New Paltz, NY – Tim Dean, retired CEO of Poughkeepsie-based insurance company, Marshall & Sterling, will begin facilitating Upstate Capital’s Executive Peer Group effective January 1, 2024.
Tim Dean is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a BA in Communication. At the end of 2022, he retired after a 34-year career at Marshall & Sterling, a 100% employee-owned firm with 575 employees, 30 offices, and over $100,000,000 in annual revenues. He continues as their Board Chairperson. Tim currently also serves as the Board Chair of the Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency, a Board Member of Vassar Brothers Hospital, a Board Member of the Nuvance Insurance Company, and a Board Member of Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress.
Noa Conger Simons, President and CEO of Upstate Capital said, “We’re excited to welcome Tim as our new facilitator. He’s been a member of the group since we formed it in 2018, and focuses strongly on strategy and evolution with an openness to give and share feedback with fellow members. His leadership will help guide the group into the future.”
Tim Dean said, “This Executive Peer Group has been a trusted advisory network for me and my work throughout the years. Being able to talk candidly and openly about strategy with other business leaders is an invaluable resource, and I’m thrilled to be able to facilitate this group as it grows.”
Upstate Capital’s Executive Peer Group brings together a diverse group of leaders of organizations in the Hudson Valley to build a trusted group of advisors with one another. The guidelines for members are CEOs or other C-level leaders of companies with at least $1MM in revenue. Membership is by invitation.