BrokerTech Ventures taps Schultz as managing director

• Most recently, Schultz was the senior director of publishing operations for Business Publications Corporation
• Prior to that, Schultz was the project lead for Visionary
• BTW was founded in 2019

Des Moines, Iowa-based BrokerTech Ventures, an accelerator focused on the insurance broker industry, has hired Emily Schultz as managing director.

In this role, Schultz will be responsible for setting and executing on the strategic direction of BTV to help advance innovation within the broker technology industry. She will also be responsible for leading BTV’s five distinct towers of operation — early-stage investments, innovation, capital, media & communications, and the accelerator — alongside BTV’s managing partners.

Most recently, Schultz was the senior director of publishing operations and a member of the executive leadership team for Business Publications Corporation. Prior to that, Schultz was the project lead for Visionary.

“We’re excited about the exceptional team we’re building at BTV,” BTV chief operating officer Susan Hatten said in a statement. “Emily’s ability to guide critical decisions, strategy, and tactics for the greater BTV company coupled with John Jackovin’s exceptional work in the accelerator space is setting us up to be a key innovation ecosystem that will help shape the future of insurance.”

BTW was founded in 2019.