Hippo Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HIPO) announced the appointment of Stewart Ellis, its executive vice president and chief strategy officer, to the company's board of directors effective June 3, 2026.

Ellis will resign from his current position and become a consultant to the company starting May 1, 2026, according to a press release statement. Ellis previously served as Hippo's chief financial officer and has been with the insurance technology company for seven years.

Before joining Hippo in 2019 as chief financial officer, Ellis held CFO positions at fintech company Activehours from April 2017 to February 2019 and at enterprise software company BloomReach from July 2012 to April 2017. He also worked at 23andMe from September 2008 to July 2012 in various finance roles.

Ellis holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard College and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a George F. Baker Scholar.

Rick McCathron, Hippo's president and CEO, stated that Ellis "built a world-class finance team, oversaw our transition from a private to public company, led several strategic acquisitions and divestitures, and was a core partner to both me and the Board in defining our vision and strategy."

Hippo operates as a technology-native insurance group that provides homeowners insurance and uses its carrier platform to diversify risk across personal and commercial lines. The company's subsidiaries include Hippo Insurance Services, Spinnaker Insurance Company, Spinnaker Specialty Insurance Company, and Wingsail Insurance Company.