Dr. Leroy (Lee) David Nunery II is an accomplished executive and entrepreneur with a unique breadth of experiences formed from over forty years in corporate banking and capital markets, higher education, professional sports, charter school management, public education, and with a family-owned electrical contracting firm, Leroy Nunery & Sons, Inc. In 2007, Leroy founded PlūsUltré LLC, a strategic advisory firm that focuses on turnarounds, transformations, growth and innovation planning, resource development, talent development, governance training, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategies.
In November 2021, Dr. Nunery was named President of Evolution Advisors, LLC. Evolution Advisors is a joint venture of Acrisure, Super Bowl champion quarterback Russell Wilson, Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Ciara and nine-time NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook. Evolution Advisors’ mission is focused on providing growth acceleration and greater access to minority-owned insurance agencies and brokers. Acrisure is a global fintech leader providing customers with intelligence-driven financial services solutions for insurance, reinsurance, cyber services and more. The company has grown revenue from $38 million to more than $4 billion in just over 15 years and has locations in 21 countries.
In 2017, PlūsUltré was commissioned by Marsh Companies to author a groundbreaking demographic and psychographic study called “The Journey of African American Insurance Professionals: Past and Present”. Since publication in 2018, the Study has been presented to insurance carriers, agencies, and trade associations, and is recognized as an industry standard for its deep analysis of the industry’s DEI dynamics and acknowledgment of the historic accomplishments of African American practitioners, professionals, and insurance company owners. Based upon the Study’s finding, PlūsUltré provides consulting services to the insurance industry on development and implementation of DEI strategies, exemplified by engagement with the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers Association (IIABA) as its Executive Diversity Consultant, and Dr. Nunery’s appointment by the Million Women Mentors’ Women in Insurance Initiative as Senior Advisor for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion to help the organization work toward a more inclusive space for all within the insurance industry. His work has been recognized by Insurance Business America in 2020 as a Leader for Change. Future versions of the Study will explore the linkages between effective diversity and inclusion practices and corporate performance, supplier diversity, and how DEI programs impact levels of talent identification, selection, and retention.
Dr. Nunery has extensive experience in governance and has attained the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Directorship Certified® designation. He currently serves on Independence Blue Cross’ Regional Advisory Board and Consumer and Business Affairs Advisory Committee (2021 – present) and was appointed in 2022 by Pennsylvania Governor Thomas Wolf to serve on Cheney University’s Council of Trustees. He is chairperson of 360 Community Capital, a non-profit organization sponsored by the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) that is focused on investing in affordable housing projects around the country. He has previously served on the boards of Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Inc., Pitney Bowes, Inc., Savoy Bank (New York), and Lafayette College. He is a Lifetime Member of the National Black MBA Association, Inc., and served as National President (1983 - 1987).
Among other recognitions, Dr. Nunery has been awarded the Wallace L. Jones Lifetime Achievement Award by the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, the Lifetime Achievement Award by the National African American Insurance Association, and the Alumni Achievement and Community Engagement Award from Washington University’s Gephardt Institute. He serves as an Ambassador for Independence Blue Cross’ “Our Community. Our Health.” campaign, promoting better healthcare for Philadelphia’s diverse communities. And since 2002, Lafayette College has awarded the Leroy D. Nunery Award for Intellectual Citizenship to a senior student of color for leadership and academic excellence.
Dr. Nunery is a graduate of Lafayette College (B.A., Honors in History, 1977), Washington University (M.B.A., 1979), and the University of Pennsylvania (Ed.D., 2003). He has participated in the Aspen Institute’s Executive Seminar; the Public Education Leadership Program (Harvard); and the Wharton e-Fellows Program (University of Pennsylvania). Leroy frequently speaks on educational access, leadership, and organizational development and has taught at The Fels Institute of Government, University of Pennsylvania (2008 – 2015) and Keller Graduate School of Management (1981 – 1984).
Leroy resides in Wyndmoor, PA, and is an avid golfer and loves to travel. He and his wife Gina Golson Nunery have three adult children, Leroy, Gillian, and Dorothy (Jackie). He is a proud member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity.