjunct instructor, an executive in residence, and as a member and past chair of the Barney School Board of Visitors. He has also served on the University’s Board of Regents and is a past recipient of the University’s Distinguished Alumni Award.

"My education from the University of Hartford and the Barney School of Business has had a deep influence throughout my career," Mulready says. "I am pleased to assume the role of dean and look forward to working with the faculty and staff during this extraordinary time. Together, we will offer our students an experience that will prepare them to meet the future with the tools, knowledge, and confidence that a Barney education can provide." 

Mulready is a recognized insurance professional and risk management expert with extensive senior management and board level experience, a strong track record of achieving profitable financials, and a solid reputation for managing change.  Most recently he was the executive vice president and chief operating officer at Crum & Forster, a leading property and casualty company with more than 2,000 employees across the United States.  At Crum & Forster, he was responsible for eight profit centers as well as overseeing operations, information technology, human resources, legal, business development, and marketing and communications.

He began his insurance career at Aetna, advancing to senior vice president and business leader of national commercial accounts, before moving on to become president of Orion Specialty. Mulready then moved on to Royal Sun Alliance, holding a range of positions that included president and CEO of U.S. operations. Prior to joining Crum & Forster in 2010, he was CEO of AIX Holdings, Inc.

In addition to holding an MBA from the University of Hartford, Mulready earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Connecticut. He is a former board member of Cover-All Technologies, a public IT company that serves the P&C insurance industry, and is former director of Agri-Insurance, a Bermuda-based insurance company.

Mulready’s civic affiliations include serving as board president of the Greater Hartford Arts Council from 2008 to 2010; and former board member of Jubilee House, the Hartford Symphony, and St. Augustine School. He resides in Wethersfield with his wife, Ann Marie.