Andre J. Stewart also serves on the Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership Advisory Board, which he joined in April 2017. He also is a member of the Lewis & Clark Parents Council; Andre and his spouse, Renee Stewart, are the parents of Ryan Stewart BA’19 and Cameron Stewart BA’23.
Andre is currently Vice President of Underwriting at ENGS Insurance, a Mitsubishi subsidiary. ENGS is a full-service Managing General Agency and Commercial Brokerage Firm offing a suite of insurance and risk management consulting services focused on commercial: transportation, construction, and industrial entities.
Andre has over 25+ years of experience in the areas of Medical Professional and Commercial, where he had successes as an “intreprenuer” with several carriers: Zurich, CNA, The Doctors Company and NORCAL. He developed several successful products and relationships and drove profitable growth by expanding past and current companies into more states.
He has also served as an executive and advisor to Silicon Valley Technology Companies.
Andre is a firm believer in giving back to the community. He currently serves on the following committees: City of Benicia: Human Services Board and Citizens United for Racial Equality, Sutter Healthcare System patient family advisor, and Solano Community College bond oversight committee.
In the past, he has also served as a school board trustee (12 years) and on various other city and county commissions.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance (minors in Sociology and Economics) from Northern Illinois University and a Master of Business Administration from Keller Graduate School. He has also completed post-graduate work at U.C. Berkeley Haas School of Business in Strategy, leadership, and marketing.