Tyler was exposed to the construction industry at an early age by spending a couple of summers during his high school years working for a family friend’s residential remodeling company. After graduating from The Ohio State University with a degree in Finance, he found his way back to the construction industry, but in a different capacity - as a construction surety bond underwriter. Tyler spent the better part of a decade as a bond underwriter for Travelers and Liberty Mutual - the two largest surety companies in the United States. As a bond underwriter, Tyler was responsible for assessing the surety’s risk for contractors ranging from start-ups to ENR Top 25 companies.
In 2014, Tyler and fellow bond underwriter Scott Pelin founded Catalyst Surety Partners – an independent insurance agency that exclusively focuses on providing surety bonds. Since the agency’s formation, Catalyst has leveraged their team’s bond underwriting expertise to help over 200 contractors enhance their bonding capabilities.
While Catalyst Surety Partners is technically a service provider to contractors, their agency’s success depends largely on the well-being of the construction industry. As a result, Catalyst seeks to support the overall construction industry in any capacity possible. One way they achieve this is through their support of CAGC. Tyler’s involvement and activity in CAGC includes currently serving on CAGC’s Board of Directors; currently serving as Chair of the Supplier Council; acting as a member of the Supplier Council since 2014; serving as a member of the Young Leader’s Action Team from the inception of the Young Leader’s group through 2017; along with stints on various other CAGC Committees and teams over the past few years.
Tyler is married to his lovely wife Melissa. They reside in Charlotte, North Carolina with their son Jackson and daughter Kennedy.
