JIM MCINERNEY
Gallagher
is Senior Vice President at Gallagher, the second largest construction broker in the world. As a leader in construction insurance and risk management, Jim has responsibilities with Gallagher’s expansion efforts across the country.
In his previous role with Rex Electric, Jim served as President. He was instrumental for growing revenues for the $85 million electrical contractor more than 30 percent over a one year period. Jim doubled the gross profits of the organization, and expanded the firm into high-growth, emerging markets.
Before joining Rex, Jim was a Senior Vice President with Leopardo Companies, a $450 million general contractor, where he was instrumental in growing revenues by over 1,000% over a 23 year period. He was responsible for operations, risk management and safety.
Jim has lead over 6,000 construction projects valued at over $5 billion. Jim is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and has been procuring construction insurance for over 25 years.
Jim studied masters level engineering at Louisiana State University, and holds a bachelor’s degree in safety from Illinois State University.
Jim grew up on the South Side of Chicago, attended Marist High School, and has coached more than 30 youth sports teams.