Our Mission
Stonestep is committed to bridge the gap of innovative risk transfer products, distribution, and digital technology to enhance accessibility. By partnering with locally established insurance companies and distribution channels, we aim to build the resilience capacity of beneficiaries facing increasing climate risk. Through our collaborative approach, we enable our partners to reach and support communities in need of innovative risk transfer solutions, ensuring sustainable and impactful solution delivery.
Our Vision
- Enhance the resilience capacity of individuals, households, and small businesses by making innovative risk transfer product accessible,
- Develop robust distribution approaches, build strategic partnerships, and collaborate to strengthen the capacity of insurance and distribution partners for sustainability,
- Utilize digital technology to reduce insurance administration costs for companies and distribution channels, thereby improving product accessibility for those in need,
- Provide security to foster economic growth and investment,
- Rapidly expand our reach, connect with, and insurance and digital education among populations,
- Uphold the belief that financial resilience is a core need for everyone, achievable through socially motivated and economically sound practices.
What our clients says
Explore the impact of our stonestep through the voices of our satisfied customers.
Stonestep Leadership Team
Led by pioneers of the industry, and globally based, our team members are uniquely focused on our partners goals.
Brandon Mathews
Co-founder & CEOInsurance Management, Operations & Systems, and Underwriting.
Established mass-consumer for AIG LatAm and Zurich global; GM Europe –EDS project manager; NYU MS in IT & Management
Alex Mathews
Regional CEO and Head of Operations, AsiaMarket entry, legal representative and commercial representative
Developed utility-scale solar and wind energy projects and worked in Ghana, Tanzania, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Saudi Arabia
Daniel Reymond
Malaysia Hub DirectorProject management, partnership development and legal
Former CEO Zurich Asia Pacific General Ins. 20+ years in Asia. MIT MS in Management and ETH MS in Computer Engineering.
Faheem Akhtar
Lead IT ArchitectCloud solution architect/Data and AI
IBM Certified Big Data architect, IT lead for transformation projects in Malaysia’s largest takaful company
Sanjay Yadav
Nepal Country ManagerClimate Risk Financing, Parametric Insurance, Partnership & Knowledge Management
11+ years experience in finance, HR, team management and project management. MBA from IAE Business School (France).
Shalu Pandey
IT managerSoftware Engineer, IT Project Manager and Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®)
Former Project Manager in SmartDataSolution, 8+ years experience in project management, app development understanding, Java and Database-MySQL.. B.E in Computer Engineering from Tribhuvan University.
Gehendra Timilsina
Grant/M&E ManagerMEAL, DRR, Disaster Risk Financing, Project Development and Management
9+ years experience in project management, monitoring, evaluation and research, program development, strategic planning and grant management. Masters’ in English Literature from Tribhuvan University
Hemant Pandey
Finance and Admin ManagerFinance, compliance and audit
10+years of experience in the field of Account, Audit and compliance. CA scholar who holds a master’s degrees in Business Studies.
Rabin Kumar Yadav
Project EngineerEstimation, inspection and quality management
5+years of experience in the field of construction, estimation and costing, rate analysis. Bachelor degree in civil engineering.
Shreya Bakharel
Operations Analyst, Claims and Customer ServiceAnalysis, process design and customer care
4+ years experience with Stonestep in admin/operations, process design and CSR training to partners’ CSR. Bachelor in Pharmacy from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science.
