David Edsey is Zurich North America's Climate Director, responsible for identifying and developing insurance products and service solutions to address climate change mitigation and adaptation and providing thought leadership on climate change risk, mitigation and resiliency strategies. David has been with Zurich for 14 years, recently as Product Manager on the Property Technical Underwriting Team and prior to that as Senior Coverage Counsel with ZNA’s Claims Legal group.  Prior to joining Zurich, David worked for over a dozen years as a litigator and coverage counsel at several Chicago area law firms representing the insurance industry.

David graduated from the DePaul University with a bachelor’s degree in English and secondary education. He also received a juris doctor degree from Loyola University Chicago.