Rekha Skantharaja is a career MGA builder who transformed Tangram Insurance Services from a small team into a national organization with over $200M of in-force premium. She joined Tangram in 2009, became President in 2013, and CEO in 2018. Throughout her career, Rekha has served on several industry boards including Target Markets and PCH Mutual. She has been recognized with numerous awards such as IBA Global 100 and Business Insurance Women to Watch. She is widely known for assembling diverse and inclusive leadership teams, forging durable carrier partnerships, and steadfastly protecting the underwriting pen through hard market cycles.

Rekha brings an operator’s discipline and a people-first philosophy to her work—helping exceptional MGAs grow and thrive on the Balavant platform.