EMILY HARTMAN | North America general manager, Allianz Partners

Eight years ago, Emily Hartman joined Allianz Partners, a travel insurance and assistance company that’s a unit of German financial services company Allianz. After starting out as director of strategic partnerships, Hartman was later named head of e-commerce. In 2021, she became chief of Allianz’s USA business teams. Three years later, Hartman was elevated to the company’s North America general manager.

In her role, Hartman leads cross-functional teams responsible for end-to-end management, delivery and support for all distribution partners, including airlines like Delta Air Lines and American Airlines. She oversees about 80 employees.
Hartman was part of the successful effort in 2024 to secure naming rights on Richmond’s $30 million outdoor amphitheater for Allianz.

Early in her career, Hartman says, she put energy into developing expertise, building credibility and delivering results. Today, her focus is making “a positive impact on my company, on the people I work with and on the communities I’m part of.”

She says, “I’ve found the greatest fulfillment in seeing others thrive and in knowing that the work we do together creates lasting value.”

Hartman has served as a volunteer and foster host for Virginia German Shepherd Rescue, a nonprofit that works to rehabilitate and re-home German shepherds, for nearly 20 years. She sits on the board of the Science Museum of Virginia Foundation and is chairman of the board of Jacob’s Chance, an organization that supports people with intellectual, developmental, physical and/or complex disabilities.

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