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TTCER
Co-investment vehicle of Asurion executives
TTCER is an investment vehicle representing the interests of Asurion executives Gerald Risk, Jim Ellis and Kevin Taweel, among others, for co-investment in private companies.
Gerald Risk
Vice-Chairman and board member of Asurion, previously its President (2009–2013) and CFO for 10 years. Earlier an investment banker with Goldman, Sachs & Co. He holds an MBA from Stanford (Arjay Miller Scholar) and a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University.
Jim Ellis
Co-founder of Asurion with Kevin Taweel and a Lecturer in Management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, teaching courses on the early stages of entrepreneurship. He holds an MBA from Stanford and a BA in economics from Dartmouth, and is an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year recipient.
Kevin Taweel
Co-founder and Chairman of Asurion, which grew from 40 to 40,000 employees serving over 250 million customers. Previously Chairman of Mill River Corporation and in M&A at Salomon Brothers. He holds an MBA from Stanford and a BEng from McGill University, and is an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year recipient.

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