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Jacques Arragon is a successful risk management professional, guest speaker, and advisor. He is currently the Vice President of Risk Management for the Irvine Company. In 2012, Risk & Insurance Magazine named Arragon the Risk Innovator of the Year.

As Vice President of Risk Management for the Irvine Company, Arragon serves the executive management team and board of directors on strategic risk, market risk, operational risk, and credit risk.

Risk Management Career
After graduating from Temple University, Arragon went to work for Marsh Inc. who was contracted by Ford Motor Company as a Corporate Risk Analyst in their Global Risk Management. He managed global insurance programs for the global aviation and European automobile and general liability self-insurance program from January 1999 to October 2001.

In October 2001, Arragon transitioned into the role of Vice President, Senior Casualty Advisor for Marsh Inc. focusing on clients in manufacturing, hospitality/gaming, and global government financial institutions until April 2007.

On April 2007, Arragon became the Director, Corporate Risk Management at Penn National Gaming which operates casinos and racetracks based out of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, operating 40 gaming facilities in 18 different states. Arragon was promoted to the Vice President, Corporate Risk Management at Penn National Gaming in March 2013 and maintained the role until August 2015.

In August 2015, Arragon moved to Newport Beach, California after accepting a new position where he still currently works as the Vice President of Risk Management for the Irvine Company. Overseeing all divisions of the Irvine Company which consists of approximately 44 neighborhood retail centers, 3 regional retail centers, 133 office buildings, 3 resorts, golf club, new home builder, marina, and 59,050 apartment units. The majority of their assets are located in coastal regions of California with 3 office buildings in Chicago, Illinois and 1 building in New York City, New York.